WALL, NJ - BIO-key International Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BKYI) , a leader in wireless public safety solutions and finger based biometric identification today announced that Oakland County, Michigan will expand its existing reporting capabilities and equip first responders with BIO-key’s FireRMS™ Mobile product. Oakland County recently made the decision to purchase thirty mobile licenses to enhance inspection, pre-planning capabilities and EMS data management. These recently purchased FireRMS Mobile licenses will be dispersed among the participating agencies and additional licenses will be phased in as needed. Oakland County Courts and Law Enforcement Management Information System (CLEMIS) has been a FireRMS customer for more than six years hosting databases for 30 separate fire agencies protecting over 1.2 million citizens.
According to Colleen Prosyniuk of CLEMIS, “The purpose of the Oakland County Fire Records Management System is to capture and create fire records from the inception of a 9-1-1 call, to include the additional computer-aided dispatch information, and complete recording in a standard records management system, promoting communication and the sharing of fire records among our participating municipalities. With BIO-key’s suite of products everything is centralized within one application.”
“The Oakland County CLEMIS project exemplifies a cooperative effort where multiple agencies can pool resources to obtain a cost effective and feature rich solution,” said Anthony Barone, Vice President and General Manager of BIO-key’s Fire and EMS Division. “We are beginning to see more instances where a county serves as a host for several neighboring localities. Collaborations like this, allow for smaller departments to benefit from an enhanced E911 system from our advanced records management solutions that otherwise may not be able to afford it.”
About BIO-key
BIO-key develops and delivers advanced identification solutions and information services to law enforcement departments, public safety agencies, government and private sector customers. BIO-key’s mobile wireless technology provides first responders with critical, reliable, real-time data and images from local, state and national databases. BIO-key’s high-performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise data to improve security, convenience and privacy and to reduce identity theft. Over 2,500 police, fire and emergency services departments in North America use BIO-key solutions, making BIO-key the leading supplier of mobile and wireless solutions for public safety worldwide. (http://www.bio-key.com/)
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