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News
Issue #2002 - 14
(April 2002)
(Updated Apr.
10, 2002)
APPLICATIONS
& DEVELOPMENT
Wireless Solution to Reduce
Student Truancy and Crime
As part of the Boston Public Schools’
Attendance Initiative, AirClic Inc. and Nextel Communications will
be responsible for the technology component of a pilot program to
keep track of students absences and to enhance law enforcement
efforts to deter truancy. According to the Boston Police District,
data has shown a reduction in crime when there is reduced truancy.
The two wireless vendors will equip the Boston Public Schools’
truancy sweep teams with wireless devices to track attendance. Each
team includes a Boston public school supervisor of attendance,
police officer and probation officer.
By tapping a few keys on a wireless device, officers can identify
the truant student in real-time, check for outstanding warrants, and
verify the accuracy of the student's identity. The student’s
school and parents can also be immediately notified about the
truancy.
Components of the Wireless Solution
- Nextel’s i85s Java-enabled phone with AirClic’s Mobile
Information Platform
- Boston Public School data servers
- Nextel Direct Connect, a digital two-way radio feature
MIP is a wireless based software platform that provides the
framework for fast and secure mobile information access. Using
SmartCodes, in this case a student’s name, as the key in
information access, MIP links users to important information,
AirClic said.
"With a few key stokes, AirClic’s Mobile Information
Platform lets Truancy Teams access and update specific student
attendance information," said Phillip Riese, AirClic CEO.
"This helps the teams work more efficiently and effectively
towards their goal of helping students and increasing school
attendance."
For more information: http://www.airclic.com
Mobileinfo Comments & Advisory: This
is an innovative application in public service. We bring it to your
attention to emphasize the point that there is no limit to conceiving
use of wireless applications. If there is mobility, need for
collecting and sending information in real-time from wherever you are,
you have hit a potential wireless application.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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