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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 24, 2011

Mobile Computers: Central Processing Units

The public safety mobile data customer now needs fast and rugged. That's because of tools like automatic license plate readers (ALPR) and high-end computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems. That software requires state-of-the-art processing power. Fortunately, there are now plenty of computer makers willing and able to supply high-powered mobile computers for law enforcement.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleOctober 17, 2011

Social Media: Online Investigation

Online social networks are already proving themselves invaluable assets to law enforcement. Websites such as Facebook and MySpace provide suspect leads; communities are alerted to missing children and area threats through law enforcement-generated Twitter feeds and e-mail.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2011

C4i Performs Military Grade Testing on Dispatch System

C4i goes to great heights to test durability of its Radio Interface Unit (RIU), not only for military, but for an array of other fields as well-including public safety, government, transportation, and utilities, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2011

Va. Department Affected by Blackberry Outage

Richmond (Va.) Police officers lost the ability to communicate or browse the Internet Thursday, after Blackberry smart-phone users lost service on five continents.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2011

Charlotte Selects Alcatel-Lucent for Public Safety Broadband Network

Charlotte, N.C., has contracted Alcatel-Lucent to develop and build a Long Term Evolution (LTE) public safety network in the 700 MHz frequency spectrum that has been dedicated for public-safety use. Alcatel-Lucent will provide an end-to-end LTE solution.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2011

Carlson and Neul To Produce White-Space Broadband System

The Neul/Carlson system will give broadband users access to more than 200MHz of high quality white-space radio spectrum. Volume shipments of the new system are planned before the end of the year, with samples and development equipment available before then.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2011

Amped Software Introduces FIVE On Demand Video Software

Amped FIVE, forensic video analysis software, opens high tech crime fighting tools to all budgets. New subscription plans available for Amped Software’s new product “ Amped FIVE On Demand”, with competitive and flexible pricing options, unique in its field.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2011

Honeywell Launches QuietPro QP400 Communication System

The QuietPro QP400 was introduced at the AUSA 2011 annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10-12. The QuietPro QP400 provides soldiers with smart personal hearing protection, situational awareness enhancement, and the clearest incoming and outgoing communication throughout the full spectrum of training and deployment operations.

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Articlesby Dave SmithOctober 10, 2011

Learn From the Replay

Feedback can come from the officer watching himself on a dashcam or a sergeant telling him he turns his back on a violator every time he keys his mic. This is a lot better than spitting teeth out in the back of an ambulance or worse.

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Articlesby David GriffithOctober 10, 2011

Harris Corp.'s BeOn P25 Radio App

Harris Corp.'s BeOn software app, which was demonstrated at this year's Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO) conference in Philadelphia, inexpensively converts an Android smartphone into a push-to-talk (PTT) Project 25 radio.

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