Cleveland, Ohio, Department of Public Safety Activates Intergraph Computer-Aided Dispatch System for Fire and Emergency Medical Services.HUNTSVILLE, Ala ALA aminolevulinic acid. Ala alanine. ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process. . -- New $1.9 Million System to Provide Enhanced Mapping Capability, 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. to Speed Emergency Response Intergraph Corporation (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) today announced the successful implementation of the first phase of an advanced computer-aided dispatch system for the Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , Fire and Emergency Medical Services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. Department. The effort is part of an initiative by the Cleveland Department of Public Safety to modernize mod·ern·ize v. mo·dern·ized, mo·dern·iz·ing, mo·dern·iz·es v.tr. To make modern in appearance, style, or character; update. v.intr. To accept or adopt modern ways, ideas, or style. the city's public safety systems to enable the department and its various divisions to enhance operations, share information, and increase management reporting capabilities. "The activation activation /ac·ti·va·tion/ (ak?ti-va´shun) 1. the act or process of rendering active. 2. the transformation of a proenzyme into an active enzyme by the action of a kinase or another enzyme. 3. of this system represents a significant milestone in our effort to modernize the city's public safety systems," said Jim Willson, Commander, City of Cleveland Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services. "Integrating advanced new technologies with legacy systems and training staff on new platforms always presents a challenge, but the transition from our legacy system was accomplished without missing a beat. It was the smoothest transition I've seen in 25 years in the business." The new system will provide both agencies with an integrated, interactive mapping capability that provides dispatchers and field personnel with information on the closest available resources and the fastest response routes as well as real-time information on the location of assets in the field as they respond to emergencies. Field personnel with remote web access and telephony including Automatic Number Identification/Location Information (ANI/ALI), Telephone Device for the Deaf and paging to speed real-time incident response and, in the case of EMS calls, the ability for emergency technicians to provide patient information to hospitals enroute so that hospital personnel can prepare to treat patients' specific needs as soon as they arrive at the emergency room. "We were able to successfully complete the initial implementation in only 6 months on the department's aggressive timeline. We credit this to the proactive involvement of Cleveland and supporting collaborative working in the rollout of new technology. We are delighted to be a partner with the City as they continue their modernization modernization Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important, gradually replacing the family, efforts using Intergraph solutions," said Alice Dilbeck, vice president and general manager, Intergraph Public Safety. About Intergraph Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR) is the leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com. (C) 2006 Intergraph Corporation. All rights reserved. Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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