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Aegis Assessments Inc. Provides Aegis SafetyNet Radio Bridge to Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Florida Hurricane Relief Efforts.


SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Aegis Assessments Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB

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) announced today that it has provided the Aegis SafetyNet(TM) Radio Bridge(TM) system to the Department of Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA)
DHS Department of Human Services
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) in Miami to assist the DHS in its hurricane relief efforts. The SafetyNet(TM) Radio Bridge(TM) interconnects incompatible radios and bridges them beyond their normal capabilities to provide immediate radio interoperability at an emergency site.

The company also announced that the SafetyNet(TM) Radio Bridge(TM) has been added to the Responder Knowledge Base hosted on the DHS Web site. The Responder Knowledge Base (RKB) is a national information resource for emergency responders, sponsored by the Oklahoma City National Memorial The Oklahoma City National Memorial is the largest memorial of its kind in the United States. It honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were changed by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995.  Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism. This project is designed to provide emergency responders with a trusted, integrated, online source of information on equipment and related items such as training, standards, and grants. The RKB went on line at the end of October 2003. In May 2004 the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) - San Diego, in support of the Office for Domestic Preparedness/DHS, purchased the SafetyNet(TM) Radio Bridge(TM) for further testing and evaluation.

Enabling police, fire and other first responders to talk to one another at the scene of a terrorist attack or other major incident has been one of the key goals of the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
. Congress, citing reports that firefighters in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 could not hear police helicopter radio warnings to evacuate, has insisted that improving emergency communications be among the new department's primary missions. The April 22, 2004, Congressional Quarterly cited the SafetyNet(TM) Radio Bridge(TM) as being part of the solution to radio bridging, also known as patchworking. The article stated that the idea of patchworking appears to be gaining support inside the DHS because it can provide radio interoperability at a significantly lower cost than purchasing new emergency radio systems for every agency in the country. Modern radio systems can cost $150 million to $300 million per state.

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said in a Feb. 22, 2004, speech at George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904.  that achieving a baseline for interoperability is a priority for this year. Ridge's plan is reportedly based on the use of patchworking devices.

The company plans to place demonstrator Radio Bridge(TM) units with major public safety agencies that supported the company in its initial testing, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California.
, Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).

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, Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles.  and Anaheim Fire Department The Anaheim Fire Department is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for Anaheim, California. Organization
The department has 229 sworn firefighters and 56 support personnel.
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About Aegis Assessments Inc.

Through the SafetyNet(TM) line of products, Aegis provides wireless security solutions to public safety agencies and commercial security companies for homeland security and life safety applications. Integrating emergency and life safety systems available to the public and private sectors is the new challenge in homeland security that the company's products and technologies address.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results, events and performance could vary materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, because they involve these risks and uncertainties. You should independently investigate and fully understand all risks before making investment decisions.
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