Visteon Provides Latest in Law Enforcement Technology to Oakland County Sheriff Bouchard

Visteon Provides Latest in Law Enforcement Technology to Oakland
County Sheriff Bouchard 


VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Oct. 29  /PRNewswire/ -- Visteon Corporation
(NYSE:VC) will provide the latest in law enforcement technology to Sheriff
Michael Bouchard and the Oakland County Sheriff's Office today, marking the
first sheriff's agency to own a TACNET(R) equipped vehicle.

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"We are pleased to work with Sheriff Bouchard and his deputies, applying
advanced technology to dramatically improve officer and public safety in
Oakland County," said Greg Gyllstrom, Visteon's vice president and general
manager aftermarket and glass North American operations.  "We have applied our
expertise to help improve emergency response capabilities for the good of law
enforcement officers and citizens."

TACNET is an in-vehicle command and control system designed to improve public
safety, officer safety, officer efficiency and interoperability while
dramatically reducing police car interior clutter.  The voice technology allows
hands-free access to information while the touch screen and hand control pod
accommodate on-the-job demands of a police officer.  Visteon has carefully
considered the needs of an officer, including the need for gloved hands in
designing interface touch zones.  Requests for mission critical functions to
have redundant controls were also incorporated as well as ease of operation in
extreme environments or during black out situations.

The ability to replace the current array of switches, microphones, buttons and
brackets with an easy-to-use command system is the result of Visteon technology
and the cooperation of its TACNET Alliance companies.

Alliance partnerships with key law enforcement technology suppliers allow
Visteon to supply an integrated system that works with the equipment a police
agency is already using.  These partnerships also ensure TACNET's compatibility
with the in-vehicle law enforcement equipment of the future.

In addition to working with leading law enforcement suppliers, Visteon will be
collaborating with Oakland County Sheriff's Office to meet their specific
needs.  This collaboration is in addition to previous collaboration with
several other police agencies including California Highway Patrol, Michigan
State Police, Maryland State Police and Boston Police Department, and the
Ontario Provincial Police -- all of which provided valuable officer field- test
feedback.

Visteon Corporation is a leading full-service supplier that delivers
consumer-driven technology solutions to automotive manufacturers worldwide and
through multiple channels within the global automotive aftermarket.  Visteon
has about 72,000 employees and a global delivery system of more than 200
technical, manufacturing, sales, and service facilities located in 25
countries. 

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