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Never lose touch with family with Pure Minutes. Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Memorial day is a traditional day of remembrance for the men and women who died while serving the United States Armed Forces. The United States Federal Holiday, which occurs every year on the final Monday of May, was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who fell during the Civil War. Cities and towns across America...

A day of somber remembrance and a time to cherish with family and Pure Minutes New York, NY (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Memorial day is a traditional day of remembrance for the men and women who died while serving the United States Armed Forces. The United States Federal Holiday, which occurs every year on the final Monday of May, was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who fell during the Civil War....

From Best Practices to Technology Needs, Summit Covers Day-to-Day Handling of 9-1-1 Calls to Major Incidents Including Sandy Hook Shootings and Boston Marathon Bombings FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rave Mobile Safety, the trusted software partner of campus and public safety, today announced that May 8-10 it hosted its Fourth Annual Smart911 Summit. The highly successful event featured professionals from leading 9-1-1 and emergency communications associations, as...

Call on city to hire 400 new 911 operators and dispatchers, improve working conditions in NYPD Communications Section NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, May 22 District Council 37, New York City's largest public employee union; NYC Clerical- Administrative Employees Local 1549, which represents 911 call center staff; and City Council Member Peter F. Vallone, Jr., who chairs the NYC Council Public Safety Committee, spoke out on the steps of City Hall about...

Company to Begin the Installation of the System that will Serve 26 Public Safety Answering Points PORTLAND, Maine, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The state of Maine has given final approval of FairPoint Communications' contract to provide the state's Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) system. The five-year contract is worth $32 million and will provide Maine with a modern Internet Protocol (IP)-based network capable of meeting future public safety needs. It will make Maine one of the...

The new My E911 Groups developed by VoIP Innovations were created so customers can easily organize and manage the DID’s that they have associated with the E911 features. Pittsburgh, Pa (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 VoIP Innovations has released a new My E911 Groups feature to their industry leading BackOffice, Titanium III. These groups are equipped with the tools and metrics that are needed to easily manage a customer’s E911 data. Earlier this week, VoIP Innovations added to their...

Cloud-based 9-1-1 call routing service now protects employees, visitors, students located anywhere in Canada as well as in the United States CHICAGO, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RedSky Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of on-premise and cloud-based E911 solutions, today announced its cloud-based E911 Anywhere® can now help organizations route 9-1-1 emergency calls to the proper public safety answering point (PSAP) anywhere in Canada as well as in the United States. This...

Intrado Joins Growing List of Rave Mobile Safety Partners Integrating and Reselling Smart911 National Public Safety Service into Solutions FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rave Mobile Safety, the trusted software partner for campus and public safety, today announced that Intrado(®) has joined a rapidly growing list of resellers now integrating the national public safety service Smart911((TM)) into market leading 9-1-1 technology solutions. The result is Smart911 from...

Town and County Officials Urge Citizens to Create a Safety Profile Providing Emergency Responders with Critical Information that Can Save Time and Lives CULPEPER, Va., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Culpeper County announced today that Smart911 is now available to all citizens for free to enhance 9-1-1 emergency services. Smart911 enables citizens to create a Safety Profile online that can include any information about their household that they want 9-1-1 to have in an emergency. When...

Study Highlights: -More than a third of stroke patients don’t get to the hospital by ambulance — the fastest way to get there. -Ethnic minorities and rural residents were less likely to call 9-1-1 at the onset of a stroke. -The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association wants you to know the signs of a stroke and call 9-1-1 immediately for help. More than a third of stroke patients don’t get to the hospital by ambulance, even though that’s the fastest way to get...