emergency services
Location-Based Services for Cellular Phones Using Wi-Fi: The University of Cincinnati's System for Emergency Call Location
White Paper Virtually every new smartphone coming to market now has Wi-Fi functionality, and Wi-Fi is preferred for data services due to its high performance and low cost. This paper describes a novel system developed by the... [12 Nov 2009]
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The Home Office has announced a £39m deal to help emergency services comms cope during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The two-way Tetra comms system has an important role to play during the London 2012... [03 Nov 2009]
Top 5 Best Practices for Selecting an Emergency Alert System
White Paper Based on a close partnership with its clients, Timecruiser's product and professional services teams offer the following best practices for selecting an emergency alert solution that meets their... [30 Oct 2009]
Real-World Emergency Call Handling Services: Saving Lives and Reducing Costs
White Paper One conclusion of this experience is that both e-Call Service providers and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) are instrumental for the deployment of automated emergency call handling. In this paper, new functional... [02 Oct 2009]
Taking Auto Insurance to the Next Level
White Paper Esurance implemented Dell Crisis Management & Alerting services: Emergency Notification and the Incident Collaboration Center (ICC) for crisis notification and collaboration. Esurance needs to stay in... [02 Oct 2009]
Microsoft issues advisory for IIS flaw
News In a posting on Monday, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) suggested IT administrators "disable anonymous write access to the FTP server to help mitigate the vulnerability" but added that "a proper impact... [02 Sep 2009]
Microsoft IIS 'at risk from FTP flaw'
News In a posting on Monday, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) suggested IT administrators "disable anonymous write access to the FTP server to help mitigate the vulnerability" but added that "a proper impact... [01 Sep 2009]
Richmond Ambulance Authority Turns to Webroot to Protect Mobile Devices
White Paper Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA) provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to more than 200,000 people across Richmond, Va.making it one of the busiest per-capita systems in the nation. RAA needed a... [01 Sep 2009]
Cannizzaro Hospital Improves Service With Filmless Radiology System Built on Reliable Data Infrastructure
White Paper Cannizzaro Hospital is a level-three regional emergency hospital in Italy that offers citizens a wide range of diagnostic services and treatments. In addition, the hospital features three rooms for... [01 Sep 2009]
Harnessing the Power of Location Intelligence in the Public Sector
White Paper And the threat of international terrorism is forcing greater contingency duties on the emergency services. Throughout the world, public services today are under pressure. Moreover, in... [25 Aug 2009]
Avaya's Approach to Next Generation 911
White Paper To that end, it has assembled the Avaya Public Safety Communications Solutions - integrated, communications software, hardware and services from Avaya and its ecosystem partners - to help emergency call... [15 Aug 2009]
Photos: How edible beetles snatched Microsoft's prize
Photo The system can also help locate patients in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. The team designed a mobile e-health system which can give rural communities real-time remote access to medical... [13 Jul 2009]
Acpo: Police should go open source
News Readhead noted that in a fast-evolving situation such as a flood, or following an explosion, emergency services require data systems that can quickly transfer and update information. Ian Readhead,... [24 Jun 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News The emergency services have a Tetra comms network on the Underground, supplied by Airwave. The report adds the government is looking at "cost-effective" ways to support railway rollouts - with one... [17 Jun 2009]
Is it 999 for emergency services comms?
News "Emergency services are not delivered from an office environment sat behind a desk. Also speaking at the forum, Jacqui Brookes, CEO of comms trade association the Federation of Communications... [15 Jun 2009]
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