Motorola Solutions, a global leader in public safety and enterprise security has acquired Rave Mobile Safety, a leader in mass notification and incident management, and a Double-Award Winner in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program.

Rave Mobile Safety, which is based in Framinham, Massachusetts, helps organizations and public safety agencies communicate and collaborate during emergencies. In November Rave took home a Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award for Rave Aware in the Best Incident Response Solution category and a Gold ‘ASTORS’ Award for the Rave Panic Button in the Best Mobile Technology Product category.

State and local governments and enterprises, even hospitals, rely on Rave’s cloud-native, customizable platform to support emergency incident coordination and response. Users can effectively communicate operational updates and alerts, such as health emergencies, lockdowns, and evacuations, so people are better informed to take appropriate action.

The platform is also used by thousands of K-12 schools and higher education institutions across the U.S., particularly Rave’s Panic Button solution can immediately provide real-time incident details and essential data like location to 9-1-1 call takers and first responders, and its incident management solution helps to coordinate and expedite emergency response across school safety personnel, administrators and first responders.

(Learn how, upon the press of any of the five emergency buttons, a preset notification is sent to all necessary on-site staff and safety personnel, and is also received by 9-1-1, plus additional details about the location of the incident, facility data and more. The Rave Panic Button aids first responders before arriving on the scene to determine the next steps and greatest areas of need. Rave Panic Button works for app, landline, and mobile activations for a true 9-1-1 integration, allowing 9-1-1 to communicate back when the “All Clear” has been confirmed. Courtesy of Rave Mobile Safety and YouTube.)

“Motorola Solutions’ technologies strengthen the critical intersection of public safety and personal security,” explained Greg Brown, chairman and CEO, Motorola Solutions.

“Our acquisition of Rave complements our portfolio with a platform specifically designed to help individuals, businesses, and public safety agencies work together in more powerful ways.” 

The Rave platform will be integrated into Motorola Solutions’ technology portfolio, which includes access control, video security, body-worn cameras, critical communications, command center software, and weapons detection solutions.

“Rave and Motorola Solutions share a deep understanding of communication and collaboration workflows for customers, including the essential role of mobile technology, when addressing complex and evolving safety challenges,” added Todd Piett, CEO, Rave Mobile Safety.

“We’re excited to extend our reach and impact as we join a global leader in public safety and enterprise security.”

Motorola’s solutions in land mobile radio communications, video security & access control, and command center software, bolstered by managed & support services, create an integrated technology ecosystem to help make communities safer and businesses stay productive and secure.

To Learn More, please visit www.motorolasolutions.com.

Rave Mobile Safety Recognized with Multi-Awards in Sixth ASTORS’ Awards Programs

American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now in its Seventh Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

Rave Mobile Safety (First of Two)

Best Incident Response System

• Rave Aware

• As the nature of active assailant incidents become more complex, it’s become abundantly clear that a holistic approach is an essential part of emergency management and hazard response.

• A recent survey by Rave Mobile Safety has confirmed that emergency personnel would like better interoperability regarding crisis communications.

• However, sharing incident data isn’t easily remedied with updates and new technology, as some towns and jurisdictions operate with older systems that cannot integrate with today’s innovative solutions.

• This is why having a one-stop solution that can communicate across disparate technologies, departments, and jurisdictions is essential for safety, and many officials are starting to realize the importance of data integration. By prioritizing collaboration, with a tool like Rave Aware, responding parties will be able to share emergency data across agencies, software, and borders.

• Rave Aware is a secure cloud-based data aggregation platform that allows agencies to publish live, real-time CAD data in their preferred format for rules-based processing, notifications, and permission-based cross-party sharing, and gives dispatchers, first responders, and other emergency services personnel the situational awareness and information they need to respond quickly and cohesively to critical incidents.

• The Rave Aware is built to function like a hub-and-spoke, facilitating and integrating different CAD systems, workflows, and software into a unified platform for emergency response, and allows different authorities to share life-saving information and cohesively participate in a unified response effort. 

