The NJ Police Chief Magazine Volume 23, Number 5 | Page 27

The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | May 2017
Improved Communication Program Being Offered to New Jersey Police
Chiefs and All NJ Public Safety & Justice Organizations
NJSACOP to Partner with Cisco and CDW-G for Video Cloud Collaboration
Tech Leaders and NJ Police Chiefs Association to “Partner for Better Information Sharing”
With increasing demands on law enforcement to respond to and assess situations faster and more accurately, the need for
improved communication and collaboration has become more critical than ever. To address this issue, the New Jersey State
Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will be partnering with Cisco Systems and CDW-G to provide association members the
opportunity to connect their teams with the latest in Cloud based video collaboration technologies.
Called the NJSACOP Public Safety and Justice Portal, the new partnership will make a wide variety of the latest collaboration
technologies available to New Jersey public safety and justice agencies. The offering will include software subscriptions services
only as well as video enabled endpoints ranging from desktop systems to room-based systems. In addition, cloud services and
multiple collaboration tools (including TelePresence® and Jabber®) will be available. These can help increase efficiency and
reduce costs related to administration, meetings, travel and transportation. In addition, the technologies offered through the
agreement, will provide improved and more secure communications by empowering real-time, any time, face-to-face video
communications and meetings among staff.
Affordable, Reliable and Secure
Cisco is excited to be a key player in the development of this turnkey approach to help New Jersey Public Safety agencies easily
acquire cutting-edge video and TelePresence® technologies for deployment in the office and the field. With a wide array of video
end-points being delivered by Cisco’s 2014 Partner of the Year CDW-G, New Jersey public safety agencies could have an
affordable method that would let them easily communicate in real-time within their own department or with other state or federal
agencies. Cisco vast experience in video collaboration technologies will provide agencies with a reliable and secure platform that
can be expanded as needed. A key software component of the new partnership would be Cisco’s Jabber software client for mobile
devices. This communications software would empower agencies in New Jersey to respond to unknown threats faster and more
effectively.
Another special feature of the new agreement would enable agencies to deploy Cisco’s WebEx Collaboration Meeting Room (CMR).
This advanced collaboration solution could link up to 200 callers at once in a conference room setting, and up to 25 video
endpoints. Plus, CMR is standards based, so even those without a license could join calls – a key advantage in times of crisis.
Real Benefits for Public Safety and Justice Agencies
For New Jersey public safety agencies, the new partnership with Cisco Systems and CDW-G will
provide tremendous benefits every day. Real-time video communication tools will be available that
would provide a more secure environment for those who work with prisoners after arrest. The
agreement would also open up Cloud Collaboration technologies to use by attorneys, judges and
correctional facilities. Using them, agencies could reduce or eliminate the need to transport
dangerous inmates for arraignments, hearings or healthcare. By enabling remote video interviews
between inmates and legal attorneys, the new cloud based tools could reduce or eliminate travel
time and associated costs, freeing up financial and physical resources for use in more critical areas.
The use of advanced video collaboration technologies are ideal for Emergency Operations
(EOCs), letting them view data and presentations (video, television, maps, graphs,
real-time and across agencies. With that data, EOC decision makers can develop more
response strategies. Plus, video helps build more interactive relationships and
communication is clearer since body language can be interpreted.
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Components featured in the agreement include advanced technologies like that found in the Cisco
DX Series. The DX80 features HD video, Unified Communications, Android applications and even
email all integrated into a single sleek device. Its end-to-end security features provide the level of
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