Intrado Announces Comprehensive Suite of Next-Generation 9-1-1 Services; Intrado(R) Intelligent Emergency Network(TM) Applications Bridge Technology Gap and Enhance Delivery of 9-1-1 Service.LONGMONT, Colo. -- Intrado Inc. (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 : TRDO), a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions, today announced several new services that enable next-generation 9-1-1 capabilities. Intrado ALI Management, 9-1-1 Routing and The Application Framework are part of the Intrado Intelligent Emergency Network, Intrado's next-generation, IP-based emergency communications architecture. The Intelligent Emergency Network is a robust and secure service platform that bridges the gap between the limitations of the legacy 9-1-1 system and the expansion of public safety requirements. The design leverages the improved efficiencies of the Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. system (using open, ATIS-approved standards) while providing an evolutionary, non-disruptive deployment model. The new services enable the nation's public safety answering points (PSAPs) to take advantage of next-generation 9-1-1 capabilities that can improve their ability to route and manage 9-1-1 calls, streamline interagency in·ter·a·gen·cy adj. Involving or representing two or more agencies, especially government agencies. collaboration and support new communications and data types. Specifically: --ALI Management is a comprehensive solution providing PSAPs with more control over Automatic Location Information (ALI) data provisioning, "drill down" querying capabilities, error correction and customized reporting. The service supports wireline, wireless and VoIP 9-1-1 calls. --9-1-1 Routing is a 9-1-1 voice switch and selective router that will enable PSAPs to more efficiently accommodate new technologies like VoIP while providing PSAPs with more control over 9-1-1 call routing throughout their jurisdiction. --The Application Framework is a secure data access and storage management service that increases a PSAP's ability to control how new types of information (such as transferred notes, maps, caller location data and re-routed calls) is introduced into the 9-1-1 system. "The functionality and robustness of these new services reflect Intrado's understanding of the needs of the public safety communications community and the intricacies of the current operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. ," said George Heinrichs, Intrado chief executive officer. "We recognize that we must introduce new technology in a manner that extends and enhances, rather than disrupts, the existing infrastructure, which has been evolving for nearly 40 years." In 2005 Intrado began to deploy the foundation of the Intelligent Emergency Network with its VoIP 9-1-1 Peering Gateways to integrate VoIP calls into the native 9-1-1 network. Today the Intelligent Emergency Network serves as a portal through which Intrado's VoIP Service Provider (VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. ) customers gain controlled access to the nation's 9-1-1 system. The services announced today will enable the nation's PSAPs to use these portals to communicate with each other more efficiently; expand the set of federal, state and local public safety agencies that can interoperate See interoperable. with local 9-1-1; and gain the ability to bring new users and new information sets into the 9-1-1 network with control, security and dependability. "Intrado's experience and expertise in solving real-world 9-1-1 problems is broad and deep," said Stephen Meer, Intrado chief technology officer and co-founder. "Today's 9-1-1 system includes more than 6,000 different PSAPs with a range of operating environments. We have created next generation 9-1-1 capabilities that accommodate the diverse technological spectrum that exists in today's PSAP PSAP Public Safety Answering Point PSAP Prosaposin PSAP Particle Soot Absorption Photometer PSAP Presentation Service Access Point PSAP Public Service Access Point PSAP Personnel Security Assurance Program community with the explicit goal of leaving no PSAP behind. While the IP innovation explosion we are witnessing today represents great potential for enhancing 9-1-1, this potential is achievable only through a practical approach to implementation, an approach that allows compatibility and coexistence co·ex·ist intr.v. co·ex·ist·ed, co·ex·ist·ing, co·ex·ists 1. To exist together, at the same time, or in the same place. 2. with the installed base." The Intrado Intelligent Emergency Network and suite of 9-1-1 services interoperate with the ATIS-approved Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' Messaging Interface (ESMI ESMI Electronic Scripting Message Interface ) standard, in keeping with the network's open-architected, standards-based foundation. ESMI has been adopted by the industry as the standard protocol to use in sharing information among and between emergency responder groups at all levels of government. This critical standard is required to help ensure interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. within the emergency response community regardless of the specific technology a single agency may be using. About Intrado For more than two decades, telecommunications providers, public safety organizations and government agencies have turned to Intrado for their communications needs. Intrado provides the core of the nation's 9-1-1 network and delivers innovative solutions to communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. and public safety organizations, including complex data management, network transactions, wireless data services and notification services. The company's unparalleled industry knowledge and experience reduce the effort, cost and time associated with providing reliable information for 9-1-1, safety and mobility applications. Additional information on Intrado, its products and services, and past press releases can be found at the Company's Web site: www.intrado.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 This announcement contains expectations and other 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. regarding the ability of the Intrado(R) Intelligent Emergency Network(TM) to provide PSAPs with next-generation 9-1-1 services. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this release as a result of certain factors, including: unforeseen problems and delays in the implementation or market acceptance of the Intelligent Emergency Network, and other factors identified from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Intrado undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise. |
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