• Rave Aware helps protect callers, responders, and their communities by reducing the time required to respond to events and better coordinating public safety’s response to 9-1-1 calls. The tool is also highly cost-effective so that even the most budget-strained agencies can improve their proactive and response strategies.

(Learn how to use Rave Aware and the Rave Platform to make comprehensive data-driven decisions thanks to situational awareness and real-time data sharing. Courtesy of Rave Mobile Safety and Vimeo.)

• Rave Aware offers web-connected incident mapping, real-time data searching, secure data sharing between agencies, CJIS-compliant cloud tools, and task management for improved collaboration. Users of the tool cite the value it delivers on streamlined communications. 

• Rave Aware helps communities seamlessly collaborate on critical communications and emergency response when every second counts and lives are on the line.

Rave Mobile Safety (Second of Two)

Best Mobile Technology Product

• Rave Panic Button

• The U.S. has experienced more than 2,032 school shootings since 1970, and these numbers are increasing.

• Alarmingly, over 948 school shootings have taken place since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. With these events, unfortunately, becoming more common, public safety officials and school administrators must be prepared to respond immediately in the event of an emergency.

• In the wake of Sandy Hook, Rave Mobile Safety worked with law enforcement and school safety officials to develop Rave Panic Button, and today it is the most widely used and trusted school safety app across the country, with implementations being used in nearly 50 states.

• When one of the buttons is pushed, 9-1-1 center dispatchers and first responders can view detailed caller locations, floor plans, entrance and exit locations, emergency contacts, and key procedures for a more coordinated and cohesive response, for a level of situational awareness that is paramount during adverse events.

• Additionally, Rave Panic Button can help designated school personnel respond to the emergency while waiting for first responders to arrive. For example, if someone needed CPR and the panic button was activated, a school nurse would be notified via an alert and could reach the student and begin medical response while waiting for paramedics to arrive – significantly improving the chances for a better outcome.

(Learn how the Rave Panic Button can enhance collaboration with 9-1-1, first responders, and authorized personnel for emergency planning and panic button drills. Courtesy of Rave Mobile Safety and Vimeo.)

• Rave Panic Button brings immense value to communities across the country, and saves precious critical response time, protecting students, teachers, and first responders by getting the right resources to an emergency at the right time.

• *Rave Mobile Safety has also been recognized as a Multi-‘ASTORS’ Awards Champion, having secured multiple Wins in the 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Programs, respectively.

Homeland Security remains at the forefront of our national conversation as we experience an immigration crisis along our southern border and crime rates that are dramatically higher than before the Pandemic across the United States.

These challenges have become a national priority with an influx of investments in innovative new technologies and systems.

Enter American Security Today, the #1 publication and media platform in the Government Security and Homeland Security fields, with a circulation of over 75,000 readers and many tens of thousands more who visit our AST website at www.americansecuritytoday.com each month.

The pinnacle of the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program is the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards Ceremony Luncheon Banquet, an exclusive, full-course plated meal event, in the heart of New York City.

This year’s exclusive sold-out ‘ASTORS’ luncheon featured representatives of law enforcement, public safety, and industry leaders who came together to honor the selfless service of those who stand on the front lines, and those who stand beside them – providing the capabilities and technologies to create a safer world for generations to come.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which came out in force, to discuss comprehensive collaborations between private and public sectors that have led to the development of intelligence and technologies which serve to protect our nation.

The continually evolving ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program emphasized the trail of Accomplished Women in Leadership in 2022, as well as the Significance and Positive Impact of Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in our Next Generation of Government and Industry Leaders.

The keynote address was provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) Diane Sabatino, who described the changes to CBP through the tragedy of 9/11 and the relentless commitment to its mission and ongoing investment in the latest technologies and innovations to protect our borders and Homeland.

