• New Guidelines for Wireline Emergency Notification Systems in the Works
  In March, ATIS announced it would be coordinating the development of standards and guidelines for emergency notification systems (ENSs) for use with wireline systems.

• Opening up Lines of Communication for First Responders
  The Columbine shootings, 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing. Besides being the epicenters of horrific events, each of these had one other thing in common: a crippling lack of communications interoperability among the various public safety agencies responding to the events.

• IT Security Standards Evolve to Meet New Needs
  The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) recently released ISO/IEC 24762,a new standard offering guidance on the information and communication technologies and services needed for disaster recovery.

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