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City of Detroit Police Department Uses CompuDyne's Latest Technology to Manage Public Safety Resources During Super Bowl XL
Date: Monday, February 13, 2006
ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2006--CompuDyne Corporation (Nasdaq:CDCY), an industry leader in sophisticated security products, integration and technology for the public security markets, announced today that while tens of thousands of fans and hundreds of millions of television viewers watched the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks compete in Super Bowl XL, the city of Detroit managed the increased call volume for public safety services using a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system provided by CompuDyne - Public Safety & Justice, Inc. (formerly Tiburon, Inc.).
The Detroit Police Department worked with more than 100 local, state and federal agencies to assure Super Bowl XL was a safe experience for everyone. In addition to serving the public safety agencies of the City of Detroit, the CompuDyne system also provided support to the Department of Homeland Security. Federal agencies were provided access to the CAD data warehouse to receive real-time updates to all law enforcement events occurring throughout the city during Super Bowl activities. Incident information was interfaced to an external system used by the Department of Homeland Security to provide a consolidated view of police, fire and emergency medical activities to more than 400 public safety managers and coordinators at all levels of government.
The CAD system processed over 6,280 calls for emergency service in the 24 hours surrounding Super Bowl XL. The city of Detroit deployed a Special Command Post in the communication center to handle the increased call volume. By establishing a unique routing code for police service, the system automatically rerouted the Super Bowl related calls to the Command Post.
The new CAD system is phase two of a multi-million dollar public safety project with CompuDyne to upgrade the city's public safety technology. Having the new system up and operational in time for Super Bowl XL was mandatory for the city of Detroit.
Certain statements made in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those statements concerning the Company's expectations with respect to future operating results and other events. Although the Company believes it has a reasonable basis for these forward-looking statements, these statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, among others, capital spending patterns of the security market and the demand for the Company's products, competitive factors and pricing pressures, changes in legislation, regulatory requirements, government budget problems, the Company's ability to secure new contracts, the ability to successfully grow the Company by completing acquisitions, the ability to remain in compliance with its bank covenants, delays in government procurement processes, ability to obtain bid, payment and performance bonds on various of the Company's projects, technological change or difficulties, the ability to refinance debt when it becomes due, product development risks, commercialization difficulties, adverse results in litigation, the level of product returns, the amount of remedial work needed to be performed, costs of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and the impact of the failure to comply with such requirements, risks associated with internal control weaknesses identified in complying with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, the Company's ability to realize anticipated cost savings, the Company's ability to simplify its structure and modify its strategic objectives, and general economic conditions. Risks inherent in the Company's business and with respect to future uncertainties are further described in its other filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, such as the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and Form 8-K reports.
CONTACT: CompuDyne Corporation
Geoffrey F. Feidelberg, 410-224-4415 ext. 313
investors.relations@compudyne.com
SOURCE: CompuDyne Corporation
