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Motorola Solutions signs contract with city of Atlanta to provide integrated surveillance system to fight crimeNov 30, 2011 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) on Tuesday announced a contract to integrate the city of Atlanta's disparate public and private surveillance camera systems into one common operational environment in the Video Integration Centre (VIC). Financial details of the contract were not disclosed. The company said that the integration services for the city's 'Operation Shield Initiative' will enable real-time crime surveillance, smart deployment from one command centre. Motorola's Global Services organisation will lead a team including ADT Commercial Security, a Tyco International company, and CIBER Inc to provide a comprehensive solution for the city. Motorola and ADT Commercial Security have reportedly completed the implementation of the first phase of the project by upgrading the city's existing cameras from analog to digital, and from leased line to wireless backhaul. ADT Government Services Division managed the installation of the wireless network and pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) cameras in the downtown Atlanta Metro area. For the next phase of the project, Motorola Global Services is integrating CIBER's advanced Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solution. CIBERSecure will combine current and planned video camera systems in the city's downtown and mid-town areas into a single Command and Control display at Atlanta's E911 VIC. In addition, Motorola will architect and integrate the solution to provide scalability to realize the city's vision for public-private partnerships. With the completion of the project, the Atlanta Police Department will have the ability to observe incidents as they happen, identify suspicious activity and perpetrators and deploy law enforcement personnel more efficiently. Motorola Solutions is a provider of business-critical and mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] |