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    Critical Infrastructure »

    Planning, purchasing, maintaining, and transitioning your mission-critical communications infrastructure is a daunting task. Here are some tips to do it wisely and how to get the most of your existing systems.

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      What Comm. Centers HATE About Their Logging Recorders
    • We Asked ChatGPT: Should You Buy an Exacom Logging Recorder?
    • Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions Wisely
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    • Enhancing Communications with Interoperability
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  • Emerging Technology

    Emerging Technology »

    It can be difficult to keep up with new mission-critical communications technologies and standards. Read up and take some of the guess-work out.

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    • Exacom, Airbus, Catalyst, Blueforce & Common Objects Announce New Tools for Smarter & Automated Communications
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    • Cloud-Based Solutions for Public Safety Worth it?
      Cloud-Based Solutions for Public Safety: Worth It?
    • NG 9-1-1 & i3 Standard
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  • Cybersecurity

    Cybersecurity »

    As communications infrastructure becomes increasingly networked and interoperable, cybersecurity is of the utmost concern.

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    • multimedia recording for military defense government
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    • Why Information Assurance (IA) Alone Isn’t Enough for Govt Agencies
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  • Training, Staffing & Retention

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Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions Wisely

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  • Funding for NG 9-1-1: What You Need to Know

    NG911, or Next Generation 911, is an advanced emergency communications system that allows citizens to contact emergency services using a range of technologies, including text [...]

    Categories: Critical Infrastructure, Learning Center, NG 9-1-1 & i3 Standard, Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions WiselyTags: 9-1-1, ng 9-1-1
  • What Comm. Centers HATE About Their Logging Recorders

    We wanted to know: what do communications centers HATE about their logging recorder systems and vendors? So we surveyed over 2,400 organizations. And we [...]

    Categories: Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions Wisely
  • We Asked ChatGPT: Should You Buy an Exacom Logging Recorder?

    Question: Should You Buy an Exacom Logging Recorder? We have our opinion, of course, but we took this question to the controversial ChatGPT, AI [...]

    Categories: Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions Wisely
  • Always Demand COTS Hardware

    First, a Metaphor Let's say that you're in need of a vehicle. You've come across a car salesman who wants to [...]

    Categories: Keeping Communications Systems Operational, Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions WiselyTags: COTS Hardware, Dell, IT
  • 8 Ways to Save Money on Your Next Logging Recorder

    1. Size It Right Just like with any other product, the more features and capabilities you purchase for your recorder, the higher the price [...]

    Categories: Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions WiselyTags: cloud, distributed recording, Exacom Cybersecurity, icert, nist
  • Sample Digital Multimedia Logging Recorder Request for Proposal (RFP)

    Here is sample RFP that you can use to draft your own logging recorder requirements before going out to bid. It covers all aspects [...]

    Categories: Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions Wisely
  • Demystifying Motorola’s AIS & VPM

    What are the Archive Interface Server (AIS) and Voice Processing Module (VPM)? When it comes to recording radio traffic on Motorola's ASTRO 25 systems, [...]

    Categories: Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions WiselyTags: integrations, motorola, partners
  • Distributed Recording

    Distributed Recording Recording Mission-Critical Communications in an Increasingly Distributed World The setting Global, Mobile Communications Mission-critical communications systems are becoming more [...]

    Categories: Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions WiselyTags: product features
  • Redundancy; Be More Specific!

    Redundancy is important in mission-critical communications, especially in government and public safety applications. This is true whether applications are purchased as premised-based or cloud-based. [...]

    Categories: Keeping Communications Systems Operational, Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions WiselyTags: redundancy
  • Communications Challenges at Fireground

    The Deadliest Fire in CA History The Camp Fire in California was the deadliest and most destructive in California to date. Over 6,000 [...]

    Categories: Purchasing & Evaluating New Solutions WiselyTags: fire
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