Anthony, thanks very much and 73 to you.


Junior Lolley KG4itd
Liberty County Emergency Coordinator


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Anthony Vece
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 9:57 PM
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Subject: Re: not ham related but maybe it is okay

Hi Junior;

That's Magnificent!

73 de Anthony w2ajv



Sent from my Verizon iPhone!

On May 4, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Junior Lolley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 2012 Liberty Cty FL PR FINAL
> Cassidian Communications Recognizes Liberty County, Fla., 9-1-1 Center 
> Dispatcher Junior Lolly with Dispatcher of the Month Award . 
> Visually-impaired call taker is an industry leader with more than 30 
> years on-the-job . Lolly assisted in the testing of the latest version 
> of the Sentinel Patriot 3.2 call processing solution TEMECULA, Calif., 
> April 30, 2012-Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America 
> company, is pleased to recognize Junior Lolly from Liberty County, 
> Fla., 9-1-1 Communications Center, as the Cassidian Communications 
> Dispatcher of the Month.
> "One of the reasons Liberty County 9-1-1 is unique is the fact that 
> its lead call taker has been on the job since 1980 and has been blind 
> since the age of 12. Today, Lolly processes more than 300 emergency 
> and administrative calls a day, which is more than three times the 
> amount he processed in his earlier days at the center." said Brandon 
> Hoquist, product line manager, Cassidian Communications.
> As technology advances entered the 9-1-1 center, Lolly's job became 
> more complicated as additional programs and monitors were introduced. 
> Today, Lolly uses new technology designed to assist the visually 
> impaired.
> "He never sends a responder to the wrong place and can tell someone 
> where to turn by landmarks," said Stephen Ford, 9-1-1 coordinator, 
> Liberty County 9-1-1 Communications Center.
> "He has only asked me
> where an address is located three or four times since I have worked 
> with him. He does a better job than any sighted call takers I know."
> A renowned professional, Lolly says that no single call stands out 
> among the thousands he has taken- from natural disasters such as 
> hurricanes, tornadoes and lightening storms, to emergencies related to 
> house fires, grave injuries and serious accidents.
> "I'm not in this for the money," Lolly states. "This is not a job 
> where you get rich. I do it to help people and to be there for the 
> community. It's a calling. It's a desire I was born with."
> The Liberty County 9-1-1 Center recently completed testing of the 
> latest version of the SentinelR PatriotR call processing solution, 
> release 3.2. Built to support up to 100 call taking positions, the 
> Sentinel Patriot
> 3.2 solution is designed to handle up to two million calls per year, 
> is fault tolerant with no single point of failure and delivers 
> scalable, redundant, remote survivable systems with ultra-high 
> reliability. This feature rich solution provides call centers such as 
> Liberty County with a clear path to next generation 9-1-1 (NG9-
> 1-1) services as they become available industry-wide.
> Hoquist continued, "Cassidian Communications recognizes usability as 
> one of the utmost needs for accurate and efficient operations in the 
> call center and is a key differentiator when comparing our products to 
> those of other solution providers."
> Liberty County 9-1-1 has been a Cassidian Communications customer 
> since 2005 and currently is operating the latest Sentinel Patriot 
> solution on its three call taking positions. The 9-1-1 center is Page 
> 2 of 2 responsible for taking emergency and administrative calls for 
> services from the approximately 8,000 county residents. The center 
> also is responsible for dispatching calls for all law enforcement, 
> emergency medical services and fire response for the county.
> The Sentinel Patriot solution supports single- and multiple-site 9-1-1 
> centers as well as geographically diverse, centralized and hosted 
> solutions. The solution is NENA-compliant and is an IETF 
> standardsbased IP-centric call management suite designed to handle all 
> calls seamlessly from a single switch.
> Cassidian Communications continues to serve clients ranging from 
> public safety operations to Fortune
> 1000 corporations to federal agencies. Collectively, the company has 
> more than 40 years of experience deploying 9-1-1 call processing 
> solutions, notification solutions and first responder digital trunked 
> radio networks.
> About Cassidian Communications (www.CassidianCommunications.com) As 
> the largest and most trusted source of mission critical communications 
> solutions, Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America company, is 
> leading the way in standards-based NG9-1-1 call center applications, 
> notification solutions and services and P25 land mobile radio systems.
> Headquartered in Temecula, California.
> About EADS North America (www.eadsnorthamerica.com) EADS North America 
> is the North American operation of EADS, a global leader in aerospace, 
> defense and related services. As a leader in all sectors of defense 
> and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, 
> EADS, contribute over $11 billion to the U.S.
> economy annually and support
> more than 200,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and 
> services. Operating in 17 states, EADS North America offers a broad 
> array of advanced solutions to its customers in the commercial, 
> homeland security, aerospace and defense markets.
> # # #
> Media Contact:
> Michael Doerk
> Cassidian Communications, an EADS North America Company
> Tel: +1.469.365.4989
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>
> Junior Lolley KG4itd
> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator