City of Houston Police Department Selects Tiburon's Public Safety Software.Fourth largest U.S. city implements leading records management system to improve delivery of police services PLEASANTON Pleasanton, city (1990 pop. 50,553), Alameda co., W Calif., a suburb of the San Francisco–Oakland area, in a vineyard and dairy region; inc. 1894. Wine and cheese are produced, and there are publishing and stone-quarrying industries. , Calif. -- The City of Houston Police Department The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States. HPD's jurisdiction often overlaps with several other law enforcement agencies, among them the Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Harris , which includes 5,200 officers and 1,900 civilian personnel who serve 2.2 million people within the City of Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; , has signed a contract with Tiburon, Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions for public safety officials, for its records management system. Tiburon's records management system will provide the Department with the latest and most efficient law enforcement records management functionality. "We look forward to working with Tiburon in developing and implementing a large scale public safety system we hope is second to none," said Chief Harold Hurtt of the Houston Police Department. "Our vision is to provide the best service to the citizens of Houston and provide our officers and investigators the best information and tools to do their jobs more effectively." The Houston Police Department will replace a 25-year-old legacy mainframe-based system with Tiburon's records management solution for a tightly integrated system that delivers accurate and timely information ensuring operational efficiency, improved decision-making decision-making, n the process of coming to a conclusion or making a judgment. decision-making, evidence-based, n a type of informal decision-making that combines clinical expertise, patient concerns, and evidence gathered from capability, increased user acceptance and reduced training requirements. The Department will also implement Tiburon's jail and corrections management solution as well as its mobile field reporting system, which will allow officers the same access and capability in the field as they have at their office desktops. These systems will be integrated with external public safety systems in Harris County Harris County is the name of several counties in the United States:
"Our partnership with the Houston Police Department is the perfect union of Tiburon's leadership in public safety technology solutions and the Houston Police Department's expertise in public safety service," said Jeffrey Stone, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Tiburon. "We're proud that Tiburon's solutions demonstrated the scalability and reliability needed, and can deliver the vast functional and operational requirements (programming) operational requirements - Qualitative and quantitative parameters that specify the desired capabilities of a system and serve as a basis for determining the operational effectiveness and suitability of a system prior to deployment. for a major metropolitan agency like Houston, and one of the largest cities in the country. We're looking forward to providing the best technology and services so the Houston Police Department can focus on its mission-critical work." About Tiburon Established in 1980, Tiburon is the industry leading provider of automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. public safety and security solutions to meet the demanding and complex needs of law enforcement, fire and rescue and corrections agencies. Tiburon offers fully integrated solutions including computer aided dispatch, records management, mobile data and communications, field reporting and mapping systems. For more information, visit www.tiburoninc.com. |
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