The resounding theme of the DEAC’s remarks was her pride in the women and men of the CBP and their families who support them.

AST was also joined by Legendary Police Commissioner William Bratton, who spoke, as always, about his love for the City of New York, the Profession of law enforcement to which he has dedicated his life, and for which he continues to drive thought leadership and innovation.

New York City Police Department (NYPD) Chief of Department Kenneth Corey, came out to address Luncheon attendees and shared some of his experiences and the changes in policing he’s witnessed over his more than three decades of service.

FDNY Chief Joseph Jardin honored the men and women of the FDNY, not only those who currently serve but all of those who have selflessly served, with a special recognition of those lost on 9/11.

Chief Jardin spoke about the continuing health battle of many following 9/11 with cancer and respiratory disease, yet now knowing the full consequences, would not have made a different decision to respond.

As Chief Jardin noted, mission-driven service is in the lifeblood of every firefighter, volunteer and sworn and has been so throughout the history of the Fire Service.

Former head of the FBI’s active shooter program, Katherine Schweit joined AST to sign complimentary copies of her book, ‘STOP THE KILLING: How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis,’ thanks to the generosity of our 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Sponsors. 

The 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by NEC National Security Systems (NSS), ATI Systems, Automatic Systems of America, guardDog AI, Fortior Solutions, IPVideo Corporation, Rajant Corporation, RX Global, and SIMS Software!

We were pleased to welcome the esteemed New York City Fire Department (FDNY); the New York City Police Department (NYPD); and the NYC Hospital Police,  as well as Executive Management from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and many other DHS agencies, Federal law enforcement agencies, and private/public partnerships such as the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), the 30×30 Initiative, a coalition of professionals advancing the representation of women in policing; and Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) (rail safety advocates).

The prestigious Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program highlights the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.

In 2022 over 240 distinguished guests representing Federal, State, and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms gathered from across North America, Europe, and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields.

Each year, to keep our communities safe and secure, security dealers, installers, integrators, and consultants, along with corporate, government, and law enforcement/first responder practitioners, convene in New York City to network, learn and evaluate the latest technologies and solutions from premier exhibiting brands at ISC East, the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management Expo (NDEM EXPO), and the ASIS NYC Expo.

ISC East is the Northeast’s leading security & public safety event, hosted in collaboration with sponsor Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with ASIS NYC.

Corporate firms, the majority of which return year to year to build upon their Legacy of Wins, include:

Advanced Detection Technologies, AMAROK, ATI Systems, Axis Communications, Automatic Systems, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., Cellbusters, CornellCookson, CyberArk  Fortior Solutions, guardDog.ai, Hanwha Techwin of America, High Rise Escape Systems, IPVideo Corporation, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, NEC National Security Systems, NICE Public Safety, OnSolve, PureTech Systems, Quantum Corporation, Rave Mobile Safety, Regroup Mass Notification, Robotic Assistance Devices, Rajant Corporation, SafeLogic, Select Engineering Services LLC, Singlewire Software, SolarWinds Worldwide, Teledyne FLIR, Valor Systems, and West Virginia American Access Control Systems, just to name a few!

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old-school basics to what is Today – a fast-changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State, and local levels of government as well as firms allied to the government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers’ eyes throughout the story with cutting-edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

Harness the Power of the Web – with our 100% Mobile Friendly Publications

AST Digital Publications are distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals, in federal, state, local, and private security sectors.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture, and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state, and local levels as well as from private firms allied to the government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website, and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

To learn more about ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, Be On the LookOut for the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2022 ‘A Year in Review’.

The Annual CHAMPIONS edition includes a review of ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firm’s products and services, including video interviews and more.

It will serve as your Go-To Source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2022 Products and Services’ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and/or organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection, and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware, and Networking Security – to name a few), the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION will have what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It will also include featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

A complete list of 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners will be announced shortly.

For more information on All Things American Security Today, as well as the 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

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