Locution Systems, Inc. Receives Commission To Provide Automated Dispatching and Fire Station Alerting To The City of Indianapolis

Locution Systems’ CADVoice® automated dispatching and fire station alerting technology to provide faster dispatching for fires and medical emergencies

GOLDEN, Colo., June 23, 2008 – Locution Systems, Inc., a provider of advanced, automated public safety dispatching, zoned dispatching, and fire station alerting and control technology, today announced that it has been commissioned to provide CADVoice®, its automated dispatching and fire station alerting system, to the Metropolitan Emergency Communications Authority (MECA) of the city of Indianapolis, Ind. Locution Systems’ automated dispatching and fire station alerting technologies will be installed in 70 fire stations in the city of Indianapolis.

“When cities and counties add automated dispatching to their 911 communications infrastructure, there are obvious and dramatic improvements in how quickly a 911 dispatch can be sent to the fire or EMS crew designated for response,” said Glenn Neal, Locution Systems’ president, founder, and chief technology officer. “The faster a 911 dispatch can be sent, the faster a fire or EMS crew can respond -- which, in turn, can improve the outcome of a fire or medical emergency.”

Neal added, “In addition, most cities are facing increasing pressure to handle more call volume with the same 911 dispatching staff. Automated dispatching literally helps a 911 dispatching staff more easily handle the rising number of emergency calls caused by growing populations, and aging populations that have more emergency medical needs.”

How Locution Systems’ automated dispatching works

The dispatching portion of the CADVoice® system automatically creates and sends a clear, accent-neutral dispatch announcement about a fire or medical emergency to designated fire rescue and emergency medical stations and/or rescue units in the field.

This announcement is created when 911 dispatchers have reviewed and approved the emergency information generated by the emergency communications center’s Computer-aided Dispatch (CAD) system. The CADVoice® automated dispatch (assembled and spoken by the computer) is sent to the designated rescue units that will respond to the fire, accident, or medical emergency – and tells them the nature and location of the emergency, and well as which crews are assigned to respond. This process typically happens in milliseconds.

Simultaneous with the CADVoice® dispatch announcement at the designated fire station, the system also can automatically activate alarms and display status information on display devices in the fire station, activate garage bay doors, and more.

About Locution Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1986, Locution Systems, Inc. offers a comprehensive suite of automated dispatching, zoned dispatching for multi-unit fire stations, and fire station alerting and control technologies for public safety applications (fire and EMS). Locution Systems’ CADVoice® automated dispatching and alerting products are based on the most advanced public safety technologies on the market today. Locution Systems’ products feature software-driven technology that’s more cost-effective to maintain than traditional hardware-based systems. The CADVoice® product line integrates with standard Computer-Aided Dispatching (CAD) systems operating in most 911 communication centers. Locution Systems’ products are being used in many major cities and counties throughout North America, and have been proven to speed response times, as well as reduce 911 “call stacking”, stress for dispatchers & responders, and operational costs. Locution can be reached at (303) 932-0014, or www.locution.com.