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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2011

C4i Updates SwitchPlusIP Communications System

C4i's ninth update of SwitchPlusIP introduces the P25 interface for Command Center LT and Mobile-Dismount platforms. The new interface allows mobile users to access multiple P25 radio networks without connectivity to a base station such as radio-to-radio or console-to-radio communication.

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Articlesby Bryn BailerJuly 18, 2011

Improving Communications After the Tucson Shootings

The Jan. 8 shootings in Tucson may have drawn interest toward law enforcement in Arizona's second-largest city, but another incident that highlighted the need to improve public safety communications for agencies across the entire nation occurred much earlier: on 9/11.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2011

Calif. City Considers Fines to Combat False Alarms

To offset the cost of police response to false alarms, the Bakersfield (Calif.) Police Department has proposed an ordinance that would implement escalating fees for false alarm response. In 2010, 97 percent of the Bakersfield PD's 17,725 alarm calls in were false. Police responded to 10,115 calls, which cost the department more than $1 million.

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Articlesby Rodney BoschJuly 15, 2011

Wireless Surveillance: A Force Multiplier

The Pensacola (Fla.) Police Department's point-to-point wireless network replaced a limited wireless public video surveillance system. The system surmounted topography hurdles to ensure a clear line of sight for multiple cameras back to a single collection point.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2011

Northwestern Univ. Adds Motorola P25 System

Northwestern University has selected Motorola Solutions' 900 MHz ASTRO 25 Project 25 (P25) voice and integrated data communication system, which will replace a 14-year-old analog trunking system.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2011

Details of $1M Calif. Warehouse Heist Emerge

Robbers who broke through the roof of a southern California warehouse and stole $1 million from an armored car business used rope to rappel into the building and likely circumvented a video surveillance system.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2011

Software Provider All Traffic Solutions Honored

All Traffic Solutions was recently honored by cloud-platform provider Axeda for its SmartApps next-generation wireless solution.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoJuly 11, 2011

The Threat of Technology

Officer safety remains a paramount concern even if some choose to ignore it. We are losing our basic skills by relying too much on modern toys to do our jobs for us. In today's world, one of the biggest unrecognized threats to officer safety and survival is technology.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2011

ZuluLog.com Introduces Aviation Software for Law Enforcement

The new service is built specifically for police and emergency response agencies, and allows tracking of all aspects of missions, pilots, aircraft, maintenance, and scheduling, as well as secure document management.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2011

ATC-NY Releases Dropbox Reader Forensics Tool

Dropbox Reader, which is used to analyze files on a hard drive, can run on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux systems. With Dropbox Reader, you can acquire information about the registered Dropbox account, shared directories, and synchronized files.

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