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Mutualink, Rave Deploy in Warwick Public Schools
Solution Will Save Lives at Public Schools through Enhanced Collaboration with Police Department, Fire Department and Kent Hospital Wallingford, CT and Framingham, MA – March 9, 2017 – Mutualink and Rave Mobile Safety today announced that Warwick Public Schools enabled faster real-time communication and information sharing with first responders through the installation of their joint solution. The deployment represents the first district-wide implementation of the solution combining Mutualink’s multimedia interoperable communications platform with Rave Mobile...
Art Basel Security Miami Beach FL
Securing Miami Beach for Art Basel As tens of thousands of artists, art enthusiasts and press congregated last week in Miami Beach to take in the exhibits of Art Basel in America, public safety professionals ramped up efforts to protect the increased population. For the second year, Mutualink's interoperable communications platform added a multimedia dimension to situational awareness in the area and among various agencies, including the Miami Beach Department of Emergency Management and the Miami...
Manage Constant Change & Increasing Complexity
Public safety agencies have a problem. They have to find new ways to deal with constant change and increasing complexity. Constant change and increasing complexity assault your operational effectiveness and make your job harder every day. The arrow of time moves us forward into an inexplicable future. Disasters (natural or man-made), terrorism, fires, floods, and all sorts of events and incidents will continue to happen locally, regionally and nationally. All of these events have been...
Two local school districts testing advanced security system
In active shooter situations, every second counts. It takes time to call 911, and for law enforcement to arrive. And when they do, information is limited.
Augmented Reality to the Rescue
Augmented Reality to the Rescue November 1, 2016 By Sandra Jontz The virtual world now can really help save lives. A joint industry effort has produced ruggedized augmented reality glasses that securely deliver real-time multimedia information to first responders. The solution, developers say, would shave precious minutes off response times, which could mean the difference between life or death. Such technologies are picking up traction in law enforcement and military environments as officials look to...
Atlantic City police rely on Mutualink to improve response
Atlantic City Police Rely on Mutualink Interop for response Thursday, October 27, 2016 by HPN News Desk The Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) recently deployed a new interoperability response and preparedness system to provide a secure communication channel for officers working in the field during crowded events and emergencies. The system, called Mutualink, allows law enforcement personnel to communicate by voice, video and data with other officers or private stakeholders across a secure, invitation-only network....
Lessons Learned From Global Attacks Can Improve FirstNet Crisis Response
Lessons Learned from Global Attacks: FirstNet Terrorist attacks across the globe, and particularly here in the United States, present a huge opportunity for the nation to learn how to improve communication and information sharing in times of crisis. These lessons learned can be particularly helpful to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) in developing and deploying the nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN), according to a new white paper released by interoperable communications provider Mutualink....
Mutualink Use After September 2016 Explosion in New Jersey
Mutualink Use in New Jersey Atlantic City, NJ was host to a 70.3 mile Ironman Triathlon swim-bike-run event on Sunday Sept 18, culminating in a 13 mile run along the world famous boardwalk. The event occurred on the day after an improvised explosive device was detonated in nearby Seaside Park, NJ and then another explosion in New York City. Immediately following these attacks, New Jersey law enforcement officials recognized the vulnerability to race participants and...
Advances in Interoperability
Advances in Interoperability Security for Super Bowl 50 provided a unique security challenge. Two densely populated cities, thousands of first responders from dozens of local, county, regional, state and federal agencies, and private-sector emergency management professionals were all involved with the unprecedented security operation. Super Bowl 50, held earlier this year in Santa Clara, Calif., is a real-world example of exemplary public safety planning and training. Success came, in part, as a result of identifying...
First responders train with new technology at N.Y.’s largest emergency response exercise
Monday, September 19, 2016 by Tracy Rozens More than 100 first responders gathered in New York this week for the state’s largest emergency response training exercise featuring realistic scenarios inspired by terrorist threats in the United States and abroad and utilizing the newest communications technology for law enforcement. The Excelsior Challenge took place over three days at the 700-acre State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. Bomb squads, canine handlers, tactical team officers and emergency...
Protecting Our Passengers: Surface Transportation in NJ & NY
Communications is so important in the world of emergency preparedness. These esteemed professionals from New York and New Jersey are some of the best.
Mutualink, Rave Mobile Safety Partner to Improve Emergency Response Times, Incident Communications
Wallingford, CT – Two leading public safety technology innovators, Mutualink and Rave Mobile Safety, have partnered to enable faster real-time communication and information sharing with first responders during an emergency. The companies have integrated their advanced communication technologies – Rave Panic Button and Mutualink K12 – into one effective, easy-to-use system. The communications platform is ideal for K-12 schools, colleges and universities, as well as hospitals, municipal buildings, retail and entertainment venues, and corporate campuses.
