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The Sacramento Police Department Teams With Compaq to Fight Crime
SACPD Deploys Advanced Technology in Police Cruisers, Copters HOUSTON, TX and SACRAMENTO, CA, May 2, 2002
The first of 190 high-tech police cruisers are rolling onto the streets of Sacramento equipped with state-of-the-art crime fighting tools like in-car computing, secure Radio-IP data networking, and helicopter video downlink capability—all the result of a mobile communications overhaul led by the Sacramento Police Department IT staff in partnership with a team of experts from Compaq Computer Corporation The Sacramento Police Department (SACPD) is working with Compaq Global Services to upgrade systems and develop state-of-the-art law enforcement/technology solutions. "Compaq's involvement in testing and evaluating the numerous hardware and software products required to complete this project has been crucial to the success we've experienced to date," said Sacramento Police Department captain Scott LaCosse. "Compaq's staff has also been invaluable in dealing with the unexpected challenges that invariably arise during the implementation of a multifaceted project. The end result of these efforts is a system that is an order of magnitude more capable than the one it replaces, with considerable improvements in the efficiency of our staff and attendant public safety benefits." The comprehensive law enforcement solution selected by the SACPD includes:
"Having a role in bringing the technology together into a solution that enables the Sacramento Police Department to dispatch officers, access and manage records and communicate via radio over a secure network was very gratifying work for Compaq," said ML Krakauer, vice president of Compaq Global Services in North America. "It demonstrates how technology and services, combined into a total solution, can make a difference in the lives of the citizens of Sacramento and the brave police officers who protect them every day." Compaq started working with SACPD in 1997 when it assisted in evaluating and stress-testing potential CAD/RMS vendor solutions. Through this process, the SACPD technical team and Compaq developed scenario-based load tests and used Compaq lab facilities to emulate police dispatch, records management, and mobile computing. "In addition to needing a new dispatch and records system, SACPD lacked an underlying data radio infrastructure," said Mark Bateson, Compaq senior solution architect. "The Sacramento City Telecommunications team conducted an in-depth analysis and selected the DataRadio Corporation to provide the new private RF Infrastructure. Working with Compaq, the SACPD IT staff selected Radio-IP to implement TCP/IP connectivity to the patrol cars." Radio-IP Radio-IP's RadioRouter provides the secure network used by the SACPD communications solution. The software optimizes TCP/IP by removing unnecessary overhead, eliminating duplicate packets generated by the TCP/IP protocol and uses the radio network's confirmation, ensuring security of the information that is transferred. "With the RadioRouter solution, SACPD gets the best of both worlds. Over-the-air RadioRouter takes advantage of the Radio vendor protocol while at the same time providing the benefits of a power compression and encryption engine," said Alain Adam, president of Radio-IP. "RadioRouter, combined with the DataRadio RF infrastructure, is really a double bonus, because not only do they get a high performance solution, but they also get compressed and embedded GPS information from each patrol car reported to our RadioRouter server." About Compaq Global Services Compaq Global Services, the $7.8 billion services arm of Compaq Computer Corporation, provides multi-vendor system integration, customer support and outsourcing services to help enterprise clients build, deploy and manage IT environments. With more than 34,000 employees backed by a worldwide network of operations management and customer support centers, Compaq Global Services offers capabilities and expertise to help clients develop effective IT service strategies and ensure uninterrupted business operations. Company Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a leading global provider of information technology products, services and solutions for enterprise customers. Compaq designs, develops, manufactures and markets information technology equipment, software, services and solutions, including industry-leading enterprise storage and computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, communication products, personal desktop and notebook computers, and personal entertainment and Internet access devices that are sold in more than 200 countries directly and through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at http://www.compaq.com. Notes:
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the possibility that the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger does not close or that prior to the closing of the proposed merger, the businesses of the companies suffer due to uncertainty; the market for the sale of certain products and services may not develop as expected; that development of these products and services may not proceed as planned; that Compaq and Hewlett-Packard are unable to transition customers, successfully execute their integration strategies, or achieve planned synergies; other risks that are described from time to time in Compaq and Hewlett-Packard's Securities and Exchange Commission reports (including but not limited to Compaq's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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