SpatialNews Press Release
Intergraph Public Safety Selected by Westmoreland County;
Advanced Technology to Manage Emergencies
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 20, 2001--Intergraph Public Safety (IPS)(NASDAQ:INGR) has been selected by
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to provide a multi-agency computer aided dispatch (CAD) system for law enforcement, fire, and
emergency medical services (EMS). The contract award is valued at $1.7 million.
Covering more than 1,068 square miles and serving approximately 375,000 people, Westmoreland County receives more than 275,000 calls
for service a year. The new CAD system will support 117 fire departments, 36 law enforcement agencies, 30 EMS units, emergency
management for 65 municipalities, HAZMAT response, county detective, county coroner, children's bureau, county park police, and county
sheriff.
"The Board of Commissioners of Westmoreland County are committed to providing the best 9-1-1/Emergency Management Service for the
residents of our County and their visitors, and with the newly formed partnership with IPS, we feel it will distinguish us as a leader in the Public
Safety sector. With the completion of a $2 million communications center, 21 position console system, and a 21 position phone system, the IPS
CAD solution is the final piece of the puzzle to complete the state-of-the-art communications center," said Mark D. Brammell, chief of support
services, Westmoreland County D.P.S.
"Intergraph Public Safety welcomes the opportunity to participate in such a technologically advanced communications center. We are
confident that our CAD solution will enable Westmoreland County to provide more responsive services to their citizens," said Dr. Roger O.
Coupland, president of Intergraph Public Safety.
Intergraph Public Safety Background Information
Intergraph Public Safety develops, markets, and implements systems for public safety agencies around the world. Intergraph Public Safety's
CAD system fully integrates interactive, intelligent mapping with dispatching, records management, and state-of-the-art communications
capabilities. The system is composed of high-performance graphics workstations and software designed specifically to support command and
control operations. Records management is enhanced by the use of a database that includes geographic basemap information as well as address,
incident history, and traffic pattern data. Available on the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, the CAD system runs on powerful Intel
processor-based personal computers and high-performance, symmetrical multiprocessors for high-volume transaction processing.
Intergraph Corporation is a worldwide provider of technical solutions and systems integration. Its vertically focused business units develop,
market and support software and services for local and national governments and for the following vertical industries: transportation, utilities,
communications, process, marine and public safety. Other business units deliver software, hardware and services across multiple industries. Built
on 30 years of technology innovation, Intergraph is consistently ranked by industry analysts as a leading vendor in the global markets it serves.
Intergraph common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol: INGR. Visit www.intergraph.com/pubsafety for more
information.
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