LAS VEGAS, Nev. – 6 April 2005 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), the leading provider of Mission Critical Communications solutions, unveiled four new products --- a new generation pager for volunteer firefighters, two new Professional Series Radios for small business, and a new dispatch solution --- this week at the International Wireless Communications Expo (April 6-8) in Las Vegas.
One of the products, the MINITOR V™ pager, will allow volunteer firefighters to record a message of up to eight minutes, one of the longest recording times in the industry.
This would enable the dispatch center to send a longer, more detailed message so firefighters would have more information about the emergency prior to arriving on scene.
“As the primary pager supplier for hundreds of community fire departments, we take our responsibility to provide the best performing, most reliable paging products very seriously,” said Grant Milner, director of Motorola Commercial System Products. “Where improvements can be made, we make them. When customers request options, we surpass expectations. The result is the MINITOR V, a new generation of pager, ideal for fire departments as well as businesses and other organizations that must react quickly in times of emergency.”
MINITOR V: New Generation of Pager for Volunteer Firefighters
• Bandwidth Options - MINITOR pager now provides the option to program the pager on narrow or wide-band channels for both UHF and VHF.
• Improved Sensitivity – receive calls consistently even in fringe or weak signal areas
• Expanded Alert Tones -as many as 12 programmable tones, including new musical options, are available to communicate specific alerts.
• Tremendous Stored Voice Capability - recording time increase to eight minutes, one of the longest in the industry.
• Rugged Dependability - sturdy housing and solid, responsive knob action. The MINITOR V meets Military Standard Procedures 1 for driving rain.
New Professional Series™ Radios for Small-Medium Businesses
For two-way radio users in small to medium-sized businesses and communities, the company announced its new PR860™ and PR1500™ two-way radios at this year’s IWCE.
“In the past few years, the bar has been raised in terms of security. The size of the community shouldn't dictate the level of preparedness and security their citizens should expect,” said Craig Chenicek, director of Motorola Radio Products. “The time is right for the introduction of the PR860 and PR1500 Professional Series two-way radios from Motorola. These radios offer an extremely high level of communication technology and product durability at a price that fits within the budgets of most smaller communities and businesses.”
PR860 Features• New Rugged Housing. - solid case and ergonomically designed controls give the users of the PR860 confidence and allow them to easily operate all buttons and knobs.
• Durable, but not heavy. - For users upgrading from the HT750™, they'll notice more features but not more weight. Lightweight (12.8 oz. with impress™ Li-ion battery) and long battery life enable long shifts and heavy use.
• Clear audio quality. – available in 16 channels.
• User-friendly programming software. - Windows updated CPS, the easy-to-use way to custom program multiple radios at same time.
• Accessory flexibility – An expanded line of audio accessories provide users more customization. Existing Professional Radio tier accessories are compatible with PR 860.
PR1500 Features• Customized audio/superb sound. - Refinements to the circuitry give the PR1500 a rich, full audio which users can customize to their specific preferences or needs. Adjustable bass and treble to compensate for different listening environments.
• Improved talk range. - Excellent specifications for transmission and reception provide better range and more reliable reception.
• 32 Channels. - All PR1500 radios provide 32 channels.
• Accessory flexibility – An expanded line of audio accessories provide more user customization on existing HT1000™ audio and charging accessories are compatible with PR 1500
Note
: The MINITOR V pager and the PR860 and PR1500 radios are available for sale from Motorola Authorized Two-Way Radio Dealers beginning in mid-April
MIP 5000: New Dispatch Software Solution for Fleets, Campuses, Utilities and Public Safety
Motorola is expanding its VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)
portfolio with the introduction of the MIP 5000 Dispatch Software Solution.
“We are expanding the Motorola IP Portfolio so all customers can leverage IP technology using Motorola solutions,” said Michele Shaughnessy, Motorola Dispatch Solutions Marketing manager. “MIP 5000 is a software dispatch application that will give users the ability to put radio dispatch anywhere on their existing network.”
For customers who already own Motorola desksets migration to VoIP is supported via the compatible MIP Gateway. The MIP 5000 dispatch solution is designed to benefit customers in manufacturing, fleet dispatch, campuses, utilities and public safety organizations and will be available later this year.
(motorola.com)