Emergency services

Motorola Solutions Introduces CommandCentral Software Suite Providing a 360 Degree Incident View from the 911 Call to Case Closure

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced the launch of its complete CommandCentral suite .

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  • Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced the launch of its complete CommandCentral suite .
  • CommandCentral was developed following years of customer-based research and introduces a novel user experience that completely transforms the way public safety personnel collect, access and view information.
  • To support this cross-team, integrated experience, a 360 view of the incident is generated with an assigned case number the moment an incident starts and updates continuously as it unfolds.
  • CommandCentral is a key component of Motorola Solutions mission-critical ecosystem, which also includes video security and analytics and mission-critical communications .

World Vapers’ Alliance: Back Vaping to Beat Smoking and to Save 200 Million Lives

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Other Retail, Tobacco, Law enforcement, Emergency services, Public policy, Government, Specialty, Other Health, Health, General Health, Retail, Tobacco, Electronic cigarettes, Articles, Smoking, Smoking cessation, Electronic cigarette, Public health

Beat Smoking - with the goal of shaping international public health policies and saving 200 million lives worldwide.

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  • Beat Smoking - with the goal of shaping international public health policies and saving 200 million lives worldwide.
  • Our campaign will make sure the evidence and the voices of vapers are heard, so that Governments will take the opportunity to save 200 million lives, said Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers Alliance.
  • Beat Smoking campaign will deliver a clear message to all the decision-makers around the world: The best way we can beat smoking is to promote vaping as part of public health policies.
  • The World Vapers Alliance represents 23 vapers associations as well as 14.000 individual vapers from all over the world.

QIAGEN Partners with Verogen to Offer Broadest Portfolio for Human Identification, Including Next Generation Sequencing Solutions

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Law enforcement, Emergency services, Health, Genetics, Other Science, Science, Biotechnology, Biology, Branches of biology, Life sciences, Medical software, Qiagen, Biotechnology, Molecular biology, DNA, DNA sequencing, Massive parallel sequencing, Verogen, QIAGEN, VEROGEN, QIAGEN

The agreement grants QIAGEN the rights to distribute the Verogen portfolio globally including kits based on the proprietary Verogen ForenSeq assay, the Verogen MiSeq FGx Sequencing System and the Universal Analysis Software and covers an expansion of the partnership through future ForenSeq-based assays.

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  • The agreement grants QIAGEN the rights to distribute the Verogen portfolio globally including kits based on the proprietary Verogen ForenSeq assay, the Verogen MiSeq FGx Sequencing System and the Universal Analysis Software and covers an expansion of the partnership through future ForenSeq-based assays.
  • Verogen and QIAGEN will also cooperate to commercialize a menu of forensically validated workflows for next-generation sequencing (NGS) that combine Verogens library-prep products with QIAGENs QIAseq products, automation solutions and expertise.
  • QIAGEN will market Verogen products globally alongside its portfolio of forensics instruments, kits and services.
  • Find out more about QIAGENs human identification portfolio here: https://www.qiagen.com/us/applications/human-identity-and-forensics/
    Verogen is a dedicated developer of DNA-based biometric human identification products for analysis of forensic genomic samples.

6th Annual National Disaster Preparedness Poll: Racial, Demographic, and Regional Disparities Inform Critical Need to Increase Community Readiness Efforts Across the US

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Other Health, General Health, Pharmaceutical, White House, Federal Government, Law enforcement, Emergency services, State, Local, Healthcare reform, Public policy, Hospitals, Congressional News, Views, Health, Public policy, Government, Articles, COVID-19 vaccine, Medical research, Psychological resilience, Preparedness, Self, Mind

Protecting communities in this next stage of emergency preparedness is about building resilience and capacity between events.

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  • Protecting communities in this next stage of emergency preparedness is about building resilience and capacity between events.
  • In 2021, respondents cited natural disasters as the disaster type of greatest concern (32% of respondents).
  • The 2021 survey also highlighted clear disparities in preparedness behaviors between racial groups, as seen in previous years.
  • New COVID-19 vaccine questions were included in the 2021 Domestic Preparedness Poll in which the total sample size was 2,538 adults.

Life Link III Names Josh Howell as Chief Executive Officer

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Monday, June 28, 2021
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Life Link III today announced that its Board of Directors has named Josh Howell as the organizations next Chief Executive Officer.

