Seamless Interface to CAD System and Third-Party Software Prove Key
WALL, N.J.– BIO-key International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in wireless public safety solutions and finger based biometric identification today announced that the Bakersfield, California, Fire Department and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Fire Department in Livermore, California will implement BIO-key’s FireRMS™ Enterprise Edition for their automated Fire/EMS record management solution. A common factor in both projects is the ability to interface with the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system and third party software solutions. The value of both contracts in aggregate is approximately $160,000.
“We currently have a joint CAD system with the Kern County Fire Department, an agency that utilizes a BIO-key record management solution. We chose BIO-key’s FireRMS™ for their extensive pre-incident planning capabilities,” explained Deputy Chief, Kirk Blair, of the Bakersfield Fire Department. “The fact that BIO-key has successfully interfaced with the CAD system that we share with Kern County, as well as with third party applications we use, was crucial to our final purchasing decision.”
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Fire Department operates on a shared CAD with Alameda County, another existing BIO-key customer. Along with the CAD interface, Lawrence Livermore Fire Department desired a record management system that would interface with their current staffing application. “The overall interoperability and ease that BIO-key’s FireRMS™ works with other products was appealing to our organization,” stated Assistant Chief, Mike McLaughlin.
“The increased use of our applications and solutions by local and regional agencies has enabled us to facilitate data sharing amongst affiliated units as well as creating a more simple integration process,” said Anthony Barone, Vice President and General Manager of BIO-key’s Fire and EMS Division. He concluded, “The result is a seamless interface for the end user.”
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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