Cambridge, MA, November 17, 2004 — Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE), a system integrator; which focuses on building and integrating business applications for broad transformation needs of energy & utilities, and life-sciences & healthcare sectors; has helped the City of Chula Vista develop CommandRESPONSE™ - the only system of its kind in the world today fighting against international terrorism.

The project is a collaboration among several of the region’s best-known technology companies, government research labs and the City of Chula Vista. CTE is proud to share the podium with the likes of US Navy SPAWAR, Antin Engineering, TechAlt, Qualcomm, Nextel, Proxim, Intervoice, Emergency E-mail Network, CrossCurrent, and CASE Technology.

The Chula Vista CommandRESPONSE™ project, sponsored by the Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP), made its debut Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at the Chula Vista police department.

CommandRESPONSE™ is a system that orchestrates wireless communications (voice and video), geospatial tracking and application data putting into the hands of first responders the first truly complete operation picture of events and incidents inside of an area of responsibility (in this case the City of Chula Vista). From an applications perspective, REM was the key to tying all of this information together and provided the “Event Correlation” mechanism that was used to determine the existence of a terrorist threat and alert the other systems that action was to be taken.

Commenting on the role of REM in CommandRESPONSE™, Jim D’ Augustine, Chief Technology Officer – CTE Inc. said, “by exposing REM services/ components as Web Services, a client can communicate with the services/ components using the SOAP over Http/S protocol. This will enhance the communication scope, and the system would be able to talk to Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system of the City of Chula Vista.”

About REM

The REM application provides a set of tools and capabilities that link seemingly unrelated event information from different source systems. The application analyzes this combined data to determine possible threats to the community, and then warns first responders and other agencies, before a planned act of terrorism, or any other serious crime can take place.

One of the primary benefits of REM is increased user efficiency. This has a direct impact on the community by increasing public safety. It also indirectly benefits the community by potential revenue gains through increased commercial and residential tax base improvements in public education and economic growth. By providing more information quicker, REM allows the law enforcement community to act on the basis of available information.

The role of REM in CommandRESPONSE™

Web Services: This functionality facilitates the communication between REM system, and Computer Aided Dispatch deployed in the City of Chula Vista, to take place on different protocols. Earlier, HTTP was the sole protocol for communication. With the implementation of Web Services, communication is possible through devices other than Internet browser – like hand held device, cellular phones etc. The functionalities of Posting Events and issuing Alerts would be exposed as Web Services.

About Cambridge Technology Enterprises Inc.
Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE), a CMMI Level 5 next-generation business lifecycle solutions provider, has a focus on building and integrating business applications. CTE’s core competency lies in its collaborative delivery model, a solution delivery approach that aligns business, technical, and user stakeholders; includes partner technologies and services as necessary; and delivers end-to-end solutions on a fixed price and fixed time frame basis.

CTE’s business model is based on a global delivery model foundation, which stays close to the customer and yet optimizes the value of the solution offered.

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