City of Des Moines Brings Hi-Tech to Public Safety.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2003 The City of Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. will soon fight fire and crime with the assistance of advanced communication technology. Des Moines' new Public Safety Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. System will equip the city's police officers and dispatchers, firefighters and rescue personnel with computer hardware and software designed to improve response time and quickly manage critical data. Intergraph Public Safety (IPS)(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :INGR), a key technology partner, is providing the critical components for computer aided dispatch, law enforcement records management, and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings . Using the new IPS system, Des Moines police dispatchers will have instant, visual information. Dispatchers will be able to see, for example, police cars and the events they are responding to on a graphical map, automatically updated on their computer screens. Police cars and fire and rescue vehicles will be outfitted with rugged, mobile screens. Des Moines has retained Siemens Transportation Systems - Integrated Local Government Systems Division of Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. , Iowa to design and install the system. Siemens ResponseMaster(TM) will interface with the IPS system. ResponseMaster uses Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology to track mobile units to their precise location. "Siemens is pleased to be working with Intergraph Public Safety, one of the worldwide leaders in the public safety marketplace, to provide the City of Des Moines with a comprehensive computer-aided dispatch, records management and mobile computing solution," said Diana Richardson, Siemens Public Safety Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → . Intergraph Public Safety Background Information Intergraph Public Safety develops, markets, and implements systems for public safety agencies around the world. Intergraph Public Safety's CAD system fully integrates interactive, intelligent mapping with dispatching, records management, and state-of-the-art communications capabilities. The system is composed of high-performance graphics workstations and software designed specifically to support command and control operations. Records management is enhanced by the use of a database that includes geographic basemap information as well as address, incident history, and traffic pattern data. Available on the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. operating systems, the CAD system runs on powerful Intel processor-based personal computers and high-performance, symmetrical multiprocessors for high-volume transaction processing. A division of Intergraph Corporation, Intergraph Public Safety is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama USA, and employs more than 640 people worldwide. Intergraph common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbol: INGR. Visit www.intergraph.com/pubsafety for more information. Siemens Background Information Siemens Transportation Systems - Integrated Local Government Systems Division (http://www.ilgsystems.com/) is a leading supplier of Intelligent Transportation and Advanced Public Transportation Systems and provides integral hardware and software solutions to regional, municipal and local government organizations. Siemens Transportation Systems Inc. (http://www.sts.siemens.com) is an affiliate of Siemens Corporation (USA) and a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Siemens A.G. The company provides a broad spectrum of products and services to the U.S. transportation industry, including Intelligent Transportation Systems, communication and management control centers, traction electrification e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. systems, AC traction locomotives, mass transit vehicles and complete design/build turnkey systems. Siemens AG (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global electronics and engineering company. It employs some 450,000 people in 193 countries, and reported worldwide sales of more than $74 billion in fiscal 2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01). The United States is Siemens' largest market with nearly 80,000 employees and sales of $18.9 billion for fiscal 2001. For more information about Siemens in the U.S., go to www.usa.siemens.com. Intergraph and the Intergraph Logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 2003, Intergraph Corporation |
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