Activu vuPoint Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 4

January 2010, Issue 4

Greetings!

Welcome to this month's edition of vuPoint featuring key topics of concern within the command and control room.

Many thanks to content contributors including Ed Jones, Prince George County Traffic Management Center and Matt Krstulja, Mitsubishi.

If you have any comments, ideas, or you are interested in contributing an article or white paper, please contact me by email.

Sincerely,
Theresa Myers
Editor

45 Days to Improve Visibility into Road Conditions

When Prince George County, Maryland set their goal on upgrading their Traffic Response and Information Partnership (TRIP) Center, they looked to their neighboring Montgomery County for recommendations. Prince George County was operating their traffic management center and emergency snow removal service for the county on an outdated, analog solution that relied on hardwired equipment and manually patched video feed. The system was failing and limited by hardware. Approaching the heart of the snow season in Maryland, Prince George County knew that they had to act fast.

Cost-Savings to Upgrading Your Video Wall

Today's control room supervisor is faced with keeping operational costs low while still maintaining high quality displays. As display technology has evolved over the years, this obstacle can be easily overcome if your control room or operation center is equipped with 4th generation video display walls.

The latest technology in 4th generation display walls give way for significant cost savings and display quality over previous generations of video wall products. Now, the initial investment of upgrading an outdated system makes sense fiscally.

3-D News from CES 2010

The 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place January 7-10 in Las Vegas, NV. This year's show featured all things 3-D. So what's not at the show? Activu CEO, Paul Noble, blogs from CES.

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Activu to Exhibit at AFCEA West 2010

Activu is pleased to participate as an exhibitor at AFCEA West 2010, San Diego, California, February 2-4, where we will demonstrate the latest distributed, net-centric, visualization solutions for real-time situational awareness, together with Mitsubishi, booth #1732.

Preview new Activu 5.0 software, which provides enhanced tools for peer-to-peer collaboration
Schedule an executive briefing to learn about the new features and benefits of Activu 5.0.
Request a demo at a location convenient to you.

News & Events

Activu successfully delivers and installs new visualization and collaboration solution for Prince George County, Maryland, Traffic Management and Emergency Weather Center within 45 days.

The Spanish Railway System, managed by ADIF, will begin the regional rollout of their new Activu-based control center solutions. The net-centric visualization solution revolutionizes the collaboration and decision making process between ADIF headquarters and their regional centers, improving response time, safety, and overall rail operations.

Activu launches new advertising campaign in Signal Magazine highlighting how Activu has helped the DOD, DHS, and Intelligence Community to establish and sustain situational awareness.