Whitepapers and case studies from the world of emergency technology.

Alvarion-IBM Fresno police wireless project.

Fresno police uses Alvarion wireless and some IBM WECM software to communicate CAD to vehicles. Along with 802.11 equipment they use 900mhz unlicensed spectrum to move data in a large county.

Ad-hoc high speed data networks.

A white paper on ad-hoc networks for emergency services. Advantages of 802.11 technology and disadvantages. Satellite and other temporary data networks and how to set them up. Networking for the emergencies in need of video capable data transmission.

DataTAC lifecycle for 800mhz.

A somewhat dated paper (2004) on how long Motorolas dataTac system will be maintained and how tcp/ip support is done over the proprietary system.

The insider threat of the information age.

A federal document about the threat of the insider. Sabotage and terrorism using computer information systems is becoming a real possibility.

The Terrorist threat to the network.

The threat of infrastructure terrorism to information technology. Some information on possible future terrorist activities. From the NIPC. I always thought it was easy to disrupt the power grid in many countries.

Intelligence Report U.S. Coast Guard MSO

This Open Source report is provided by the U.S. Coast Guard MSO Mobile Intelligence Department as a guide to Industry and Law Enforcement to stay informed of National Security issues.

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