Aether PacketCluster Rescue Provides Orlando, Fla. Fire Department with Interoperable Solutions in the Field and Seamless Access to Mission-Critical Data.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003 Aether aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. Aether god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42] See : Air Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AETH), a leading provider of wireless and mobile data solutions, today announced that the Orlando Fire Department has implemented PacketCluster(R) Rescue(TM) to improve communications and data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. between their existing Aether Fire Records Management System (FireRMS), computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and the department's engines, towers, rescue and command vehicles. The PacketCluster Rescue wireless solution assists the Orlando Fire Department in the deployment of resources and protection of a city that has grown to over 110 square miles A square mil is a unit of area, equal to the area of a square with sides of length one mil. A mil is one thousandth of an international inch. This unit of area is usually used in specifying the area of the cross section of a wire or cable. in recent years. The fire department itself consists of 400 employees and serves not only the City of Orlando, but assists surrounding municipalities and unincorporated Adj. 1. unincorporated - not organized and maintained as a legal corporation unorganised, unorganized - not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" Orange County. PacketCluster Rescue extends CAD, FireRMS and other in-house data sources to a mobile environment on a laptop computer A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. . The system improves communication between rescue companies by enabling the exchange of messages and data in real time, allowing for faster response to incidents and more effective decision-making. All users can communicate with one another silently using text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. , avoiding the chatter Chatter See: Whipsawed and other noise picked up by the radios they were formerly using. PacketCluster Rescue also provides field personnel with access to Orlando's web-based EMS system. Now the field can monitor local hospitals' diversion status diversion status Bypass status Hospital care A temporary status for a health care facility, where its administration informs its emergency medical services that the hospital is full. See Antidumping laws. in real-time, eliminating the need for Communications to send toning and paging messages to all stations at all hours. The department runs 30,000 EMS calls annually and had been managing these calls by paper, a huge administrative burden. With FireRMS, the department now has a proven, flexible data repository See repository. and reporting tool to enhance Quality Assurance and performance assessment. Aether FireRMS includes an integrated suite of applications developed to meet the needs of fire and EMS services: Incident Reporting, Arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. Investigation, Rostering, Personnel, Training, Occupancies, Hydrants, Vehicles & Equipment, and special report generation. Additionally, FireRMS accepts third-party data from other applications such as the CAMEO HAZMAT database. With FireRMS, Orlando Fire Department has been able to decentralize de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. report-writing. Because the CAD system sends the reports directly to the FireRMS system, the accuracy and timeliness with which they are reviewed and released has increased dramatically. The resulting time savings has also proven to be a huge benefit. "The PacketCluster Rescue product has given the Fire Safety Management group the ability to be more efficient in the field," said Assistant Chief Robert Sorenson, Orlando Fire Department. "PacketCluster Rescue integrates nicely with our existing Aether FireRMS system, providing a more complete and detailed pre-fire planning base of information." "Aether is proud to work with departments like Orlando Fire to provide the mobile and wireless technology necessary to best serve the safety of the public," said David Rosi, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Aether Systems. "We continue to strive to provide a complete suite of products for our public safety customers." About Aether Systems, Inc. Aether Systems delivers wireless and mobile data solutions that make people more productive and their organizations more profitable. Aether's products and services are built on Aether Fusion, the company's standards-based platform that allows for secure, reliable extension of critical information to virtually any wireless or mobile environment. Return on investment in Aether solutions comes from a unique combination of strengths - quick access to multiple back-end information sources, workflow that is optimized for specific industries, and turnkey deployment services and professional support. Backed by years of in-market expertise, Aether is making it possible for thousands of businesses and government agencies to unleash the power of the mobile workforce. For more information, please visit www.aethersystems.com. This press release includes forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions about Aether that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the ability of Aether to successfully develop the products and services described in this release. These risks and other risk factors are described in Aether's report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. with respect to the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002 and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aether undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. |
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