Positron Front Line and Tiburon Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement With Intrado

PLEASANTON, CA–(Marketwire – July 29, 2010) –  APCO Booth #939 — As leading providers of integrated public safety solutions, Positron Front Line and its parent company Tiburon, Inc. announce a strategic partnership agreement with Intrado Inc., the leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions. Positron Front Line has also become Intrado’s preferred computer aided dispatch (CAD) solutions provider and will continue to deliver integrated solutions with Intrado’s call-handling applications.

As part of the agreement, Positron Front Line has committed to interoperability with Intrado’s next-generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) voice and data services, ensuring that their solutions are fully compatible with approved industry standards. Through this new strategic partnership, Positron Front Line and Tiburon will work with Intrado to innovate and deliver seamless integration between Intrado’s NG9-1-1 network and value added services and the Positron Front Line VIPER CAD system, allowing NG9-1-1 capabilities and feature rich multimedia content to be accessible by public safety answering point (PSAP) operators and first responders.

NG9-1-1 represents the transformation of the legacy infrastructure of 9-1-1 based on obsolete technology first developed in the 1960s to Internet Protocol (IP) technology of the 21st century. The interoperability and integration of Positron Front Line’s CAD and Intrado’s NG9-1-1 voice and data services will be achieved using ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions) approved Emergency Services Messaging Interface (ESMI) and the Request for Assistance Interface (RFAI) standards. These standards are critical to enabling the transition from today’s legacy telecommunications systems to IP-based NG9-1-1 services in the U.S. 

“We are excited to partner with Intrado, a clear leader in next-generation 9-1-1 emergency communication services and we’re proud to be part of a partnership that will help set the standard for the future of emergency response,” said Ian Archbell, general manager of Positron Front Line. “Positron Front Line’s advanced solutions and our commitment, along with Tiburon, to improving standards and solutions for public safety agencies worldwide will further increase with this partnership.”

Intrado’s NG9-1-1 network efficiently delivers voice, text and rich media as well as hosted applications through fully-secured and redundant networks with the goal of allowing agencies and their first responders to enhance the safety, situational awareness and services they provide to their communities.

“Positron Front Line, Tiburon and Intrado are committed to supporting open standards-based technological advancements and have a shared vision about how best to enable the transformation of public safety from today’s largely legacy environments to NG9-1-1,” said Stephen Meer, chief technology officer and co-founder of Intrado. “We’re looking forward to working with Positron Front Line and Tiburon on this important integration initiative, which we believe serves the best interests of the public safety industry as a whole.”

Positron Front Line’s VIPER CAD product integrates an advanced computer aided dispatch system with flexible features, intuitive user interfaces and dynamic administrative control built on a disaster-tolerant distributed architecture. VIPER CAD enables users to manage a variety of CAD activities including tracking calls, responses and resources, changing a unit’s location and obtaining critical information such as emergency type and location. Positron Front Line’s VIPER CAD seamlessly integrates with Intrado NG9-1-1 voice and data services to provide a comprehensive emergency call-taking and dispatching capability with faster, less-costly deployment. VIPER CAD uses open standards to assure operational compatibility not only upon implementation, but throughout the future of NG9-1-1.

About Positron Front Line
As a recognized leader in advanced 9-1-1 technologies and provider of public safety solutions through hosted and traditional delivery models, Positron Front Line delivers integrated, comprehensive, cost-effective public safety solutions for dispatch, mobile communications and records management, and has more than 220 systems installed globally. A subsidiary of Tiburon, Inc., a public safety and security solution provider who serves some of the largest and most complex agencies in the world, Positron Front Line is one of the country’s leading providers of integrated public safety solutions. The company’s roots are in continuously developing, implementing and supporting automated information solutions for the public safety community since 1983. For more information, visit www.positronfrontline.com or call 877-441-4648.

About Tiburon
Established in 1980, Tiburon is the Industry-leading provider of automated 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 corrections management solutions. From mission-critical conditions to daily operations, across complex multi-agency and multi-jurisdictional environments, Tiburon’s integrated solutions have set the industry standard for capability, scalability and reliability for 30 years. For more information, visit www.tiburoninc.com or call 800-428-5534.

About Intrado
In business for more than 30 years, Intrado has maintained a focus and passion for saving lives and supporting the needs of public safety. Agencies and telecommunication services providers throughout the world depend on Intrado for emergency communication services and technology. Products and services offered include emergency 9-1-1 voice call delivery, comprehensive data management, advanced call routing, emergency location and integrated call handling technologies. Intrado’s dedicated focus on emergency communications technology allows the company to continue pioneering network innovations that save lives and improve emergency response.

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