The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International today announced the 2009 Public-Safety Communications Award winners. The awards will be presented at the Opening General Session of the APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, Nev. on August 17.

The Public-Safety Communications Awards are presented annually by APCO International to public safety communications personnel who have demonstrated the highest levels of personal and professional conduct and performance in the line of duty. The six awards are Telecommunicator of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Information Technologist of the Year, Radio Frequency Technologist of the Year, Line Supervisor of the Year, and Communications Center Director of the Year and the 2009 winners are as follows:

• Telecommunicator of the Year – Loanne Travess, Grays Harbor Communications E9-1-1, Aberdeen, Wash.

• Trainer of the Year - Stephan Bunker, Maine 9-1-1 Bureau, Augusta, Maine

• Information Technologist of the Year – Scott Sipe, Grays Harbor Communications E9-1-1, Aberdeen, Wash.

• Radio Frequency Technologist of the Year – David King, City of Bakersfield, Bakersfield, Calif.

• Line Supervisor of the Year – Patrick Healy, Arlington Fire Department/Communications Services, Arlington, Texas

• Communications Center Director of the Year – Jerald Bleck, Tri-Com Central Dispatch, St. Charles, Ill.

“APCO International congratulates the 2009 Public-Safety Communications award winners,” APCO International Executive Director George S. Rice, Jr. said. “The work they have done in their respective agencies are great examples of activities deserving of this great honor and their entire departments should be proud their awards.”

The APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition will be held August 16-20 in Las Vegas, Nev. For more information on the APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition, visit www.apco2009.org . To obtain a press pass for the APCO International 75th Annual Conference and Exposition, please contact Courtney McCarron Hastings at 571.312.4400 x7002 or mccarronc@apco911.org.

Spectrum Signal Processing by Vecima (TSX:VCM) (”Spectrum”), an advanced communications equipment supplier, announced today a partnership with Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC) to port the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) Project 25 (P25) public safety waveform to Spectrum’s flexComm(TM) SDR-4000 software reconfigurable radio. P25 is the latest addition to Spectrum’s expanding waveform portfolio. This waveform is the most popular and widely used public safety waveform in North America. Supporting this waveform on a software reconfigurable radio allows military and other users to more easily communicate with public safety personnel to better co-ordinate joint emergency efforts. A demonstration of this implementation is provided at CANSEC 2009, in Ottawa, and features an industry standard P25 radio talking over-the-air to an SDR-4000.

“Spectrum continues to expand its waveform portfolio, offering its customers more options and applications available with its software reconfigurable technologies,” said Mark Briggs, VP Marketing at Spectrum. “We are pleased to continue working closely with CRC to provide our markets with software defined implementations of waveforms critical to both military and civil user communities.”

“CRC selected the SDR-4000 because it provided the comprehensive hardware, software, and environment required for the P25 port,” said Claude Belisle, VP Satellite Communications and Radio Propagation branch of CRC. “The SDR-4000 also supported the entire Software Communications Architecture (SCA) software operating stack that was critical in making this project successful.”

The SDR-4000 has been proven to support implementations of military waveforms, such as the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Wideband Networking Waveform Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (WNW OFDM), Soldier Radio Waveform Electronic Warfare (SRW EW), and Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS). Adding a public safety waveform such as P25 lays the foundation for interoperability between military and civil agencies.

The Maryland State Police (MDSP) and the Maryland Emergency Number Systems Board (ENSB) recently contracted with L. Robert Kimball & Associates, one of America’s leading providers of architecture, engineering, technology and communications consulting services, to assist in the implementation of an advanced, Next Generation (NG 9-1-1) IP-enabled network. Once completed, the new network will be the first step in the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 for the entire state of Maryland.

NG 9-1-1 represents the evolution from a legacy 9-1-1 system to a highly innovative system that will support new technologies and new communications applications used by consumers today. The current 9-1-1 system is aging and predominantly designed to provide access to fixed landline 9-1-1 calls. NG 9-1-1 will support new communications devices, such as picture, video and text-messaging. It will also help to connect PSAPs and enable the sharing of substantial amounts of data. The ultimate goal of NG 9-1-1 is to continue to provide timely, efficient and effective service to the public and public safety agencies.

Kimball will provide project management services to the MDSP and ENSB, such as procurement assistant and implementation oversight of the vendors who are selected to provide network infrastructure and 9-1-1 equipment. “We are extremely pleased to lead the State of Maryland’s evolution to Next Generation 9-1-1,” said senior vice president Joel McCamley, Kimball Technology and Consulting. “We are helping a number of state 9-1-1 agencies and other local and regional 9-1-1 entities migrate to NG 9-1-1. With this new contract, we are continuing our work on projects that help advance the 9-1-1 system and ultimately provide better response to our communities, which is our passion.”

In addition to Maryland, Kimball is also providing NG 9-1-1 transition support to Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, Tennessee and Montana.

Fortress Technologies, the leading provider of secure wireless solutions for government, today announced the appointment of Jeff Bradbury as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management.

