Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Shares Special Esri Award for GIS
July 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM EDT
MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
July 12, 2016-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp (Nasdaq: CMTL) recently
announced that one of its key Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
solutions developed expressly for Next Generation 9-1-1 has received a
prestigious honor from Esri, a leading provider of GIS and mapping
products. Esri's 2016 Special Achievement in GIS Award to the Tennessee
Emergency Communications Board (TECB), the government entity responsible
for overseeing statewide 9-1-1 operations, recognizes a solution jointly
developed and implemented by Comtech and True
North Geographic Technologies for TECB. Esri recognized their
innovative application of GIS in support of the NG9-1-1 Spatial
Information Function (SIF), an integral element of NG9-1-1 operations.
"Our cloud-based SIF involves one of the country's most innovative uses
of GIS for Next Generation 9-1-1," said Dr. Stanton Sloane, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. "This
system validates a caller's location to a significant level of accuracy,
which improves reaction time by emergency responders and ultimately
saves lives."
Comtech currently provides a cloud-based Geographic Information System
(GIS) database management product to Tennessee's emergency
telecommunications organization; this technology forms the foundation of
a market-leading solution in support of the state of Tennessee's Next
Generation Automatic Location Identification (ALI) solution. In addition
to GIS technologies, Comtech also provides data delivery services as
well as project management and user access to Comtech'sISO-9001-rated
Network Operations Center.
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. designs, develops, produces and markets
innovative products, systems and services for advanced communications
solutions. The Company sells products to a diverse customer base in the
global commercial and government communications markets.
Certain information in this press release contains statements that are
forward-looking in nature and involve certain significant risks and the
uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such
forward-looking information. The Company's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings identify many such risks and uncertainties. Any
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