Versaterm
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Versaterm is a Canadian corporation based in Ottawa
, Ontario that develops information systems for police agencies.
Versaterm was founded in 1977 by principals after spending a number of years building and refining the Canadian Police Information Centre
(CPIC) computer system, the Canadian equivalent to NCIC and NLETS. From the beginning, the focus was to create advanced information and management systems for municipal Public Safety agencies. Versaterm has been doing Fire/Police/EMS systems for integrated dispatch and early EOC
's since 1985. The company went through several 'start over' product generations before adopting modern, OPEN
tools and environments in 1986. Since then, Versaterm products have been UNIX
/Linux
based, used RDBMS products and used other 'middleware' to assure that the products did not rely on any specific proprietary component.
Versaterm products were first employed in the U.S.
in 1991, in the Caribbean in 1995 and gained major market share through the Y2K replacement cycle that so many North American Police agencies experienced. Versaterm is a privately held corporation based in Ottawa
, with a wholly owned US based subsidiary located in Scottsdale, AZ. The company has experienced an average 30+ per cent annual growth rate since 1998 and is financially quite healthy.
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Ontario that develops information systems for police agencies.
Versaterm was founded in 1977 by principals after spending a number of years building and refining the Canadian Police Information Centre
Canadian Police Information Centre
The Canadian Police Information Centre is the central police database where Canada's law enforcement agencies can access information on a number of matters. It is Canada's only national law enforcement networking computer system ensuring officers all across the country can access the same...
(CPIC) computer system, the Canadian equivalent to NCIC and NLETS. From the beginning, the focus was to create advanced information and management systems for municipal Public Safety agencies. Versaterm has been doing Fire/Police/EMS systems for integrated dispatch and early EOC
EOC
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's since 1985. The company went through several 'start over' product generations before adopting modern, OPEN
Open
- Philosophy :* Openness, term being used to define the basis of how various groups and organizations operate- Mathematics :* Open problem, a well-defined problem with no known solution in science and mathematics...
tools and environments in 1986. Since then, Versaterm products have been UNIX
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
/Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
based, used RDBMS products and used other 'middleware' to assure that the products did not rely on any specific proprietary component.
Versaterm products were first employed in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1991, in the Caribbean in 1995 and gained major market share through the Y2K replacement cycle that so many North American Police agencies experienced. Versaterm is a privately held corporation based in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, with a wholly owned US based subsidiary located in Scottsdale, AZ. The company has experienced an average 30+ per cent annual growth rate since 1998 and is financially quite healthy.