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Broward County Emergency Management

It's easy to use. It offers phone, email and organizer in one package. When we discovered we could add on an application that offered us some field reporting capabilities, we knew BlackBerry was the right solution for us. - Mike Verini, Bureau Chief, IT

Business Challenge

  • Broward County Emergency Management is an emergency operations center that responds to disaster situations for 30 cities in the south Florida area
  • Emergency management personnel were juggling multiple communication devices in the field
  • A converged wireless device was needed to assist them with field reporting and responsiveness

Solution

  • BlackBerry® smartphones were deployed on the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
  • mBiztech, now Wallace Wireless, supplied mDB for Lotus Notes® to allow dynamic access to emergency management databases and the ability to respond and report on-the-spot

Results

  • Converged the need for several devices into an all-in-one solution
  • Faster reporting to headquarters and state offices from disaster sites
  • Access to emergency management data and up-to-date, portable contact list
Industry Government, Public Safety
Region Americas
Company Size Mid-sized organization
Type of Solution Disaster Recovery and Continuity of Operations
Solution mDB from Wallace Wireless (formerly mBiztech)
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