AVeL-TECH Announces Contract with Motorola to Provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Police Department with a Computer Aided Dispatch System.Business Editors MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2001 AVeL-TECH today announced that it had signed a contract with Motorola (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) to supply a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system for the Washington Area Transit Authority (WMATA WMATA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ) Police Department. The Police Department has an authorized strength of 303 sworn and 23 civilian personnel. Officers provide a variety of law enforcement and public safety services on the Metrorail and Metrobus systems in the Washington Metropolitan Area The Washington Metropolitan Area, formally known as the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA is a U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of November 2004. . WMATA announced last December, the signing of a major business initiative with Motorola to install a new Comprehensive Radio Communications System In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. for the Agency's Police, Bus, Rail and Maintenance Departments. Motorola will provide and install its Premier-MDC(TM) mobile data system to work in concert with the AVeL-TECH supplied AVeL-CAD(TM). This mobile data system provides public-safety users with wireless access to the CAD and record management systems. The WMATA serves a population of 3.4 million people via rail and bus networks within a 1,500 square mile area that includes Washington D.C. and parts of Maryland and Virginia. AVeL-TECH Background Information Based in Canada, AVeL-TECH designs and commercializes a complete suite of products for mission critical organizations, including computer aided dispatch (AVeL-CAD(TM)), automatic vehicle location See mobile positioning. (AVeL-NET(TM)), message switch (RadioGATE(TM)) and vehicular applications (MobiCAD(TM)). AVeL-TECH's products have been designed to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" the highest standards set forth by public safety organizations requiring uncompromized robustness to handle uninterrupted life-saving operations. The AVeL-NET product line is modular and can be articulated around most operational requirements (programming) operational requirements - Qualitative and quantitative parameters that specify the desired capabilities of a system and serve as a basis for determining the operational effectiveness and suitability of a system prior to deployment. . AVeL-NET is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French and is currently used by several Police, Ambulance, Fire departments and Governmental Agencies in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Latin America and Europe. AVeL-NET, AVeL-CAD, RadioGATE and MobiCAD are trademarks of AVeL-TECH Incorporated. About Motorola Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2000 were $37.6 billion. For more information, visit http://www.motorola.com. Motorola and the Motorola logo are registered trademarks of Motorola, Inc., (R) Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. |
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