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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticSeptember 23, 2010

All the Suspect Info on the Screen In Your Hand

Notice that in public safety, we have many capabilities in DNA, prints, biometrics, and yet we have no field capability. Not for long. Finally, police executives and IT professionals in public safety are demanding these new capabilities in RFPS and program development.

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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticJuly 14, 2010

LTE Expands Communications For LE

As LTE begins to be deployed in 2011, according to industry leaders, patrol officers will have access to data and video in vehicles and on hand-held devices. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, the convergence of cellular applications and devices with current antiquated police radio systems has begun.

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ArticlesMay 12, 2010

Wireless Network Survey

Are you in the majority or the minority? Find out what others think about going wireless.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2010

Getac Enables Rugged Laptops for Verizon Wireless Network

The certification is beneficial to Getac customers in the public safety, utilities, construction, and military professions who often work in remote areas where coverage is weak, according to the company.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2010

North Carolina Department Adds Wireless Access Control System

Under a contract between the city of Asheville (N.C.) and Matrix Systems, several municipal facilities including the police department will have a state-of-the-art, enterprise-based access control system.

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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticApril 13, 2010

Will Cell Phones Eventually Replace Your Handheld Radio?

As systems integration shifts competition among handset manufacturers, we can also expect to see handset capabilities expand. Cell phones run circles around a police radio for about 5 percent of the cost.

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Inside the Badge by Michael BosticDecember 14, 2009

Why Does My Mobile Phone Have Thousands of Apps, But Not My Radio?

I can't begin to count the times police and fire personnel have asked me why their cell phones have thousands of applications, yet their radios have none. The simple answer is that we, as public safety professionals, have not required it.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonAugust 27, 2009

Waiting for a Public Safety Broadband Network

The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International hosted a town hall meeting earlier this month during their annual conference in Las Vegas that updated the law enforcement community about the effort to obtain a public safety broadband network.

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ProductsOctober 1, 2008

Mobile Communications Solution

Spillman mobile solutions empower you to access and share information anytime, anywhere. Reliable wireless communications that are fully integrated with CAD systems promote faster response and reduce radio traffic while enabling mobile patrol to maintain safe, silent contact with base operations.

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ProductsSeptember 1, 2008

onBoard Mobile Gateway LE

In Motion Technology’s onBoard Mobile Gateway LE is a mobile networking solution engineered specifically for the needs of law enforcement agencies. This multi-network wireless communications platform enables broadband applications, including video. Once installed in vehicles, it provides officers with communications connectivity, security, and reliability.

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