Broward County, Florida Procures a Next Generation E9-1-1 Solution Set
from Positron Public Safety Systems Inc.
Montreal, Jersey City, & Fort Lauderdale, FL – April 14, 2008
Positron Public Safety Systems Inc. (PPSS), an IPC company, today announced that Broward Sheriff’s Office, Broward County, Florida, the nation’s largest fully accredited sheriff's department in the United States has chosen to upgrade to Next Generation E9-1-1 services via the purchase of PPSS’ Voice over Internet Protocol for Emergency Response (VIPER™) solution set. Broward County serves a population of 1.8 m people in 31 municipalities. VIPER as well as Power 911® (PPSS’ client based application), Power MIS® and Positron Sentry will be deployed across Broward County’s 13 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). Broward County’s 13 PSAP’s are planned to be a mixed architecture of host and remote sites.
As a result of Positron’s proven reliability, Broward Sheriff’s Office plans to further leverage their next generation IP technology. VIPER’s IP technology will provide Broward County flexible disaster recovery options as well as cost and operational efficiencies. These capabilities combined with VIPER’s advanced IP features and native VoIP capabilities all factored into Broward Sheriff’s Office choice in selecting Positron as their source for their direct product delivery, service and support partner. Broward Sheriff’s Office required a partner who had a track record of being customer focused; the ability of successfully anticipating market trends and possessed an awareness of Broward County’s changing needs – all demands that PPSS was able to meet. In addition, PPSS’s reputation, ease of training and from a user’s perspective, seamless migration from an analog to a digital platform where factors as well.
“As we investigated how best to upgrade Broward County’s E9-1-1 system, from the traditional analog architecture to a fully digital IP architecture, Positron was the clear choice,” said Rick Carpani, Director of the Communications Technology Division at Broward County’s Sheriff’s office. “Positron’s VIPER platform was purposely built, from the ground up, to address integrated IP services and is truly designed to support the current and future methods by which citizens will be contacting Public Safety Answering Points. We are thrilled to work with Positron as we implement Next Generation E9-1-1 solutions in order to help protect the citizens that we serve.”
”Broward County has always been known as one of the most progressive and innovative government entities in the United States. Their desire to leverage commercial aspects of IP protocol in order to better serve the citizen’s that work, live and visit Broward County amplifies their commitment in having the most robust public safety solution available” said Darrin J. Reilly, President of Positron Public Safety Systems. “We are delighted to add Broward Sheriff’s Office to our growing list of Public Safety agencies that are embracing the movement to Next Generation E9-1-1 services and solutions through the use of our VIPER technology platform.”
About Positron Public Safety Systems
Positron Public Safety Systems, a division of IPC, is a leader in fully integrated, end-to-end public safety solutions for call handling and dispatching. Established in 1970, Positron has more than 36 years' experience delivering indispensable applications and over 23 years of developing public safety solutions. With nearly 400 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. Find out more at
www.positron911.com.
About IPC
IPC is a leading provider of indispensable communications solutions to global enterprises. With more than 30 years of expertise, IPC provides its systems and services to the world’s largest financial services firms, as well as to public safety; government; power, energy and utility; and transportation organizations. IPC offers its customers a suite of products and enhanced services that includes advanced Voice over IP technology, and integrated network and management services to over 40 countries. Based in Jersey City, NJ, IPC has over 1400 employees throughout the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit www.ipc.com.
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