Positron Gives the Maricopa Region 911 Office,
Arizona the Power to Respond™
Denver, CO, June 27, 2005

Positron Public Safety Systems, the leader in fully integrated, end-to-end public safety solutions for call handling and dispatching, announced today that it will supply the Maricopa Region 911 Office with its Power 911 Intelligent Workstations (IWS) throughout its 26 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs).

“We were looking for a solution that would do exactly what we expected. We found that solution with Positron,” says Susan MacFarlane, Administrator of the Maricopa Region 911 Office. “From a technical standpoint, the full integration between all the elements of the system and its ease of use were what attracted us to Positron.”

This installation comes right on the heels of Positron’s successful implementation of a centralized mapping solution for the Maricopa Region, incorporating its Power MAP software with its centralized discrepancy tracking and centralized GIS remote update functionality.

At the same time, Positron installed its Sentry system, a proactive real-time PSAP equipment monitoring and maintenance system. Leveraging advanced technology, Sentry provides on-site and off-premise support personnel with both fault notification and prediction while suggesting corrective actions to preserve system performance. This was done to meet the emergency response needs of the area, which incorporates 26 municipalities and over 9,200 square miles of territory.

Susan MacFarlane says, “We had great experience with Positron, their people, and their equipment in the past, and we decided that their reliable CPE and rich feature set was the best choice for us to replace our existing equipment. Our dispatchers love the Power MAP software, so the choice of adding the proven integrated Power 911 call-handling equipment was a natural one.” Ms MacFarlane goes on to say that the reduced clutter on the desktop that results from a fully integrated solution was extremely attractive to the Maricopa Region. “Truly, we knew from past experience that Positron was not going to let us down. We would get exactly what we needed to run an efficient public safety operation,” she says.

"We are delighted to be the Maricopa Region 911 Office’s sole partner in this endeavor," said Paul G. Guest, Director of Marketing for Positron. "We look forward to furthering our relationship with Maricopa into the future."

The Maricopa Region encompasses all of Maricopa County and a portion of Pinal County in Arizona. The region covers 9,226 square miles with a population of over 3.2 million. Phoenix, the largest municipality in the region, recently overtook Philadelphia as the sixth largest city in the United States with the metropolitan area being one of the fastest growing counties in the nation.

About Power 911

Power 911 is an integrated computer-based Intelligent Workstation that provides E9-1-1 call takers with on-screen control of both landline and wireless calls. Through an intelligent approach to information display and management, Power 911 enhances emergency call handling efficiency and consistency. Power 911 utilizes an advanced and proven self-healing design that provides maximum availability and offers the widest range of telephony integration choices to suit public safety agencies’ needs.

Positron Public Safety Systems, with US headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, is the leader in fully integrated, end-to-end public safety solutions for call handling and dispatching. Established in 1970, Positron has more than 34 years in delivering mission critical applications and over 22 years of developing public safety solutions. With more than 500 employees in offices throughout the world, Positron's global footprint extends from the United States and Canada through Europe, Africa, Latin America, Australia, Asia and the South Pacific.

Additional information on Positron Public Safety Systems, its products and services and past press releases can be found on the Company's Web site: www.positron911.com.