NEWS AND EVENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD
NEWS
Beta 80 & Avaya at NENA 2017!
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – Jun 15, 2017. Beta 80 International and Avaya joined forces at NENA Conference & Expo 2017, one of the largest events for public safety professionals in North America that took place June 03-08 in San Antonio, Texas. The fair was an exciting opportunity to unveil Beta 80 and Avaya partnership and show our see our integrated solution platform and latest innovations in Public Safety Communications.
Milan, Italy – May 30th, 2017.
We are proud to announce that Beta 80 has integrated Waze traffic information into its CAD. This integration will provide PSAPs with even better real-time traffic information; including road works, alerts, jams and incidents. Agencies may now directly alert citizens of incidents and problem areas on the road. Furthermore, Beta 80 has joined the Waze Connected Citizen Program (CCP) a network of Waze partners who have additional sources of data not found within the Waze app.
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Four new PSAPs in three months
Milan, Italy – May 30th, 2017. In just ninety days, from February to April 2017, Beta 80 Group has launched four new PSAPs, including one covering the entire territory of the Republic of Albania. This is the result of Beta 80 Group’s twenty-five-year experience, as well as a constant technological evolution with iO® CAD at the very center. iO® is our in-house developed Computer Aided Dispatch software suite that can adapt to the needs of each territory and operational module.
PRESS RELEASE
Beta 80 International & Avaya join forces at NENA Conference & Expo 2017!
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – May 16, 2017. Beta 80 International and Avaya will join forces at NENA Conference & Expo 2017, one of the largest events for public safety professionals in North America taking place June 03-08 in San Antonio, Texas. Visitors are invited to stop by booth #233 & #235 to see our integrated solution platform and our latest innovations in Public Safety Communications.
Milan, Italy – April 20, 2017. Beta 80 Group successfully concluded its journey at EENA 2017, the biggest public safety fair in Europe. It’s a crucial event that brings together public authorities and companies in the emergency sector from over 50 countries. The three days were filled with debates, conferences, training workshops and networking events, including 112 Awards and a cruise on the Danube.
Milan, Italy – February 06, 2017. Beta 80 Group is delighted to announce that Luca Bergonzi has been appointed for the second year as Chair of the EENA Operations Committee for the year 2017. The Committee is responsible for setting requirements, recommendations and best practices for European Emergency Services. Its members are thus responsible for reviewing the different 112 models in Europe. Their contribution is key for developing a clear, safe and grounded Emergency Service environment.
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – February 04, 2017. Beta 80 has released the new iO® Maps for Emergency Management, designed to create a modern digital experience for 9-1-1 Dispatch Centers and EOCs.
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – February 06, 2017. Beta 80 Group is the official Platinum Sponsor of the EENA Conference and Exhibition which will be held in Budapest on 5-7 April 2017. This event is the largest platform for the Emergency Service sector, with over 600 attendees from over 50 countries. It is a great privilege to be able to serve as Platinum Sponsor as it gives us the chance to support EENA and its mission to promote a safer, smarter system for dealing with Emergency Response.
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The Tavolo® Flex unveiled during APCO 2016
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – September 06, 2016. Beta 80 International unveiled its new The Tavolo® Flex at APCO 2016 Conference & Expo, one of the largest events for public safety professionals in North America which this year took place August 14-17 in Orlando, Florida.
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – August 10, 2016. Beta 80 International announced that it is unveiling The Tavolo® Flex at APCO 2016 Annual Conference and Expo, one of the largest events for public safety professionals in North America taking place August 14-17 in Orlando, Florida. The Tavolo® Flex is a touch screen table powered by Beta 80’s unique software to support collaborative decision-making and information-sharing with different resources involved in any emergency situation.
WASHINGTON D.C., USA – June 7th, 2016 – Beta 80 Group today announces it has received the 2016 Avaya DevConnect New Partner of the Year Award for its iO™ suite, an innovative and powerful Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) solution for e911 public safety. The solution helps PSAP call takers and dispatchers focus on their life-saving job tasks, and CAD managers to secure the proper governance for community emergency services.
From February 29 till March 3, Beta 80 International took part in the CALNENA 9-1-1 Mission Critical Training, held at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego. The California Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (CALNENA) supports the proliferation of technology that has enhanced the public’s access to emergency services.
New Europe published today a front-page article on the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) and how it blocked awareness activities for the common European emergency number 112. More specifically, officials coming from DG COMM prevented European Commission representations in Member States from communicating on 112, although the planned awareness activities required no financial resources.
Europeans overwhelmingly support 112, with the recent 112 Day 2016 (11 February) being the perfect example. We believe that awareness of 112 is a right of Europeans, often meaning the difference between life and death.
EENA remains available to work with the European Commission, and any other stakeholder, to promote 112 among people everywhere in Europe.
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Airbnb and EENA announce partnership to promote 112 all over Europe!
EENA, 11th of February 2016
On European 112 Day (11 February), Airbnb, the world’s leading community driven hospitality platform, updated their safety card to include 112 as the pan European emergency number. The initiative will help to inform hosts and guests around the world of the number to call in an emergency whilst travelling in Europe.
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USA: The Tavolo™ and iO-CAD™ were showed in the Avaya EBC, New York
Beta 80 International, 27th of October 2015
The Tavolo™ and iO-CAD™ were showed during the NYC 911 Technology Day at the Avaya’s Executive Briefing Center in New York City on Tuesday, October 27th. Emergency services representatives from NYC area attended to two interesting sessions regarding the latest technologies and innovations in Public Safety Communications.
