STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXPANDS PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRACT WITH TELEPARTNER INTERNATIONAL

Demand for Mobile Data Communications Public Safety System Exceeds Expectations; Connecticut Offers Software Licenses to All Connecticut Public Safety Agencies

Rocky Hill, CT (August 15, 2000) – Telepartner International, Inc., a leading provider of mobile public safety software, applications and services today announced that the State of Connecticut has awarded Telepartner a contract to provide mobile data communications software for every public safety agency within Connecticut. The new license agreement will allow agencies within Connecticut to use the TeleServer™ mobile communication application to support over 5,000 additional law enforcement officers without additional cost to their respective agencies. The demand for additional licenses reflects the rapid adoption of the regional CAPTAIN public safety system, which was a pioneering prototype for the statewide system.

The project was initiated, with State financial support for the development of a prototype, by the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG) and it's Public Safety Council in 1996. This system now supports between two and three thousand users using almost one thousand mobile and in-station computers. The project has ramped up to almost 50,000 transactions per day and is anticipating its use in the future to quickly double that experienced during the first two years of use.

"The success of the mobile data communications system (MDCS) prototyped by the Capitol Region Public Safety Council convinced the State that expanding the MDCS across Connecticut would meet two very important State goals, said Terry Schnure, Assistant Director in the Office of Policy Management. "The goals are to assist the public safety agencies in using Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) resources in an integrated manner, to provide access to the State's developing Offender Based Tracking System (OBTS), and to encourage cooperation among the law enforcement agencies. The MDCS puts real time CJIS data before law enforcement officers in their patrol vehicles, where it is needed."

The statewide mobile data communication system provides access to State and national criminal history databases, provides agency to agency and car to car messaging, interfaces to agency dispatch and records systems, and permits officers in the field to complete National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) reports as well as highway safety complaint accident reports in the vehicles. The MDCS utilizes the Blue Link™ front end, developed by MODAC, Inc., for its user interface.

"Connecticut is a national leader for the wireless public safety market, and we've seen explosive growth in the number of users and applications," said David Kimball, president of Telepartner International. "This expanded license agreement builds on the partnership we have established with the State of Connecticut. We have long been committed to meeting the demands of the public safety market, and together with the State, we continue to define trends and set standards that are being followed by other states."

 

 

About Telepartner International

Telepartner develops, markets and supports data communications software products ranging from comprehensive state-of-the-art mobile data systems for regional public safety agencies to small, highly customized wireless data communications applications. In addition to our cutting-edge software, Telepartner also provide customized services, ranging from nationwide, 24-hour support to one-time consulting projects.

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For further information:

Contact:	David Kimball		Terry Schnure
	Telepartner International		State of Connecticut Dept. Policy Management
	(860) 513-4060		(860) 418-6390
	kimball@telepartner.com		terry.schnure@po.state.ct.us

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