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InterAct Public Safety Systems Integrate with Next Generation 9-1-1

By Jai C.S., TMCnet Contributor

InterAct Public Safety Systems, a provider of mission-critical public safety and homeland security systems and products, announced recently that it successfully completed interoperability tests with the Next Generation 9-1-1 architecture.

 

The test was conducted at last month’s inaugural NG9-1-1 Industry Collaboration Event hosted by the National Emergency Number Association or “NENA.”

 

According to officials with InterAct, this milestone sets the stage for a standards-based, multimedia 9-1-1 system to replace today’s 9-1-1 systems.

 

“Agencies across the country are anxiously awaiting the availability of NG9-1-1 capabilities to strengthen public safety,” said Andrew J. Flip Filipowski, executive chairman and CEO of InterAct.

 

“Our latest NG9-1-1 demonstration validations that NG9-1-1 capabilities are close at hand. We will continue to work hand in hand with NENA to help set standards and create new features that further our clients’ mission,” Filipowski said.

 

Through this validation, InterAct Public Safety (News - Alert) Systems demonstrated that it was able to receive computer aided dispatch calls via an IP interface from multiple Next Generation PSAP controllers located in different parts of the U.S.

 

These calls automatically generated a CAD incident with appropriate data, and the associated incident location on the online map.

 

InterAct Public Safety Systems currently serves more than 2,000 government agencies and private enterprises globally. As a member of the NENA Next Generation Partner Program, InterAct Public Safety Systems has also successfully tested its products with SolaCom and Emergency CallWorx 9-1-1 phone controllers.

 

Jai C.S. is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jai's articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Stefania Viscusi