The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced a cooperative pilot project with National Public Radio's (NPR's) technology research and development group, NPR Labs, to demonstrate the delivery of the first-ever, real-time emergency alert messages to people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing in five Gulf states.
"AMAG customers now have the option to integrate their Symmetry Security Management System with Identity One's state-of-the-art BioManager biometric middleware, providing another option for their biometrics needs," said AMAG Technology, Symmetry Extended Business Solution, Program Manager, Shae Taylor.
Mutualink Inc. has announced the commercial availability of five new products that significantly expand on its multimedia communications. These resource-sharing capabilities place the power of Mutualink's interoperable collaboration suite where the users are: in the office, on the road, and in the field.
Walden's online Master of Science in Emergency Management program helps prepare students with the advanced skills they will need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy, and protect communities from both natural and human-caused disasters.
VIEVU, the industry leader in body-worn video (BWV), has announced its partnership with Motorola Solutions, enabling Motorola to add a small form-factor, highly secure BWV solution camera to their existing security product line. The advancement of video technology offers new tools to law enforcement that benefit both the agencies and the communities they serve.
Penn State World Campus online is offering a class on the politics of terrorism. This course is an analysis of: (a) political terrorism as a violent alternative for peaceful change; and (b) traditional warfare in the nuclear age.
Penn State World Campus's 33-credit online Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security degree program shapes leaders capable of preventing and responding to both manmade and natural disasters.
The American Technologies Network (ATN) Corporation has developed the latest advancement in thermal imaging technology: the ATN TICO-series of thermal clip-ons. The TICO-Series mounts in front of a day-time scope and improves thermal vision operations both day and night.
Georgetown University is offering a new program, Executive Master of Professional Studies in Emergency and Disaster Management, in which students will gain the strategic and critical thinking skills needed to be leaders in the rapidly evolving emergency management profession.
Polaris Wireless has announced that it partnered during a recent concert with the Mountain View, California, Police Department (MVPD) to pilot the company's Altus blue force tracking application, which is designed to augment police safety measures. During the pilot deployment, some officers were equipped with department-provided mobile phones, which were monitored using Polaris Wireless Altus from a command post set up in the event grounds.
