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February 28, 2023
With classrooms and students spanning multiple buildings, the importance of wireless integration in schools has never been more evident. It’s important for teachers, bus drivers, administrators, and security personnel to stay connected to ensure better efficiency and safety throughout the day.
As the largest Motorola Solutions dealer in the world, with 75+ locations across North America, BearCom has been a major player in helping schools integrate their wireless communications for decades. Contact us to learn more about how we can help your faculty and staff stay in touch when school is in session.
Wireless Integration Helps Schools Manage a Busy Campus
Whether you’re part of a smaller school or one with thousands of students, ensuring that the school day runs smoothly takes a lot of work and coordination. On any day of the week, faculty and staff need to
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May 28, 2015Production lines can go from profit engines to bankruptcy threats in the blink of an eye. That’s why it’s so vital to have the right communications gear to diagnose problems and call in repair people the minute a line goes down. It used to be that manufacturers handed out a few walkie-talkies for responding to breakdowns, accidents, worker injuries and other factory floor mishaps — and hoped for the best. Factories have a lot of ways to keep effective communications from happening: metal machinery blocking radio signals, extreme noise making it difficult to converse and multiple dead spots in sprawling facilities. Today’s wireless networks and digital technology have consigned most of those challenges
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May 07, 2014Are you part of a retail, grocery, hospitality, security, or healthcare organization considering adding two-way radio to your communications capabilities? Would you like to add to your existing radio fleet? BearCom is participating in a Motorola Solutions promotion that rewards purchases of six CLS or CLP Series radios with a free seventh radio or free radio accessories.
Motorola CLS Series Two-Way Radios
Motorola CLS Series two-way radios are simple, rugged, and reliable, with intuitive controls that are easy to use. The Motorola CLS1110 and Motorola CLS1410 are very affordable and don’t require the use of a speaker-microphone. Through June 30, Motorola is giving buyers of six CLS Series radios a choice from among a free CLS Series radio, six free RLN6423 swivel earpieces ($210 value), or a CLS multi-unit charging tray (56531), -
April 29, 2014The Internet of Things (IoT) is a topic that continues to garner media attention by the terabyte. Now the IoT is moving beyond the trade journals and industry blogs to find a place in more mainstream publications. The Huffington Post recently took a look at the IoT, and it reached out to BearCom for some perspective. Business at the Dawn of the Internet of Things by Huffington Post contributor James Moore makes the point that, "Adoption of the IoT as an inevitability also begins to create new business for technology companies as other key markets approach the slowdown caused by saturation. Consumers and the general public may not even be aware of the beginning of the IoT or consider it a potential reality, but hardware and software manufacturers are already seeing its economic
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April 23, 2014Security is big business in America, with estimated annual revenues of $350 billion. The federal government alone spends nearly $70 billion a year on homeland security. Despite those big dollar figures, security organizations are always looking for force multipliers, and many turn to wireless technology.Wireless equipment and devices have a long track record as effective force multipliers. They also deliver discretion, mobility, and improved coordination—all key issues for an industry that continues to refine the balance between vigilance and visibility. Meanwhile, the security industry finds itself with a new responsibility: the protection of information. "Security organizations are well known for their ability to provide physical security," said Hugh Johnston, Product & Purchasing Manager at BearCom. "But increasingly, they have become responsible for securing not only those physical locations, but also the information they house. As they do this,
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April 16, 2014Three years ago this month, we started this blog, the BearCom Bulletin, to keep you updated on the news coming from BearCom, our partners, and the whole wireless world. In my very first post, I said, "Over the coming weeks and months, it is our intention to use this space to inform, educate, advocate, challenge, and salute. We hope to do so in a way that will enlighten and, at least occasionally, entertain you." That was three years, more than 150 posts, and an estimated 15,000 visits ago! To celebrate, we're taking a look back at our most popular posts so far—and the most popular stories of all involve people young and old who show their enthusiasm for wireless communications technology. We told you about Chester Matusek, at 91 years old the oldest Motorola Solutions employee
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April 08, 2014Big news from our partner Teldio! At the recent Motorola Solutions Channel Partner Expo (CPE), Teldio released D3M, the first web application that simplifies the end-to-end process of designing, documenting, delivering, and managing two-way radio networks. TodaysWirelessWorld.com reported from CPE that the response to D3M was overwhelmingly positive. The Teldio booth staff could barely keep up with the demand for live demos. Both technicians and sales reps see extreme value in the application and are already starting to use the tool with new customer opportunities. D3M allows for seamless collaboration among all parties involved in rolling out anything from a small radio deployment to a large, multimillion-dollar statewide communications network. The web app is an intuitive, all-in-one tool that addresses
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April 01, 2014BearCom takes special pride in the relationship we enjoy with Motorola Solutions, so it was especially rewarding when our largest partner named BearCom to its Empower Circle. The industry leader in two-way radios this year designated 101 companies for the Empower Circle, which recognizes Motorola's best-in-class partners around the world. Representatives from Motorola and executives with the Empower Circle partners are set to meet soon for five days. While they are to discuss how everyone involved can grow their businesses, the gathering is primarily an opportunity to bring everyone together, share lessons, and celebrate achievements. Morning business meetings will be followed by various activities, luncheons, and evening events. There will be a golf tournament as well as a farewell event on the last evening. The Empower Circle announcement was made at the recent Motorola Channel Partner Expo, an annual conference that
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March 26, 2014The wireless industry takes its latest technologies to the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE), and this year was no exception as Motorola Solutions and Icom America both arrived in Las Vegas with new products. Motorola Solutions used IWCE, the wireless industry's largest annual gathering, to announce the introduction of its APX1000 and APX4000XE portable radios, as well as the mobile APX Dual radio. That brings to 13 the number of Astro 25 radios in the APX portfolio. The Motorola APX1000 is a smaller, more affordable portable radio intended for use by workers in utilities, public works, and smaller public safety organizations. Its P25 TDMA capabilities open the door to advanced features and extended battery life. The Motorola APX4000XE is intended for public safety agencies seeking a cost-effective portable that will perform
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March 18, 2014More than 230 million users spend an average of 170 minutes each month on Twitter. The social network generates 500 million tweets every day. If you want to know who has the best information on wireless technology, you've come to the right place. Here is our list of the "must-follow" Twitter accounts for people interested in wireless technology. When putting together a list of people to follow on Twitter, the goal should be quality over quantity. Even then, you can end up following hundreds, if not thousands, of accounts. But there are a few you'll want to follow more closely, and you can do so by adding them to a specific list. Let's Start with the Basics For the busy Twitter user who wants to keep his or her follows to a minimum, here are three required ones. If you follow only these, you can still expect quite a bit of useful information.