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Intrado Inc. (NASDAQ: TRDO), a global provider of
integrated data and telecommunications solutions, today announced
several new services that enable next-generation 9-1-1 capabilities.
Intrado ALI Management, 9-1-1 Routing and The Application Framework
are part of the Intrado Intelligent Emergency Network, Intrado's
next-generation, IP-based emergency communications architecture. The
Intelligent Emergency Network is a robust and secure service platform
that bridges the gap between the limitations of the legacy 9-1-1
system and the expansion of public safety requirements. The design
leverages the improved efficiencies of the Internet Protocol system
(using open, ATIS-approved standards) while providing an evolutionary,
non-disruptive deployment model.
The new services enable the nation's public safety answering
points (PSAPs) to take advantage of next-generation 9-1-1 capabilities
that can improve their ability to route and manage 9-1-1 calls,
streamline interagency collaboration and support new communications
and data types. Specifically:
-- ALI Management is a comprehensive solution providing PSAPs
with more control over Automatic Location Information (ALI)
data provisioning, "drill down" querying capabilities, error
correction and customized reporting. The service supports
wireline, wireless and VoIP 9-1-1 calls.
-- 9-1-1 Routing is a 9-1-1 voice switch and selective router
that will enable PSAPs to more efficiently accommodate new
technologies like VoIP while providing PSAPs with more control
over 9-1-1 call routing throughout their jurisdiction.
-- The Application Framework is a secure data access and storage
management service that increases a PSAP's ability to control
how new types of information (such as transferred notes, maps,
caller location data and re-routed calls) is introduced into
the 9-1-1 system.
"The functionality and robustness of these new services reflect
Intrado's understanding of the needs of the public safety
communications community and the intricacies of the current operating
environment," said George Heinrichs, Intrado chief executive officer.
"We recognize that we must introduce new technology in a manner that
extends and enhances, rather than disrupts, the existing
infrastructure, which has been evolving for nearly 40 years."
In 2005 Intrado began to deploy the foundation of the Intelligent
Emergency Network with its VoIP 9-1-1 Peering Gateways to integrate
VoIP calls into the native 9-1-1 network. Today the Intelligent
Emergency Network serves as a portal through which Intrado's VoIP
Service Provider (VSP) customers gain controlled access to the
nation's 9-1-1 system. The services announced today will enable the
nation's PSAPs to use these portals to communicate with each other
more efficiently; expand the set of federal, state and local public
safety agencies that can interoperate with local 9-1-1; and gain the
ability to bring new users and new information sets into the 9-1-1
network with control, security and dependability.
"Intrado's experience and expertise in solving real-world 9-1-1
problems is broad and deep," said Stephen Meer, Intrado chief
technology officer and co-founder. "Today's 9-1-1 system includes more
than 6,000 different PSAPs with a range of operating environments. We
have created next generation 9-1-1 capabilities that accommodate the
diverse technological spectrum that exists in today's PSAP community
with the explicit goal of leaving no PSAP behind. While the IP
innovation explosion we are witnessing today represents great
potential for enhancing 9-1-1, this potential is achievable only
through a practical approach to implementation, an approach that
allows compatibility and coexistence with the installed base."
The Intrado Intelligent Emergency Network and suite of 9-1-1
services interoperate with the ATIS-approved Emergency Services
Messaging Interface (ESMI) standard, in keeping with the network's
open-architected, standards-based foundation. ESMI has been adopted by
the industry as the standard protocol to use in sharing information
among and between emergency responder groups at all levels of
government. This critical standard is required to help ensure
interoperability within the emergency response community regardless of
the specific technology a single agency may be using.
About Intrado
For more than two decades, telecommunications providers, public
safety organizations and government agencies have turned to Intrado
for their communications needs. Intrado provides the core of the
nation's 9-1-1 network and delivers innovative solutions to
communications service providers and public safety organizations,
including complex data management, network transactions, wireless data
services and notification services. The company's unparalleled
industry knowledge and experience reduce the effort, cost and time
associated with providing reliable information for 9-1-1, safety and
mobility applications. Additional information on Intrado, its products
and services, and past press releases can be found at the Company's
Web site: www.intrado.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
This announcement contains expectations and other forward-looking
statements regarding the ability of the Intrado(R) Intelligent
Emergency Network(TM) to provide PSAPs with next-generation 9-1-1
services. Readers are cautioned that actual results may differ
materially from the forward-looking statements in this release as a
result of certain factors, including: unforeseen problems and delays
in the implementation or market acceptance of the Intelligent
Emergency Network, and other factors identified from time to time in
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date hereof. Intrado undertakes no obligation to update or
revise the information in this press release, whether as a result of
new information, future events or circumstances, or otherwise.