Article: City of Richmond, Va. and Intergraph Honored with IJIS Institute Innovation Award for Advancement of Public Safety.

The IJIS Institute has honored the City of Richmond, Va. and Intergraph with its inaugural 2009 Innovation Award for being the first to automate the transmission of security alarm alerts directly to the appropriate public safety answering point's (PSAP) computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system in accordance with the NIEM-based External Alarm Interface Exchange American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard. This automation has reduced response times by at least two to three minutes, saving precious time and lives.

The IJIS Institute recognized Richmond and Intergraph for the success and innovation of the two-year pilot External Alarm Interface Exchange ...

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