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Italy: The app “Where are u” wins the “Smart Communities Award” at SMAU 2015
Beta 80 International, 23rd of October 2015
The Regional Emergency Service Company (AREU) with its App “Where are U” was awarded as a finalist at the Smart Communities Award – Smart Communities and Social Innovation as an engine for Regional Development. The ceremony was held in Milan on October 22nd during the SMAU International 2015, the most important Italian event dedicated to Information & Communication Technologies designed to help main national and international suppliers of ICT to meet entrepreneurs, corporate and public administration decision makers and ICT operators. During the SMAU, 12 projects out of 43 were awarded as the best Smart Development projects.
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USA: Beta 80 International at Apco Conference 2015 in Washington DC
Beta 80 International, 14th of September 2015
From the 16nd till the 19th of August, Beta 80 International took part in an important event in emergency communications in USA – APCO Conference & Expo, held in Washington DC. APCO International’s Annual Conference & Expo, is the premier event for public safety communications officials, from frontline telecommunicators to communication center managers to public safety communications equipment and services vendors.
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USA: The Tavolo™ was launched at NENA Conference & Expo 2015 in Denver
Beta 80 International, 07th of July 2015
From the 27nd of Jun till the 02th of July, Beta 80 International took part in one of the most important events in emergency communications in USA – the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Conference, held in Denver, Colorado. Over 100 exhibitors filled the conference’s Expo Hall to display their innovations in emergency communications and Beta 80 International presented, for the first time, our touch table The Tavolo™, a collaborative tool for any emergency response.
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Europe: “Outstanding Emergency Call Center” Award assigned to AREU
Beta 80 Group, 27th of April 2015
From the 22nd to the 24th April, 2015, took place in Bucharest the annual conference of EENA – European Emergency Number Association. The initiative gathers public agencies, institutions and private organizations around the common subject of 112 emergency services.
“By using the new Single European Emergency Call Number (112), it’s possible to reduce the time response of rescues, to better locate the calls and to lower significantly the costs” – stated Roberto Maroni, president of the Lombardy region at the press conference for the 112 Day* yesterday in Milan.
It will be an expert of Beta 80 Group to preside over the EENA (European Emergency Number Association) Committee of Operations. Luca Bergonzi, a member of the Emergency Management Systems’ division in Beta 80 Group, is the new “Co-Chair of the Operations Committee” of EENA. The one year assignment strengthens the role of Beta 80 Group within the European Association that was born to ensure the spread and development of the Unique Emergency Number 112 service in all member States of the EU.
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Italy: EENA case study document released.’Managing Change’: The example of Regione Lombardia, Italy’
EENA, 29th of October 2014
EENA Operations Committee has released its new publication “Managing Change: The example of Regione Lombardia, Italy”. “Case Study Documents”, a new type of EENA publications, are conceived as a useful tool for interested stakeholders who can benefit from gaining insight from existing practices.
Europe: A new contribution to EENA operations by Beta 80 Group
Beta 80 Group, 29th of October 2014
Beta 80 Group worked side by side with EENA (the European Emergency Number Association – 112) to the new version of the eCall* specifications document, coming from the HeERO project, which addresses the deployment of the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call service eCall based on the European Emergency number 112.
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USA: Beta 80 Group visits the Silicon Valley and its 9-1-1 system
Beta 80 Group, 29th of October 2014
During last week, a group of Beta 80 professionals toured 9-1-1 PSAPs in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Brazil: iO has its 1st operating PSAP at the city of Limeira (São Paulo)
Beta 80 Group, 2nd of October 2014
Since yesterday, iO has its first operating PSAP in Brazil. The chosen city was Limeira, in the state of São Paulo, and its PSAP controls over 350.000 people, working under the common number 192. The PSAP is part of SAMU (Sistema de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência / Mobile Emergency Attendance Service), the Brazilian ambulance emergency service that is present in the majority of Brazilian cities.
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Italy: The platform for the social network analysis of emergencies is just arrived
Beta 80 Group, 2nd of October 2014
The social networks can be a useful tool to face quicker and more efficiently catastrophic events such as earthquakes or floods, in all stages of the life cycle (Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation). So “Torcia” is born (a platform for the cooperative management of emergencies).
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USA: iO and the The Fastest Dispatcher Contest at APCO 2014
Beta 80 Group, 1st of October 2014
From the 2nd till the 4th of August, Beta 80 Group took part as a first time exhibitor at the APCO 2014 – 80th Annual Conference & Expo. Among another 265 exhibitors on the Public Safety field, Beta 80 Group had the opportunity to show its iO CAD system to the American market, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Brazil: Beta 80 is participating on the Hospitalar fair in São Paulo
Beta 80 do Brasil, 20th of May 2014
Beta 80 do Brasil is taking part, for the first time, of the Hospitalar fair. The main goal is very clear: to present to the Brazilian market a highly innovative, configurable and integrated software for the public safety sector, connected to best technologies available in the market.
In the European Union, the emergency services never stop. Only on the roads alone, there are more than 70 fatal incidents per day, which represents 25.000 deaths every year in Europe. In order to save more lives, the EU wants to equip every car with an automatic emergency call system, called eCall.