Urgent Communications Editor Glenn Bischoff speaks with Kevin Williams, Avtec’s vice president of product development, about the company’s ConnectFest event during IWCE 2012, its commitment to open standards and interoperable communications, and its Scout IP-based radio dispatch console system: http://youtu.be/i2Sb1-A2BUQ.

Want to learn more about Avtec’s award-winning dispatch consoles? Watch our 3 minute video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3waTkPvRZU. It provides an overview of Avtec’s award-winning pure IP-based dispatch console solutions and the innovative technology presented during the 2012 International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE) …

In our last two posts, we have discussed the interconnectivity and collaboration features that are the desired goal of an IP based dispatching solution to provide “any-to-any” capability.  In this third and final post we will discuss how those interconnectivity …

In our last post, we discussed IP dispatching and how that allowed for greater interconnectivity to any type of endpoint.  In this post, we will explore the ability for any dispatcher to interface with any endpoint. The nature of dispatching …

Dispatching solutions have quickly moved from hardware-based racks of proprietary equipment in a centralized location to software-based systems that connect using an IP backbone. This change has the potential to provide levels of interconnectivity that was not previously possible. In …

Last chance to register for today’s IP dispatch & recording webinar at 1 p.m. EST with utility company PowerSouth: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/798465842.

How is Avtec’s console technology helping you get home for the holidays? Watch this short video from NBC’s Today show: http://bit.ly/vB7Sxu. You can see Avtec’s DSPatch consoles in the US Airways Charlotte Ramp Tower and the US Airways Pittsburg Operation …

12/6/2011 – IWCE & Urgent Communications will host a free virtual trade show at 11 a.m. EST that provides an in-depth day of learning, discussion, networking and exhibitions. Preview the agenda here. To register: http://bit.ly/tedFrm. 12/6/2011 – PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, …

P25 Phase 2 resources for public safety officials: www.project25.org; http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/project25/; www.p25phase2.com/.

Learn more about call center disaster recovery strategies from Robert Schell, the Chief of Field Operations for Vermont Emergency Management. Schell coordinated the disaster recovery efforts during Hurricane Irene whose 80-mile-per hour winds and record flooding caused nearly $1 billion …