[TrunkCom] Jackson, Miss. Accepts Motorola Wireless Mobile Data Solution for Law Enforcement Agencies

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Jackson, Miss. Accepts Motorola Wireless Mobile Data Solution for Law
Enforcement Agencies

First City in Mississippi to Use Motorola System That Incorporates
Automatic Vehicle Location and Access to National Crime Information
Databases

 June 26, 2002� The city of Jackson, Miss. today announced acceptance of
a Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) wireless mobile data solution for law
enforcement officials that incorporates in-vehicle mapping and easy
access to the federal National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and local
crime information databases using their mobile computers. Jackson is the
first city in the state of Mississippi to use this kind of Motorola
network. It is part of Motorola�s extensive portfolio of integrated
communications and information solutions to address mission-critical
public safety and security requirements worldwide.

�Providing the police with this kind of information before they respond
to a call helps them prepare for what they may encounter, enhancing the
safety of both the officer and citizens requesting help,� explained
Jackson Police Chief Jim French. �For instance, when responding to a
domestic violence call, an officer will be able to see what has happened
at the address in the past. If there was a previous assault on the
officers, he can call for back-up before he arrives on the scene.�

Motorola Premier MDC� communications software enables users to access
federal, state and local crime databases, fill out reports and submit
them electronically from an incident site. It has been incorporated into
mobile data terminals in more than 100 of Jackson�s 200 police cars,
with the remainder to be finished by year-end.

Previously, Jackson law enforcement officials would call the NCIC for
information, and wait for NCIC dispatchers to run checks and report back
via voice radio. When multiple inquiries were made simultaneously,
officials could not obtain criminal warrants/wanted information in a
timely manner because of excessive routine voice traffic over a busy
radio network.

�The new system provides officers with an instant response from NCIC on
the computer, without ever having to call anyone or leave their
vehicles,� said Chief French. �That is also of great benefit to our
officers, because it decreases the time needed to finish an inquiry and
lessens the chance of an unfortunate incident occurring.�

In-vehicle mapping is included to track and monitor vehicle location as
well as locate the incident address on the map in the vehicle using
Global Positioning System satellites. A single-site, RD-LAP 19.2 Kbps
Private DataTAC� network is used with the system. �We selected this
network because of its fast wireless data rates and the ability to
accommodate greater amounts of information,� said Chief French.

The city plans to eventually expand the network to include other local
law enforcement agencies, according to Chief French.

�We are proud to have played a role in planning, designing and
implementing a communications system that will have a tremendous impact
on the delivery of public-safety services throughout the city,� said
Mark Moon, Motorola Communications and Electronics, Inc. Vice President.