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- Mercedes offers computer-to-car map interface
- Mercedes-Benz USA will offer the ability to send directions from Google or Yahoo Maps directly from a computer or mobile device to one of their cars. The Search & Send service was developed in conjunction with Google, Yahoo! and DaimlerChrysler Research, Engineering and Design North America, based in Palo...
- Tags: Car, Emergency Response, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-08-30
- Enabling a Quick and Comprehensive Emergency Response
- India's non-profit Emergency Management and Research Institute EMRI has launched the country's first 'Call 108' emergency services contact system, powered by solutions from Nortel. The company wanted to enable a quick and comprehensive emergency response, a reliable technology solution that was scalable for growth and provided extra reliability in mission-critical...
- Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Emergency Response, Telephony, VOIP, Security, Networking, Telecommunications
- Case studies 2006-09-15
- A Cross-Functional Service-Oriented Architecture to Support Real-Time Information Exchange in Emergency Medical Response
- Real-time information communication presents a persistent challenge to the emergency response community. During a medical emergency, various first response disciplines including Emergency Medical Service EMS, Fire, and Police, and multiple health service facilities including hospitals, auxiliary care centers and public health departments using disparate information technology systems must coordinate their...
- Tags: Public Health, Health Care, SOA, Emergency Response, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Healthcare, Web Services, Middleware, Security, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-07-12
- COSMOS Strong-Motion Virtual Data Center
- The COSMOS Strong-Motion Virtual Data Center VDC is an unrestricted web-based search engine for access to worldwide earthquake strong-motion ASCII data files (http://db.cosmos-eq.org). It provides an interactive resource for research and practicing earthquake engineers, earth scientists, and government and emergency response professionals. Users have a wide range of access options;...
- Tags: Data Center, Emergency Response, University Of California, COSMOS Strong-Motion Virtual Data Center, Data Centers, Government, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2006-05-12
- WIPER: The Integrated Wireless Phone Based Emergency Response System
- This paper describes a prototype emergency response system. This Dynamic Data Driven Application System DDDAS uses wireless call data, including call volume, who calls whom, call duration, services in use, and cell phone location information. Since all cell phones that are powered on maintain contact with one or more local...
- Tags: Phone, Wireless Phone, Cell Phone, Emergency Response, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Beware the Hidden Danger
- Incidents of espionage as a way of getting military, political or economic secrets have been well documented throughout history, while the method of using a "Trojan" to penetrate the enemy defensive position is a well known exploit in Greek mythology, known as the Trojan war. Trojan "Hide malicious code" inside...
- Tags: Trojan Horse, Emergency Response, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2006-02-28
- Real-Time Tracking With Mobile Resources Management Solutions
- Monitoring and tracking mobile assets and personnel is key to successful business and military operations. Through Mobile Resources Management MRM solutions, all industries can better manage and secure their mobile resources - from service technicians and emergency response vehicles to military field personnel and equipment - resulting in increased productivity,...
- Tags: Mobile, Emergency Response, Intergraph Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- White papers 2005-09-01
- An Integrating Framework for Modeling and Simulation for Emergency Response
- A number of modeling and simulation tools have been developed and more are being developed for emergency response applications. The tools do not attempt to address the overall emergency incident response. A set of tools that can help develop and evaluate coordination among plans for multiple aspects of the response...
- Tags: Emergency Response, Tool, NIST, Modeling, Research & Development, Productivity, Security, Business Operations
- White papers 2004-09-14
- Rootkit: Attacker Undercover Tools
- Today, hacker, attacker and intruder are common problem in security threat. Lots of vulnerability discover and publish, make it easier for them to develop new technique and method of hacking. The vulnerability that was purposely publishing for education was misused as a tool to do destruction and other malicious activity...
- Tags: Attacker, Emergency Response, Tool, Rootkits, Productivity, Security, Hacking, Spyware, Adware & Malware
- White papers 2001-12-28
- Homeland Security: Response - Tabletop Exercises
- After September 11, many colleges and universities realized that their emergency response plans needed either to be updated or expanded. Berklee College of Music, in downtown Boston, recognized these needs, and formed a Crisis Management Team involving the highest officials at the College. Concurrently, they revised a list of hazards...
