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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: APCO
Courtney McCarron
202.833.9600
mccarronc@apco911.org
APCO AND IJIS REAFFIRM PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SAFETY INFORMATION EXCHANGE
March 28, 2007, Washington, D.C. -
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International met earlier this month with the IJIS Institute, a not-for-profit organization established by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to focus on justice information technology, to reaffirm their partnership and collaboration in the areas of information exchange and data interoperability.
The partnership with the IJIS Institute focuses on improving information sharing in justice and public safety. Past work between APCO International and the IJIS Institute has resulted in the current Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)-to-CAD and CAD-to-Records Management System (RMS) data exchange standards, available on the APCO International website at http://www.apcointl.com/about/911/standards.php.
APCO and IJIS will continue to develop standards in this area and will pursue other activities including focusing on communications centers as key to interoperability, the production of an industry white paper on data exchange standards and procedures and the development of functional specifications for consolidated communications centers.
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About APCO International™
The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to the enhancement of public safety communications. APCO International serves the professional needs of its 15,000 members worldwide by creating a platform for setting professional standards, addressing professional issues and providing education, products and services for people who manage, operate, maintain and supply the communications systems used by police, fire and emergency medical dispatch agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.apcointl.org.
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