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  • Life Link III today announced that its Board of Directors has named Josh Howell as the organizations next Chief Executive Officer.
  • Prior to Life Link III, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Life Flight Network, Chief Operating Officer for San Antonio AirLIFE, and a Regional Business Development Manager for Air Methods.
  • I am grateful to the Life Link III Board of Directors for giving me this opportunity to lead Life Link III moving forward.
  • The Life Link III Board of Directors has continually supported the vision and strategic growth of Life Link III.

L.A. Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing and Hunger

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Friday, June 25, 2021
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Housing Is A Human Right ( HHR ) and key state and local legislators will host a Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing and Hunger on Friday, June 25th in Downtown Los Angeles.

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  • Housing Is A Human Right ( HHR ) and key state and local legislators will host a Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing and Hunger on Friday, June 25th in Downtown Los Angeles.
  • ( Registration link) The community hearing will also be streamed live on Facebook: to view the panels and testimony, click here :
    COMMUNITY HEARING on HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING & HUNGER Seeking root causes, brainstorming solutions and hearing testimony.
  • The Community Hearing on Homelessness, Housing and Hunger is intended to bring new urgency among government and elected officials and the public to these three overlapping crises.
  • Elected officials and decision-makers will hear from those with lived experience from people who are unhoused, rent-burdened, facing hunger issues.

Castellan Announces Release of BC Management’s Annual BCM Compensation Report

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Retail, Security, Other Professional Services, Data management, Manufacturing, Technology, Human resources, Finance, Consulting, Banking, Professional services, Supply chain management, Other Technology, Software, Engineering, Emergency management, Business continuity, Backup, IT risk management, Business Continuity Institute, Business continuity planning, Emergency services, Disaster management

Castellan Solutions , the largest, global provider of business continuity and operational resilience solutions, announces the release of BC Managements 2021 Compensation Report.

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  • Castellan Solutions , the largest, global provider of business continuity and operational resilience solutions, announces the release of BC Managements 2021 Compensation Report.
  • In this 19th edition report, BC Management, a division of Castellan, partnered with the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) to assess compensation earning potential by years of experience, degree, years of management and leadership expertise, geography, and certification.
  • When we first started gathering this data almost 20 years ago, it was because there was an unknown around compensation benchmarks and earning potential across the industry, says Cheyene Marling, Managing Director at BC Management.
  • The data highlighted in the 2021 Compensation Report was gathered throughout Q1 2021.

Summit Off Duty Services Grows Through Acquisition

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Summit Off Duty Services , a nationwide provider of off-duty law enforcement security services, today announced the acquisition of Coastal Protective Services, a regionally-focused security provider based in Savannah, Georgia and LEO Traffic Safety, a road and bridge transportation construction security services provider.

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  • Summit Off Duty Services , a nationwide provider of off-duty law enforcement security services, today announced the acquisition of Coastal Protective Services, a regionally-focused security provider based in Savannah, Georgia and LEO Traffic Safety, a road and bridge transportation construction security services provider.
  • While our service offerings are similar to Coastal Protective Services and LEO Traffic Safety, Summits long history in law enforcement, team of dedicated client service managers, large network of off-duty officers, and integrated use of technology will allow us to seamlessly provide white-glove service to clients who we welcome into the Summit family, said Tracy Fuller, president of Summit Off Duty Services.
  • With a nationwide network of law enforcement agencies and officers, Summit works to alleviate the burden of crafting and staffing security details for the businesses it serves.
  • Summit is focused on understanding the risks its clients face and delivering the right solutions.

Jim Richards of Total Security Solutions Announced as Entrepreneur of the Year® 2021 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award Finalist

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) recently announced that CEO Jim Richards of Total Security Solutions was named a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award .

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  • Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) recently announced that CEO Jim Richards of Total Security Solutions was named a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award .
  • Award winners will be announced during a special virtual celebration on Thursday, August 5 at 6:00 p.m.
  • ET and will become lifetime members of an esteemed community of Entrepreneur Of The Year alumni from around the world.
  • Im honored to be named a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year, said Jim Richards, CEO.

Proof Authentication Announces Close of Series A Funding and Appointment of Brand Protection Veteran Dan McKinnon as New CEO

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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Proof Authentication Corporation today announced that Dan McKinnon has been appointed as CEO in connection with its recently closed Series A financing.

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  • Proof Authentication Corporation today announced that Dan McKinnon has been appointed as CEO in connection with its recently closed Series A financing.
  • Prior to joining Proof, Dan was the Head of Global Brand Protection at New Balance, one of the world's largest sports footwear and apparel manufacturers.
  • The financing will also provide growth capital to help Proof achieve its mission of engineering the worlds premier anti-counterfeiting authentication solutions.
  • We believe that Dan McKinnon is one of the foremost experts in brand protection.