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Drew WilsonAugust 22, 2018

Ridesharing company Uber announced Wednesday that Pinellas County is now part of a pilot program to help emergency services respond more quickly to rider emergencies. Currently, Uber said, if a rider hits the “emergency button” in the app during their trip, their location data and the make, model and license plate number of the car […]

Peter SchorschJuly 31, 2017

Telecommunications giant Motorola Solutions announced Monday that it has hammered out details with aerospace company Airbus to acquire an emergency call handling company. Motorola will take over Plant Holdings, Inc., which owns Airbus DS Communications, and will add its VESTA software suite, including text-to-911, mapping, data management and analytics capabilities to the Motorola software portfolio. […]

Scott PowersJune 23, 2016

The City of Orlando and a long list of news media are headed to court to decide whether scores of phone call recordings of the Pulse nightclub massacre should be released to the public. Media companies including the Associated Press, the Orlando Sentinel, several Orlando TV stations, various other newspaper companies, TV networks and online […]

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Uber brings ‘911 Integration’ program to Pinellas County

Motorola to acquire next-generation 911 company

Media and City of Orlando go to court over Pulse nightclub massacre tapes