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| BT Introduces Innovative Police Data Mobility Solution The BT Police Data Mobility Solution is set to empower police officers throughout the UK by increasing the numbers of officers on the streets, allowing them to achieve more, and ensuring that police cars are dispatched efficiently to incidents. Officers in vehicles or on foot patrol can use it to save time, reduce the burden on support colleagues back at base and avoid the possibility of human error. They can do so by making their own checks on the Police National Computer, the Electoral Roll, their own criminal databases and any other national and local information resources available to them. They can also transmit reports to their police service systems, using forms stored within mobile data terminals in vehicles or hand-held devices. This should increase police visibility, as officers will no longer need to return to their stations to enter this information in person. Last year alone, Metropolitan Police officers used the BT Police Data Mobility Solution to make nearly 4 million checks on the Police National Computer – up a third on the previous year's total. The Metropolitan Police dispatch team also use the solution, to track over 1500 vehicles and pinpoint their exact location at any moment in time. This enables them to ensure that the right resources are sent to incidents within the shortest possible timescales, while avoiding unnecessary duplication and the need to make so many voice calls. Sussex Police and Merseyside Police are using the solution in similar ways and report similar benefits. The same flexible approach extends to PDAs, mobile applications, professional services and bearer networks. Even though BT owns and operates one of the country's most reliable mobile data networks, the Mobitex network, BT can just as easily provide this solution over GPRS. Police services also get a single contract with BT, thereby minimising the hassle associated with maintaining equipment and dealing with several third parties. Moreover, they can save time and money on the procurement front by utilising recognised channels, such as GCAT, which removes the need to go into a lengthy tender process. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |