FieldSoft, Inc. News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FieldSoft Adds .NET DLL To AIMSonScene API
(CHANDLER, AZ August 18, 2009) FieldSoft, Inc. , announced that it has created a Microsoftฎ .NETฎ based DLL. The DLL replaces the legacy C++ DLL now included with the AIMSonScene API (Application Programming Interface) SDK (Software Development Kit). The result is a programmer tool that makes AIMSonScene integration with, or interfaces to other systems even faster, simpler and easier than before. Even COM programmers can code AIMSonScene interfaces with the new DLL.
AIMSonScene ICS software makes the management of people, resources and events fast, simple and easy. The software is NIMS consistent per FEMAs Software Technology Evaluation Program (STEP). In fact, AIMSonScene consolidates personnel accountability with most, if not all, of the other tasks and responsibilities expected of commanders operating within incident command posts or area command centers.
The new DLL interaction with AIMSonScene is through methods and events, instead of formatted strings. The DLL also eliminates the need to parse inbound events from AIMSonScene. Rather, a programmer registers to listen for one or more AIMSonScene events (e.g. create division or group, move resource, add crewmember, complete a benchmark, etc.), and is notified when each occurs. Another feature makes it possible for a software engineer to pair up an API command to AIMSonScene event with an acknowledgement. This feature alone saves hours of extra code writing time and effort.
The AIMSonScene API
has been used to 1) integrate AIMSonScene with Motorolas Fireground
Communications System, 2) create interfaces to the Grace Industries TPASS system
for wireless accountability, 3) produce three different CAD (computer aided
dispatching) interfaces to AIMSonScene, 4) integrate a credential
and accountability hardware system with AIMSonScene, 4) create a
data sharing link between the ZOLL Data systems FireRMS Mobile Dashboard and
AIMSonScene, and most recently 5) create an AIMSonScene
interface to a Web 2.0 personal networking system to be announced shortly.
The API still includes a means to interface or integrate via a low level IP/sockets approach. The AIMSonScene API SDK (with the .NET DLL) will be available on or about 31 August 2009.
About FieldSoft, Inc.
FieldSoft provides incident command system software. The AIMSonScene product line includes single user, peer-to-peer, and multi-user (AKA networked) software as well as an API SDK for AIMSonScene. Contact FieldSoft at PO Box 1378, Chandler, Arizona 85244-1378, USA, telephone 480-899-2128, fax 480-899-8123, or http://www.fieldsoft.com for additional information.
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