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Welcome to the July 2009 edition of the Wells Communications newsletter. |
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Wells Communications Teams Up With AngelTrax |
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ELSAG North America Proudly Announces Its
Partnership With Wells Communications |
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White Paper: Choosing A Vehicle Computing Platform Power |
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Sears DDC, Case Study
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Our Locations |
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Troy Office
Wells Communications
221 North Greenbush Road
Troy, NY 12180
Toll Free: 1-800-767-2346 Phone: 518-283-2735 |
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Plattsburgh Office
Wells Communications
4338 State Route 22
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Toll Free: 1-800-827-2346 Phone: 518-561-6266 |
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Canton Office
Wells Communications
20 Church Street
Canton, NY 13617
Toll Free: 1-800-417-2346
Phone: 315-782-2422 |
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Watertown Office
Wells Communications
22746 Plaza Drive
Watertown NY 16301
Toll Free: 1-800-417-2346
Phone: 315-782-2422 |
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| Wells Communications Teams Up With AngelTrax |
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For over 50 years Wells Communications has been providing most of the Schools in northeastern New York State with the main tool for providing safety and control for their bus fleets with two–way radio communications. The latest tool that has proven invaluable for a wide array of situations is on–board video and audio surveillance.
Wells Communications has teamed up with AngelTrax Bus Video with the latest in modular DVR technology replacing the antiquated VCR based systems that were first introduced which were large and proved unreliable, difficult to service and cumbersome to retrieve video quickly.
Allen Rowledge– Transportation Supervisor for Massena Central School has been including AngelTrax systems in his new busses over the last few years. Some of the reasons he chose Wells and AngelTrax are that “we offered the latest, easiest to operate technology at a very competitive price with local sales, on–site installation and service”. We also work directly with the bus manufacturers to provide a radio and surveillance systems packaged into the new bus budget that allows for an easier means of receiving State Aid.
The most popular AngelTrax system opted for school busses is the new HC460 system.
This system provides for recording of 1– 4 cameras and up to 320 GB of hard–drive storage. All HC series DVRs are modular constructed allowing for component repair, replacement and possible future upgrades without the cost of having to remove the entire unit. Each system imprints warning light and door information on the time and date stamped video as well as a “panic” button for the driver to flag events for quick retrieval on a thumb drive. GPS and VSM (Virtual Synchronized Mapping) that provides bus location, speed and mapping features are also available.
There are numerous color high–resolution day–night cameras to pick from all with built–in audio capability to suit every need inside and or outside the bus. Of course, free, easy to operate viewing software comes with each system and does not require any additional cables to your PC.
AngelTrax also provides systems for mass transit and Police vehicles.
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Submitted by Eric Wehr,
Communications Consultant,
Watertown/Canton Division |
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| ELSAG North America Proudly Announces Its
Partnership With Wells Communications |
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Brewster, NY, July 21, 2009– ELSAG North America is proud to announce its latest partnership with Wells Communications. Wells Communications will provide service and installation of ELSAG’s market–leading automatic license plate recognition system, the Mobile Plate Hunter–900 (MPH–900) in the Upstate New York, Vermont, and Western Massachusetts areas.
“Wells is highly respected in the region when it comes to service and installation in the field,” stated Mark Windover, CEO of ELSAG North America. “Partnering with Wells will allow us to keep, if not improve, the level of service our customers have come to depended on, especially as we continue to grow the family of MPH–900 users.”
The MPH–900 has seen much demand in recent years by law enforcement agencies across the U.S., but especially in the northeast where Wells Communications operates.
“The MPH–900 is one of the greatest law enforcement tools to hit the market in decades and is head and shoulders above the competition,” said Ed Kehn Jr., President of Wells Communications. “After following ELSAG’s success over recent years, we are very proud to team up with them.”
