emergency
RSS emergency£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 contract will also help support public order policing activities involving several thousand... [03 Nov 2009]
A Quick Primer on Data Center Tier Classifications
White Paper The tier classification system measures the performance of a site's operating infrastructure, which includes power, cooling, emergency backup, and fi re suppression. Today, a number of companies are either consolidating... [06 Oct 2009]
Assuring User Identities During a Business Disruption: Applying a Consistent Strong Authentication Policy to Business Continuity Planning
White Paper In addition, it provides insight into how to develop plans that enable cost-effective, rapid binding of users to their credentials in the event of an emergency - without lowering the security policy, opening the... [05 Oct 2009]
Safe Campus Solutions: Going Beyond Emergency Notification - Alcatel-Lucent Dynamic Communications Solutions for Education
White Paper Many have implemented standardized school lockdown procedures, however, universities with open, expansive campuses, more transient populations, and a student body of legally adult citizens need more advanced emergency... [02 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 needs to stay in constant contact with its associates during emergency drills and real-life disasters. Esurance implemented Dell Crisis Management & Alerting services: Emergency Notification and... [02 Oct 2009]
Photos: Tech wins big in US Army 'best inventions' awards
Photo The OSRVT A-kit allows soldiers "to egress vehicles faster and more safely in case of an emergency", the Army says, "and also enhances situational awareness with unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance for mission planning,... [30 Sep 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 comprehensive Web... [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 various radiological... [31 Aug 2009]
Broward County Sheriff's Office Improves Billing Processes for Thousands of Detail Assignments
White Paper Broward County Sheriff's Department (BSO), the nation's largest county law enforcement agency, employs more than 6,000 law enforcement, fire, paramedic, and emergency workers serving Broward County as a whole and, on a... [31 Aug 2009]
Don't Gamble With Your Recovery: Three IT Strategies to Keep Your Business in the Game (Part 1 of 4)
White Paper It's no longer enough to have an "In case of emergency" disaster recovery plan that just sits on the shelf. Building out an overall recovery strategy can't just be a roll of the dice. Now there is also need to address... [29 Aug 2009]
Emergency Service Agency Cuts Disaster-Response Time With Award-Winning IT Tools
White Paper The Middle Gelderland Emergency Service Region provides comprehensive emergency assistance to the citizens of eastern Netherlands. With Eagle Suite, the Emergency Service Region now... [28 Aug 2009]
Software Maker Enhances Product Line With Unified Communications Technologies
White Paper Fortek Computers makes software that helps emergency response organizations manage incoming calls, incident information, and other data. Fortek integrated core technologies from Microsoft Office Communications Server... [28 Aug 2009]
