American TriTech Announces the Development of a Computer-Aided Dispatch System for Law Enforcement.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American TriTech, a leading developer of graphical computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems for the public safety industry, Wednesday announced that it has completed development of a computer-aided dispatch system specifically designed to meet the demanding needs of law enforcement dispatch.

The company will preview a beta version of VisiCAD for Law Enforcement for the first time publicly at the APCO Conference & Exposition at the Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, Aug. 12 to 13, booth No. 1713.

The introduction marks American TriTech's entry into the law enforcement CAD market. The company has installed its high-performance Windows NT-based dispatch solutions, VisiCAD for Fire/EMS and VisiCAD for Ambulance, in more than 70 metro and wildland fire departments and private and public ambulance providers in six countries.

"Cities around the world can now have a fully integrated Windows NT dispatch solution for all their fire, EMS and law enforcement emergency dispatch needs with the high quality and support our customers have come to expect," said Sean McEwen, chairman and chief executive officer, American TriTech. "VisiCAD for Law Enforcement is designed to go beyond high-performance dispatching and play an integral role in improving the effectiveness of the entire operation by providing the ability to plan, implement and evaluate more effective strategies for serving communities."

American TriTech will commence an intensive beta program for the product this month. Full product availability is expected in the first quarter of 1998.

Designed to be the most comprehensive and feature-rich law enforcement CAD available, the system incorporates vehicle routing, high-resolution integrated mapping functionality, comprehensive graphical reports and full multiagency support.

The most powerful function of VisiCAD for Law Enforcement is the automatic vehicle location (AVL)-equipped, high-resolution maps. Dispatchers can quickly and easily dispatch units by simply dragging the unit to an incident area.

The map-based utilities allow users to modify their beat in minutes instead of days. This industry-leading design translates into shorter training cycles, more efficient use of resources and more effective protection of lives and property.

Additional functionality being integrated into the VisiCAD for Law Enforcement system includes:

--Self-learning vehicle recommendation -- uses historical travel

times to route the closest vehicle for quicker response.

--Dynamic resource management -- dispatchers can allocate

personnel resources and vehicles to an incident in a fraction

of the time it took before.

--Self-initiated incidents -- using friendly command line

entries or point-and-click, law enforcement officers can

initiate their own incidents to handle traffic stops,

investigations and other similar officer activity.

--Records management -- multilayered graphical reports help to

quickly analyze data to optimize your operation.

--Integrated system -- full integrated with E911, paging,

automatic vehicle location (AVL), mobile data, NCIC,

Department of Motor Vehicles, local, state and federal

databases.

Built around the reliable, scalable Microsoft Windows NT platform and the high-performance SQL Server Database, the system gives dispatchers complete data access and control, and the redundancy and reliability required of mission-critical applications. VisiCAD for Law Enforcement provides unmatched flexibility and scalability, from the dispatch center out to mobile data terminals.

With headquarters in San Diego, American TriTech develops, markets and implements state-of-the-art computer-aided dispatching software technology for the public safety industry. The company's products -- VisiCAD for Law Enforcement, VisiCAD for Fire/EMS and VisiCAD for Ambulance -- are revolutionary graphical computer-aided dispatch systems engineered to meet the demanding requirements of advanced deployment systems.

American TriTech's software is installed at more than 70 locations in six countries. -0-

VisiCAD is a trademark of American TriTech. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: American TriTech, San Diego

Chris Maloney, 619/453-7000

or

McQUERTERGROUP, San Diego

Connie Roloff, 619/450-0030