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Welcome to the Winter issue of the Cisco newsletter for state and local government. This issue will focus on the safety and security challenges government and campuses are facing as budgets shrink and needs grow. Learn how IP-based physical safety and security solutions can be effective and reduce operational costs. Hear from Robin Hattersley Gray, executive editor of Campus Safety Magazine about trends in campus safety. And finally, read how the convergence of physical safety systems and campus wired and wireless networks can enhance campus safety. Subscribe Now >>
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 Advances in Physical Safety and Security in
Government: Protect People, Assets, and Information
With leaner budgets, what can government do to better protect employees, visitors, physical assets, and information? “New IP-based physical safety and security solutions are not only more effective, they can actually reduce operational costs by tying in with each other, government communications systems, and network access controls,” says Lindsay Hiebert, Emerging Technologies Manager, Cisco. Read more >> |
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 Top Safety and Security Trends on Campuses:
Interview with Robin Hattersley Gray, Executive
Editor of Campus Safety Magazine
Robin Hattersley Gray, executive editor of
Campus Safety Magazine, has been reporting
on the security and campus law enforcement industries since 1998. In this interview she discusses purchasing trends in campus physical safety and security, including mass notification and access control. Read more >> |
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The Convergence of Physical Safety and Information Technology on Higher Education Campuses
Higher education campus safety organizations are effectively using processes and technology to protect students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Nonviolent crimes such as burglary, auto theft, and arson have decreased in recent years, as has the violent crime rate. But efforts to improve campus safety never cease because manmade and natural disasters can come at any time, and as a result, campus safety organizations continually strive to improve event detection, notification of affected students and staff, and response. For this reason, the convergence of physical safety systems and campus wired and wireless networks can enhance campus safety.
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Don't Miss the Upcoming Cisco Tech Forum
Attend the upcoming Cisco Technology Forum, “Business Transformation and Next Gen Collaboration” on February 17 and 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. This two-day event will bring together more than 200 public sector technology decision makers to hear and experience Cisco and partner solutions and best practices. Featured topics will include integrated networks, collaboration, and data center. You will have the unique opportunity to network with key Cisco partners as well as key public sector decision makers, and attend networking, demonstration, and “meet the experts” sessions. For more information visit www.cisco.com/offer/ctf
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Keep your finger on the pulse with GovernmentConnection. Subscribe Now.
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| Events |
Internet2 Symposium /
Users' Group
University of Scranton
Scranton, Pennsylvania
January 22, 2009
NJASA Techspo
Atlantic City, New Jersey
January 29-30, 2009
Webcast: Grants Office–
Mastering the 2009 Assistance to Firefighters Grants
February 19, 2009
NASTD
Saratoga Springs, New York
April 18-21, 2009 |
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| Featured Products |
Cisco Open Platform
for Safety and Security
Gun Shot Location
Surveillance
Cisco Rapidly Deployable
Communications
Cisco Unified Contact
Center Enterprise
Cisco Unified Personal Communicator
Cisco Unified MeetingPlace
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing 3545
Cisco Unified Videoconferencing Manager–Desktop |
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| Resources |
Video: Innovation Transforming Public Safety.
View this dynamic video from the IACP event held in November and learn how Cisco collaboration technology helps agencies meet mission requirements and change the paradigm in public safety.
Press Release: Cisco Releases Latest Solution
for Public Safety
New safety and security solutions transform how public safety agencies secure and protect their communities.
Campus Safety
Resource Center
See how educational institutions are using their existing networks to significantly enhance safety and reduce costs. Get immediate access to video case studies, demonstrations, white papers, interviews, and more.
Cisco at IACP 2008
If you could not attend the show, click here for a video overview, interviews with customers, theater presentations, special offers, and more.
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