Bradbury will be responsible for driving the company’s go-to-market strategy, including marketing programs and product positioning. He will also refine the company’s market focus and lead brand initiatives to build on Fortress’ success in the government space.

“Jeff Bradbury has a long and diverse background as a marketing executive, and has led a variety of companies through successful high-growth phases, which is exactly where Fortress is right now,” said Janet Kumpu, President, Fortress. “This combined with his military background makes him the perfect fit, and we are excited to have him on board.”

Bradbury added, “Fortress Technologies is the market leader in its space, and is making strategic investments in its people and its products to deliver a host of new offerings in the coming months that will further extend its leadership position. I look forward to utilizing both my marketing and military background to help Fortress move forward.”

Prior to joining Fortress, Bradbury served as Managing Principal for EMCG, and held executive-level positions at MarketBridge and KPMG Consulting. His clients included Motorola, IBM, Microsoft, Symantec, and Unisys. Bradbury entered the private sector in 1997 after a successful career in the Navy that included tours as Department Head at the Joint Staff, National Military Command Center, and shipboard Division Officer.

Bradbury holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy.

The City of Houston Police Department, which includes 5,200 officers and 1,900 civilian personnel who serve 2.2 million people within the City of Houston, has signed a contract with Tiburon, Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions for public safety officials, for its records management system. Tiburon’s records management system will provide the Department with the latest and most efficient law enforcement records management functionality.

“We look forward to working with Tiburon in developing and implementing a large scale public safety system we hope is second to none,” said Chief Harold Hurtt of the Houston Police Department. “Our vision is to provide the best service to the citizens of Houston and provide our officers and investigators the best information and tools to do their jobs more effectively.”

The Houston Police Department will replace a 25-year-old legacy mainframe-based system with Tiburon’s records management solution for a tightly integrated system that delivers accurate and timely information ensuring operational efficiency, improved decision-making capability, increased user acceptance and reduced training requirements.

The Department will also implement Tiburon’s jail and corrections management solution as well as its mobile field reporting system, which will allow officers the same access and capability in the field as they have at their office desktops. These systems will be integrated with external public safety systems in Harris County, as well as other regional, state and national systems.

“Our partnership with the Houston Police Department is the perfect union of Tiburon’s leadership in public safety technology solutions and the Houston Police Department’s expertise in public safety service,” said Jeffrey Stone, president and CEO of Tiburon. “We’re proud that Tiburon’s solutions demonstrated the scalability and reliability needed, and can deliver the vast functional and operational requirements for a major metropolitan agency like Houston, one of the largest cities in the country. We’re looking forward to providing the best technology and services so the Houston Police Department can focus on its mission-critical work.”

Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world’s leading provider of WiMAX™ and wireless broadband solutions, today announced the addition of BreezeNET B300 to its portfolio of BreezeNET B family of point-to-point solutions. BreezeNET B300 provides far reaching coverage with high capacity point-to-point support for high bandwidth applications by using enhanced interference mitigation techniques, as well as adds new networking capabilities to reduce network overhead and improve quality of service.

BreezeNET B300 platform provides a secure, reliable robust solution covering the 4.9 GHz and 5 GHz bands in a single software configurable solution. BreezeNET B300 enables aggregated net throughput of up to 250 Mbps and is ideal for high bandwidth applications, and complements the current BreezeNET B family. The BreezeNET B300 provides an efficient and highly secure solution in both LOS (line-of-sight) and NLOS (non-line-of-sight) applications

“BreezeNET B300 is a perfect complement to our existing portfolio of industry leading wireless broadband solutions. Alvarion is delivering this solution to the market to support its partners and customers with the growing demand for broadband connectivity among all market segments,” said Avinoam Barak, president of Wireless Network Division of Alvarion. “The solution was designed to enable a rapid network build out with a lower upfront investment. As part of Alvarion’s strategy to strengthen its position in vertical markets, this product enhances our portfolio and allows Alvarion and its partners to provide an end-to-end wireless solution to the end users.”

The BreezeNET B product family for license-exempt wireless point-to-point bridging solutions, provides efficient and secure connectivity solutions for a variety of applications covering the 4.9 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands suited for enterprise and municipal wireless connectivity applications, leased line replacement, video surveillance, disaster recovery and backhaul services between remote locations.

TrafficLand, Inc., based in Fairfax, VA, announced, today, that it is providing XML Feeds containing live streaming video and geospatial metadata from its national traffic camera network for integration into Crisis Information Management systems used by public safety agencies and emergency first responders.

TrafficLand is the single source for access to nearly 6,000 live traffic cameras nationwide utilizing its patent-pending technology to make the video available in a cost-effective, low bandwidth format from a tier 4 fault tolerant data center. While the fortified service is designed to meet high demand traffic loads typically seen during emergency incidents and major events this network access provides assistance for state and local first responders on a daily basis. The real-time video data layer from TrafficLand’s national traffic camera network can be integrated into virtually any Global information System (GIS), common operational picture, or mobile application.

