Motorola, Microsoft partner for public safety
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Motorola and Microsoft will jointly develop and market software for emergency first responders, the companies announced today.
The alliance comes as government and IT leaders examine ways to prevent the kinds of communication breakdowns that recently hampered hurricane rescue efforts along the Gulf Coast.
While Katrina and Rita raised awareness of real-time data transfer and system interoperability problems, public safety and defense officials have been looking to make improvements since Sept. 11.