ELSAG North America’s MPH–900 is currently used by nearly 600 agencies in every state across the U.S. Among other applications, the MPH–900 system has been instrumental in the conviction of murderers, in the apprehension of sex offenders violating parole, recuperating unpaid taxes and recovering stolen vehicles. MPH–900 systems have many applications and have not only aided in traffic safety, but intelligence gathering as well.
About ELSAG North America
ELSAG North America is a Finmeccanica company, a global leader in defense and security solutions, and is dedicated to providing proprietary advanced Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) and other innovative imaging technology to North American law enforcement agencies. ELSAG North America leads the market with its Mobile Plate Hunter, the MPH–900 ®, the most advanced, most accurate license plate reader technology available. ELSAG North America is headquartered in Brewster, NY. For more information about the company and its exciting technology portfolio, visit www.ELSAGNA.com.
About Wells Communications
Wells Communications is a leading communications solutions provider in Upstate New York with offices in Troy, Plattsburg, Canton and Watertown. Wells Communication has been an authorized Motorola Service Center since 1950. The company provides communication equipment and solutions for public safety. Wells is dedicated to understanding the needs of first responders– from design to installation to service.
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White Paper: Choosing A Vehicle Computing Platform |
Fixed–mount workstations may be a better solution
Mobile data communications are becoming increasingly important in empowering police officers, fire fighters and other first responders to perform their vital work more efficiently, productively and safely. For the past few years, the assumed solution for in–vehicle mobile computing and communications has been a removable, ruggedized laptop computer. Even as first responders continue to work with their laptops, however, municipalities and other government agencies are carefully examining the advantages of augmenting, or even replacing, laptops with advanced fixed–mount workstations, often in combination with ruggedized mobile handheld computers |
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The Fixed–Mount Alternative
Permanently mounted into public safety vehicles, usually in the passenger compartment or trunk, these computers are designed to outperform laptops in important functionalities. They usually have more expansion options and can operate in hotter and colder environments. They offer a greater array of connectivity options. And with removable keyboards and enhanced screen design, they’re easier to use. But what about portability?
Although fixed–mount computers cannot be un–docked and carried around like laptops, many departments are beginning to look at portability a little differently. Many are looking at it as a system rather than as a “one computer does all” solution. Given some of the limitations of laptops, many municipalities and agencies are considering deploying a system that features a fixed–mount workstation that outperforms laptops in power and functionality, combined with today’s powerful handheld devices and computers that can outperform laptops in functionality, portability and ease of use.
Laptops or Fixed–Mount Workstations?
When public safety and other government agencies or departments compare laptops with fixed–mount workstations, they consider a number of specific features that are important to first responders and other computer users who work in field.
Click here to download the White Paper
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| Featured Video Case Study |
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Wireless Everywhere: Keeping students and
faculty connected at Lewis University
Indoor, outdoor wireless solution improves campus safety and provides high- quality learning and collaboration among students and faculty at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
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| Sears DDC, Case Study |
MOTOTRBO™ Helps Sears DDC
Keep Deliveries Moving
As part of its continuing goal to provide next day delivery on large home and garden items, Sears opened its Jacksonville, Florida direct distribution center in May of 2008. With seven day shipping, consistent, reliable communications was critical in order to coordinate the large volume of products that went through receiving and shipping on a daily basis. MOTOTRBO digital radios are used to enable the entire warehouse to talk radio to radio without a repeater; the crisp audio enables conversation even in the noisy environment; and the long lasting batteries last through multiple shifts for increased productivity.
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“We lost power early on (during Hurricane Fay). The nice thing about the radios was that after our cell phone batteries began dying, we were still able to keep communicating with the MOTOTRBOs due to their long-lasting batteries.” – Mark Harbert, Sears DDC Facilities Manager |
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With longer talk time, clearer audio delivery, and the ruggedness that meets military standards for durability and reliability, MOTOTRBO radios offer a private, cost–effective solution that can be tailored to meet unique coverage and feature needs.
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