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Welcome to the August 2009 edition of the Wells Communications newsletter. |
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Saranac Lake Police Department Goes Wireless,
with In–Car Video |
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Get Up to $600 in Rebates Directly from Motorola - Final Notice |
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Almost $50 Billion in Education Stimulus Funds to be Awarded |
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HotSOS - Hospitality |
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WiBB Case Study |
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Helpful WellsComm Links |
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Our Locations |
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Wells Communications
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Wells Communications
4338 State Route 22
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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Canton Office
Wells Communications
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Canton, NY 13617
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Watertown NY 16301
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Saranac Lake Police Department Goes Wireless,
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Wells Communications is pleased to have partnered with Martel Digital, also in the industry for over 50 years, as their only reseller of in–car camera systems in the North East. Martel Digital’s military approved, touch screen units with hands–free wireless download capability, are deployed in over 50,000 vehicles.
With the help of Franklin County District Attorney, Derek Sprague, the Saranac Lake Police Department is growing the technology in their fleet of vehicles to include in–car cameras. Through the recent release of drug–forfeiture funds, SLPD Chief Bruce Nason is the first in the area outfit his police cruisers with our high–definition, rugged, wireless digital video systems. Not only does drug–forfeiture money mean that more drug traffickers are off the street, it means that drug–dealer’s money – rather than that of taxpayers – can be used for this necessary technology. More cameras equal more convictions. |
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The ability to pre–record incidents is a great benefit, offering managed accuracy of events. “You don’t realize how much goes on in 2–minutes until you pre–record”, states Chief Nason. The Martel Digital Enterceptor now offers a real–time live video streaming option for those situations that requires the PD directly to monitor activity in real–time. The benefits of in–car video are enormous. Officers soon discover so themselves. Citizen complaints are greatly diminished when you can review video and show someone how patient you really were, according to Chief Nason. “The cameras help you more than they hurt you”, he says, of recent successes with his first vehicle installation.
For more information on Martel Digitals in–car cameras, please call your local Communications Consultant at Wells Communications.
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Maureen Carlo, Communications Consultant Plattsburgh |
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The Stimulus package includes funds to improve student achievement through the use of technology. $650 million is available through the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. These funds will be distributed through a competitive grant process and many states have grant applications available now. States will also award a portion of these dollars through a formula process.
There is also a one-time appropriation of $48.6 billion for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program. These funds will be awarded to states by the U.S. Department of Education and can be used for a wide range of purposes including modernization, upgrades, and education technology. This program will deliver to states:
- $39.8 billion in primary funding devoted to public early learning, K-12, and higher education. This amount is distributed by formula from the state to local education agencies and through a mechanism determined by the state to institutions of higher education.
- $8.8 billion in discretionary funding for education (including school modernization), public safety, or other government services. Governors have wide latitude in deciding how to use and distribute these funds.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
Enhance the safety, security and efficiency of your campus.
Our solutions play a key role including:
- Providing secure, anytime access to information, learning portals and student services using wireless broadband networks
- Increasing campus safety with the addition of wireless video surveillance tools
- Enabling interoperability with local jurisdictions in the event of an emergency by using voice and data communications
- Improving efficiencies and lower administrative costs by tracking institutional assets wirelessly
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| HotSOS - Hospitality |
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Hospitality Work Order Tracking Software Solution using MOTOTRBO Text Messaging SW Application
Making sure that the right information gets to the right person at the right time is the essence of communication. The power of HotSOS is turning information into communication that hotels can use to optimize service and give guests that "Wow!" experience. Motorola's MOTOTRBO™ Professional Digital Two-Way Radio System takes familiar radios and adds a two line text display for data. Together, they are a powerful combination to turbo charge communication at your hotels.
Helps hotels improve guest services, operations and bottom-line results.
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Turbo Charge Communications at Your Hotels with HotSOS and MOTOTRBO™.
Today's guests are more sophisticated, more discerning, and have more choices than ever for their lodging needs. It's no longer enough to provide a clean room and a complimentary newspaper. Smart hoteliers must also provide an experience.
Making sure that the right information gets to the right person at the right time is the essence of communication. The power of HotSOS is turning information into communication that hotels can use to optimize service and give guests that "Wow!" experience. Motorola's MOTOTRBO™ Professional Digital Two-Way Radio System takes familiar radios and adds a two line text display for data. Together, they are a powerful combination to turbo charge communication at your hotels.
Smarter Integration. Better Communication
MOTOTRBO™ gives you the best of both worlds - familiar voice communcation by radio and wireless text messaging all in one device. HotSOS ensures that all guest incidents, requests, service orders, and even escalation alerts, are automatically communicated to your team's MOTOTRBO™ radios. Staff can instantly update service order status and guest information in real-time at the touch of a button, without involving a dispatcher.
Cost-Effective, Onsite Solution
MOTOTRBO™ allows your team to communicate with HotSOS instantly. HotSOS service orders are automatically routed to the right person, at the right time, everytime using easy-to-read text messages. Since MOTOTRBO™ is a completely onsite solution, there aren't any recurring monthly carrier fees to deal with and communication is virtually instantaneous.
Best of all, the interface between HotSOS and MOTOTRBO™ is direct so there is no other software or middleware to buy.
Contact us for more information. |
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| WiBB Case Study |
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Situation: Increased security from port to city
The Green Bay Police Department wanted to increase security at the Port of Green Bay, as well as throughout the city, through an expandable video surveillance system that would enable them to easily deploy additional cameras as the need arose and funding became available. “From increased security at the Port to managing the crowds at our downtown festivals to keeping an eye on the bridges, we were looking for a cost effective solution that would provide full coverage,” says Lieutenant Paul Ebel, Green Bay Police.
Solution: Motorola Wireless Broadband Point-to-Multipoint
Green Bay Police implemented a Motorola Wireless Broadband Point-to-Multipoint system to establish a platform for a citywide video surveillance solution. The solution allows the police to enhance and extend its broadband wireless networks, adding “last mile connectivity” to facilitate delivery of video services, security surveillance, and high-speed broadband Internet access throughout the city. “I’ve worked with a lot of technologies,” says Jason Pedersen, Broadband Sales Engineer, Baycom. “With its advanced encryption and high rate of interference tolerance, the Motorola Wireless Broadband solution is more secure, more stable, easily expandable, and has the greatest capabilities.”
Result
With the wireless broadband infrastructure in place, adding remote locations or moving nomadic cameras is easy, allowing the city to cost effectively expand the original seven cameras to provide coverage of the entire Green Bay area. The police can also securely tap into the city’s water department surveillance system for additional coverage. The surveillance solution provides a mix of fixed and movable cameras and has enabled the police to speed response and situational awareness, increase productivity without staffing increase, and measurably reduce operational expense.
Download the Motorola Green Bay Case Study. |
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