Aether and Garden City, N.Y. Work Together to Provide Wireless Access to New York's New Counter Terrorism Network.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers OWINGS MILLS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2002 Officers Use Aether's PacketCluster Patrol(TM)to Access Information Wirelessly from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Crime and Terrorist Databases; Garden City Begins Trial of PocketBlue(TM) Handheld Application 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 Garden City, N.Y., Police Department is using Aether PacketCluster Patrol to wirelessly access vital real time information from the newly created New York state database known as the Counter Terrorism Network (CTN ctn abbr. cotangent ). The CTN provides a conduit to federal agencies and posts terrorist alerts and Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States information to help law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). protect the public. Garden City has also begun a trial of the handheld-based Aether PocketBlue, allowing members to access information either in their cars or on the streets. For several years, Garden City police officers have relied on Aether's PacketCluster Patrol to query the National Crime Information Center (NCIC NCIC National Crime Information Center NCIC National Cancer Institute of Canada NCIC North Carolina Industrial Commission NCIC National Cartographic Information Center NCIC National Cancer Information Center (American Cancer Society) ), New York Department of Criminal Justice (DCJS DCJS Department of Criminal Justice Services (Virginia) DCJS Division of Criminal Justice Services (New York) ), the Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. (DMV DMV abbr. Department of Motor Vehicles ) for all fifty states and Canada, and send and receive wireless messages and alerts. By adding access to CTN via PacketCluster Patrol and providing members with PocketBlue devices, the department will improve its ability to provide real-time driver and vehicle information, photos, and information to members in the field. "We investigated several different methods to integrate our current solutions with the new Counter Terrorism Network and came to the conclusion that Aether provided the most seamless and effective solution," said Lieutenant Joe Lennon of the Garden City Police Department. "We have come to rely on PacketCluster Patrol in our cruisers and look forward to providing members in the field with PocketBlue. Our goal, as always, is to provide the very best security and safety for all our citizens. Aether's technology helps us achieve this goal." "Aether is very proud of our role in helping police departments more effectively serve the public," said Aether Vice President John Dorr. "By integrating our technology solutions with new databases such as the CTN, officers in Garden City and other municipalities can make decisions and take action based on the most current and relevant information." 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, 2001 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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