A Wiltshire-based public safety firm has been acquired by Japanese giant NEC Software Solutions for an undisclosed sum.
NEC said the purchase of SSS Public Safety, formerly Capita SSS, would strengthen its portfolio of technology and support services used by the police and other emergency services.
SSS, which is based in Chippenham, delivers software solutions to support operational transformation and improve the service delivered to the public through agencies including the police, fire, ambulance, and other public safety agencies, such as highways and coastguard across 15 countries and five continents.
NEC provides software and services to Ƶ police forces and law enforcement organisations globally.
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Steve Ainsworth, executive director for public safety at NECSWS, said: “The sector’s commitment to tackle the growing complexities of criminality, nurture public trust and confidence and ensure citizens have safe places to live and work are at the heart of effective policing and public safety agencies including fire, ambulance, highway and coastguard.
“Having SSS under the banner of NECSWS provides public safety organisations with a complete suite of IT solutions that can be used to deliver real time actionable insights to improve incident reporting & response, investigation and resolution to crime to keep communities safe. We’re very excited about working together to deliver this next phase in NECSWS’ journey in supporting key emergency services.”
Paul Eggleton, managing director at SSS, who joins NECSW added “This partnership represents a strategic alignment of the values held by both of our organisations and we are eager to harness the respective strengths of the technology and services available to the police and emergency services to make a lasting impact across the sector.”
Tina Whitley, chief executive of NECSWS, said: “In bringing these teams of people together, we have strengthened our offerings and we will jointly continue to invest in our quality solutions and be the world-leaders in developing state-of-the-art technology and services for the public safety sector.”
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