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The University of Alabama Rolls Out Couter-Drone Technology

The University of Alabama is using D-Fend Solutions as a counter-drone technology supplier for campus and game-day airspace security. The University integrates D-Fend’s EnforceAir into its Emergency Operations Center (EOC), utilizing a unified command framework to collaborate with local, state, and federal partners during major events.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2018

FirstNet Announces Launch of Nationwide Network Core

Built from the ground up, the FirstNet evolved packet core is designed to meet the needs of first responders. It was designed on the objectives and standards provided by the First Responder Network Authority based on years of consultation with public safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2018

How Cities Should Handle Ransomware Attacks

In Atlanta, hackers demanded $51,000 in the cryptocurrency bitcoin. City officials declined to say whether they made the payments. Baltimore officials didn’t release details on the ransom amount.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2018

Zephyr Drone Simulator Trains First Responder Drone Pilots

Whether monitoring a threat or searching for a victim, officers piloting drones must do so safely first and foremost, and the Zephyr Drone Simulator from Little Arms Studios is designed to ensure exactly that.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2018

Superion Acquires Public Safety Corporation

With this acquisition, Superion delivers an integrated solution, which provides emergency responders with a complete view of alarms and premise information to support smart decisions and reduce response times by up to three minutes. As a result, public safety agencies decrease response to false alarms and increase time spent on crime reduction and other essential services, leading to safer communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2018

Mark43 Announces $38M in Series C Funding Led by General Catalyst and Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital

Mark43, a leading cloud-based public safety software platform, today announced $38M in Series C funding led by General Catalyst and Jim Breyer of Breyer Capital. The round will bring Mark43’s total funding to $77.8 million, with returning investments from Spark Capital, Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, Goldman Sachs, General David Petraeus, Sheel Tyle’s Amplo, Innovation Endeavors, Govtech Fund, SV Angel, and others.

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ProductsMarch 29, 2018

Spillman Flex

Spillman Flex is an on-premises public safety software solution designed to meet the needs of police departments, sheriff offices, dispatch centers, correctional facilities, and fire departments.

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ProductsMarch 29, 2018

UL BNVD-SG

At only 465 grams, Night Vision Devices says the UL BNVD-SG is the lightest fully functional 18mm dual tube goggle in the world.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2018

Video: Louisiana Chief Stabbed in Face, Critically Injured

Evangeline Parish Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in connection with the Tuesday night stabbing of a Louisiana police chief who was critically injured.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2018

Cyberattack Hobbles Atlanta, Affects Police Operations

Because of a ransomware attack, the Atlanta Municipal Court has been unable to validate warrants. Police officers have been writing reports by hand. The city has stopped taking employment applications.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2018

LAPD to Make Body Camera, Patrol Car Videos Public

The Los Angeles Police Department's years-long practice of keeping video from body cameras and patrol cars under wraps will soon end after the agency's civilian bosses approved a policy Tuesday that requires the release of recordings in the future.

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