NENA 2019 – Shelby County, Tennessee in partnership with Avaya
Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA), 911 Secure, and RapidSOS, conducted the
first call leveraging NG911 additional data with ground-breaking
location-based discovery capabilities to pinpoint the exact location of
a caller or device during an emergency and deliver that information to
911 call takers.
As is common with many municipal facilities nationwide, Shelby County
buildings are multi-floor, multi-department offices with key-lock,
proximity or biometric access. In many instances first-responders would
face an emergency call from a building with eight to twelve floors of
9,000-20,000 square feet each, and multiple rooms, small offices and
cubicle areas. They would be forced to navigate this maze with no
information as to floor-plan, office numbers, service-closets, hazardous
areas, among other obstacles and route challenges.
Avaya introduced 911 Secure to the county as a proof of concept
exercise, initially targeting three floors of the main administration
building. Avaya IX Workplace with 911 Secure’s SENTRY™ utilizes new
integration capabilities with the RapidSOS Clearinghouse. Through
RapidSOS, first responders can access not only a building address, and
the specific endpoint location from which a call was placed, but other
critical details such as the square footage of the property, detailed
floor plans, and which entrance is best to use — all within seconds.
“Avaya has been a trusted partner of Shelby County Government for almost
ten years,” said Jeff Yallope, manager customer support &
telecommunications, Shelby County, TN. “We have worked with them on
several prior product rollouts, and have a high level of confidence in
their abilities to ‘get it right’ the first time. During the preliminary
testing phase we were immediately impressed with the system’s ability to
recognize when an endpoint was relocated from one subnet to another; it
was virtually instantaneous and we could immediately see that one of our
issues–endpoint portability–would be resolved. The 911 Secure capability
to clearly identify locations by sub-net is having a significant and
beneficial impact on our network design standards. We now insist on
using best-practices for all ongoing network moves, adds and changes and
are working retroactively to remedy some areas in preparation for a 911
Secure implementation.”
“In situations where every second counts, seamless communication can
make all the difference,” said Mark Fletcher, ENP and chief architect of
worldwide public safety solutions, Avaya. “This new ability to share
real-time data and collaborate with public safety significantly breaks
down communication silos and enables first responders with detailed,
life-saving data. Avaya is the only communication solution provider
spanning the entire continuum of public safety–from the enterprise
office worker placing an emergency call, to a PSAP, to mobile first
responders, and to healthcare professionals at hospitals and trauma
centers. It’s a role we take seriously.”
Shelby County plans to expand a complete roll-out of 911 Secure’s
SENTRY™ solution to cover the entire main administration building and
the remaining seven or eight multi-level county buildings in the
downtown Memphis area in the near future.
The company is showcasing its emergency services solutions, and more, at
the Avaya booth #207 at NENA
2019 Conference, June 14-19, in Orlando, FL. #NENA2019,
#ExperiencesThatMatter
Learn more about Avaya’s Public
Safety Communications & Next-Gen Emergency Services.
About Avaya
Businesses are built on the experiences they provide, and every day
millions of those experiences are built by Avaya (NYSE: AVYA). For over
one hundred years, we’ve enabled organizations around the globe to win –
by creating intelligent communications experiences for customers and
employees. Avaya builds open, converged and innovative solutions to
enhance and simplify communications and collaboration – in the cloud,
on-premise or a hybrid of both. To grow your business, we’re committed
to innovation, partnership, and a relentless focus on what’s next. We’re
the technology company you trust to help you deliver Experiences that
Matter. Visit us at www.avaya.com.
About 911 Secure
911 Secure was founded because the need for a comprehensive, affordable,
easy to use Enhanced/NG911 solution was essential within the industry.
911 Secure only provides Enhanced and Next Generation 911 services. By
focusing on only 911 calls, we are able to ensure that all of our
attention and product development is always pushing forward to the same
goal. We believe in old fashion customer service. This is extremely
important to us, due to the fact that our business is about saving
lives. 911 calls are the most important calls that will ever be
processed by a call server. We pride ourselves on always being on the
cutting edge of the latest technology. By always being at the forefront
we are able to provide the best 911 call routing solution and notify the
correct on-site personnel that 911 has been called. We are excited to
help organizations protect their employees and visitors. Secure your
future today with 911 Secure! Visit us at www.911Secure.com.
About RapidSOS
Partnering with Internet of Things (IoT) companies and the public safety
community, RapidSOS provides a rich data link to public safety via the
RapidSOS Clearinghouse – sending life-saving data to aid in emergency
response. RapidSOS implements best-in-class security practices including
end-to-end encryption for data in the Clearinghouse and an information
security management program developed with IBM that has achieved ISO
27001 compliance, a rigorous and globally-recognized cybersecurity
certification. The RapidSOS Clearinghouse is a free service to public
safety, and is integrated with all major vendors of 911 call-taking,
dispatching and mapping software. Learn more about RapidSOS: www.rapidsos.com.
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