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American communication systems manufacturer
Zetron, Inc. is an American company that manufactures integrated communications systems. Founded in 1980, formerly a subsidiary of
JVCKenwood, in May 2021 it was purchased by
Codan Communications. Its products are for use by
Emergency and
Public Safety Agencies (
Fire,
Ambulance and
Police),
Utilities and
Transportation Companies.
Zetron - Fire Station Alerting
Products
History
- 1980: Zetron is founded by Milt Zeutschel and John Reece.
- 1981: Introduces paging products for volunteer fire departments (CE-1000).
- 1987: Introduces Series 4000, the first user programmable microprocessor-based radio dispatch console.
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- 1990: Opens European office.
- 1996: Introduces the first integrated radio dispatch and 9-1-1 call taking solution.
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- 2000: Zetron acquired the ACOM Business Unit from Plessey Asia Pacific Pty Ltd
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- 2001: The Advanced Communication System (Acom) is introduced, expanding to large-scaled dispatch center capability.
- 2002: ACOM based VSCS is fully commissioned as the communications component of
The Australian Advanced Air Traffic System
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- 2004: IP-based interface is delivered between Acom and M/A-Com's OpenSky.
- 2007: Acquired by the Japanese company
Kenwood Corporation (now
JVCKenwood).
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- 2007: Zetron becomes the first vendor to support the P25 CSSI Console interface.
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- 2008: New IP-based Fire Station Alerting system begins shipping.
- 2017: Established the strategic partnership with
Harris Corporation company for emergency dispatch console system.
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- 2020: Celebrates 40 years in business.
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- 2021: Purchased by Codan Communications, the communications subsidiary of the Codan Group.
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