- Tags: Emergency Response, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Crisis Management, Homeland Security, Security, Government
- Case studies
- Communications Interoperability: A Critical Link in Emergency Response
- On Sept. 11, 2001, images of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania airplane crash site forever changed the American psyche. The magnitude of the attack shook the very foundation of the country's sense of safety and security. Since then, homeland security issues have defined the political agendas...
- Tags: Interoperability, Emergency Response, Motorola Inc., Homeland Security, Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security
- White papers
- Fast-Growing Gresham, Oregon, Blazes Through Emergency Response and Budget Data With a Dell-Microsoft Server Infrastructure
- Like many cities today, Gresham, Oregon, is trying to balance its expanding population and increased demand for services with a tight economy and decreased tax revenues. The city's population As Gresham's emergency response staff grew and emergency incidents multiplied, the software performance slowed to a crawl. It was apparent that...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Emergency Response, Microsoft Corp., City, Performance Management, Security, Servers, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components
- Case studies
- The City of Calgary Improves Collaboration and Communications Among Emergency Response Teams With Nortel Networks Optical Ethernet
- The City of Calgary provides local government services to nearly one million residents. Ensuring the timely response to emergencies is essential to city services. To meet these needs, the City of Calgary implemented a new computer-aided dispatch CAD system to integrate the electronic communication among police, fire, and emergency medical...
- Tags: Collaboration, Nortel Networks Corp., Emergency Response, Online Communications, CAD, Ethernet, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Networking, Security, Software, Telecommunications
- Case studies
- GIS Empowers Emergency Response and Public Health Awareness
- The Division of Biostatistics and Health GIS, a subset of the Public Health Statistics and Information Services PHSIS program within SC DHEC, knew it needed a way to serve its users' geographically based public health and emergency management information. With limited resources, the agency had to determine the most appropriate...
- Tags: Public Health, Environmental Systems Research Institute Inc., Emergency Response, Healthcare, GIS, Software
- Case studies
- Disaster Response Company Uses Mobile Solution to Expedite Inventory Processes
- Kenyon International Emergency Services is a Texas-based company that provides emergency response services to government agencies and private companies worldwide. To help its field teams collect and catalog personal effects gathered at disaster sites, Kenyon worked with Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Catapult Systems to deploy a solution based on Windows...
- Tags: Mobile, Emergency Response, Microsoft Corp., Kenyon International Emergency Services, Pocket PC, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Security, Hardware, Software
- Case studies
- Emergency Response System Formed to Ensure the Safety of Indian Citizens
- The Chairman of Satyam Computer Services Ltd. strongly felt the need for a state-of-the-art emergency response system that could help citizens in a timely fashion and save millions of lives. The Emergency Management and Research Institute EMRI was formed by the Raju brothers as a not-for-profit entity with a view...
- Tags: Emergency Response, Security
- Case studies
- Optimising Treatment on the Move With Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology and the Panasonic Toughbook
- As one of South Africa's largest privately owned medical organisations, Netcare runs an emergency response service that treats 18,000 patients every month. This service, known as Netcare 911, was keen to improve their system by automating data capture and enhancing data integrity. Netcare 911 decided to consolidate all communications onto...
- Tags: Panasonic, Mobile, Intel Centrino, Emergency Response, Intel Centrino Duo, Intel Corp., Security
- Case studies
- The British Red Cross Implements Oracles PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, Improving Emergency Response Coordination While Reducing Costs
- The British Red Cross is part of the Global Red Cross movement, the world's leading crisis response organization. The company wanted to gain an instant view of skills and resources available in a crisis and reduce communication and administrative overhead. The challenge was to consolidate data on staff and volunteers...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Red Cross, Emergency Response, Human Resource Management (HRM), Human Capital, Organizational Structure, Channel Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing
- Case studies
- San Diego Emergency Dispatch System Depends on Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Stratus Fault-Tolerant Servers
- When San Diego Fire and Life Safety Services SDFLSS needed a new platform for its life-critical Computer-Aided Dispatch CAD system, it turned to Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Stratus's fault-tolerant ftServer 5200. Uncompromised availability was the most important factor in selecting a new platform, as 911 emergency dispatchers rely on...
- Tags: Stratus Technologies, Fault-tolerant Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, San Diego, Server, Emergency Response, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, CAD, Security, Operating Systems, Software
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