“We are pleased to make this critical eyes-on-the-ground, live video content available for integration as a layer in these very important public safety systems,” said TrafficLand CEO Lawrence Nelson. “TrafficLand has been providing live video applications to federal, state and local first responders for more than 6 years, and they’ve frequently told us it dramatically improves overall situational awareness and incident response.”

Carlson Wireless is offering a 15% discount on all SafeTCOM systems purchased by June 15th, 2009.*

Carlson’s SafeTCOM is a Wireless PBX, Intercom and PA system that provides network quality service to inaccessible areas or dynamic environments without the costs and problems of wireline.

SafeTCOM systems are specially designed for applications such as:

Outdoor Industrial Facilities

Mining and Oil Exploration

Campus Public Safety

SafeTCOM systems include a single base station with up to 8 CO lines and up to 16 field stations (CPEs) each equipped with up to two phone lines (fax/modem), an amplified public address (PA) output and SCADA input. Systems can be built to suit your particular application.

Custom interfaces for many emergency phone systems including Femco phones are also available.

Some unique features include:

Complete interoperability with both VoIP and TDM systems

Available in unlicensed 2.4, 5.4 and 5.8 GHz frequency bands, and licensed public safety 4.9 GHz frequency band

Built in Channel Bank 4-wire, E&M, POTs and Ethernet interfaces included

32 Watt PA system output

Remote monitoring

Available in a NEMA 4x waterproof enclosure as well as rackmount

Class 1, Division 2 enclosures also available

Solar powerable, accepting any DC voltage from 12V to 24V

Fixed low latency, less than 5 milliseconds

Distances beyond miles

*For more information about the SafeTCOM wireless system special or any of the Carlson Wireless products please contact our sales team at 800-834-2076 or email us at

sales@carlsonwireless.com

Visit our website at www.CarlsonWireless.com

WALL, NJ, May 13, 2009 - BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, today announced a contract award from the Tulsa County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office for MobileCop®, BIO-key’s law enforcement mobile data solution. Using MobileCop on laptops in their vehicles, the department’s patrol deputies and investigators will for the first time have direct access to critical federal, state and local law enforcement information on a person or vehicle of interest. Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz secured federal Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) dollars to supplement local funding for the new system.

“MobileCop will allow us to do more work in the vehicle,” according to Sheriff’s Office Chief Tim Albin. “Being able to run a license plate immediately at a traffic stop, for example, without having to wait for a dispatcher to do it, makes everyone more efficient.”

The new system is hosted by the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, which maintains the connection to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center and other databases for more than 40 local and county law enforcement agencies, as well as troopers from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP). This arrangement reduces costs for hosted agencies, which do not have to purchase or maintain central site hardware and software.

The hosted system also provides participating agencies with a secure, scanner-proof way to communicate with each other in mutual aid situations. The Sheriff’s Office expects that this will help in the fight against narcotics and human trafficking along the I-44 corridor, which traverses Tulsa County and links the southern U.S. border with the Midwest. “MobileCop lets us share critical information with OHP and other local departments in real time, which is what interoperability is really all about,” explained Chief Albin. “The criminals we face today easily move across county lines. MobileCop arms the deputy on the road with the information needed to quickly connect the dots between suspicious activity here and an incident in another community.”

“What’s happening in Oklahoma is a model for the nation,” said Ken Souza, Senior Vice President and General Manager of BIO-key’s Law Enforcement Division. “Under the leadership of Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel, state, county and local agencies have come together to build an effective regional information sharing system that puts bad guys on notice: ‘Not in Oklahoma’.”

WALL, NJ, May 11, 2009 - BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Nlets. Nlets is the premiere interstate justice and public safety data communications network for the exchange of law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety-related information.

“Nlets is pleased to announce the selection of BIO-key International as our newest strategic partner,” said Steven Correll, Nlets Executive Director. “Strong public/private partnerships with organizations like BIO-key that support law enforcement and first responders help us better serve the needs of our members and the entire justice community.”

BIO-key’s MobileCop® and PocketCop® mobile data customers in 41 states already access national criminal justice information through Nlets’ message switching system that links together state, local, and federal law enforcement and justice agencies for the purpose of information exchange. In just seconds, the Nlets network delivers critical information, such as outstanding arrest warrants and criminal history, directly to officers on the street, helping them do their jobs and protect their safety.

Under this new partnership, BIO-key will install a BIO-key owned and managed server at the Nlets highly-secured Network Operations Center (NOC) in Phoenix, Arizona. BIO-key will then be able to use available Nlets network bandwidth to provide wireless communication systems and support to law enforcement, criminal justice, and other government organizations. “We intend to take full advantage of the Nlets international communications network and their hosting capabilities to enhance the services we offer our customers. This partnership solidifies our national leadership position as a provider of wireless mobile data solutions for first responders,” said Mike DePasquale, BIO-key’s Chief Executive Officer.