OVERVIEW
Sharing
information efficiently and effectively has been identified
as a key challenge in homeland security efforts to safeguard
our country and our communities.
Three
companies have joined together on one of the vital components
in responding to this challenge – development of a
national emergency alert solution that will prevent and
respond to terrorist threats by getting the right information
to the right agency at the right time.
The
strategic partnership involves:
•
SocialTech, a non-profit organization that has worked
with U.S. law enforcement agencies since 1995 to develop
and implement tools to share investigative information.
•
IQ Biometrix, a leading security solutions company with
a proven track record in delivering security products
in more than 5000 police agencies world-wide.
•
Intergraph Solutions Group, a technology and solutions
company whose Video Analyst System delivers powerful tools
to capture, enhance, and analyze nearly any type of video.
•
Gives authorities – including police, government,
military, health and emergency response agencies –
a rapid, secure system to share protected and critical
information with each other, and to broadly distribute
security and safety information to the public.
•
Can be used in any emergency situation, from homeland
security threats to industrial or natural disasters to
coordinated law enforcement measures, such as child abductions
or wanted persons cases.
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Includes the ability to transmit high-resolution images
– including surveillance video and suspect composite
evidence.
Proven,
Reliable Technology
The
National Terrorist Alert System can be implemented immediately,
effectively and cost-efficiently. It’s built on a
foundation of proven, stable, reliable, industry-standard
technology that is already installed and being used by more
than 1,300 law enforcements agencies in 33 states to distribute
investigative information – making it the most widely-used
authority-based alert system in the nation.
The
solution is scalable. Depending on the assessment of risk
and need-to-know, it can target a few, or a few thousand,
recipients. And it’s sustainable. It can respond to
immediate and critical needs and applications, and can be
extended to respond to future threats and incorporate new
and emerging technologies.
Successes
and Support
The National Terrorist Alert System was successfully demonstrated
in March, 2003 at the Strategies for Public Safety Transformation
Conference in Bal Harbour, Florida. The solution was viewed
by representatives from the FBI, Department of Justice and
more than 200 police departments from around the world.
It also won praise for fulfilling a vital component of the
nation’s homeland security strategy and providing.a
landmark example of the government, private and non-profit
partnerships that are essential to its success.
