Intergraph Public Safety to Provide Security and Emergency Management Solution to Pittsburgh International Airport; Advanced Technology to Manage Heightened Airport Security

Business Wire, Oct 17, 2001

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

ATLANTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2001

The Allegheny County Airport Authority Board of Directors has approved entering into an agreement with Intergraph Public Safety (IPS)(NASDAQ:INGR) to provide a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system for the Pittsburgh International Airport. The contract award is valued at $1 million (U.S.).

The announcement was made today during the AVSEC World 2001 Conference.

The Airport is currently constructing a new Consolidated Communications/Enhanced Operations Center (CC/EOC) that will control police, fire, EMS, ground operations, and maintenance for the airport and surrounding area. In addition to providing dispatch functions for all emergency and non-emergency services, the IPS CAD system will interface to the Airport's security access and terminal alarm systems as well as facilitate maintenance work orders for both landside and airside terminals.

Pittsburgh International Airport is the 24th busiest airport in the United States, serving approximately 19 million international and domestic passengers during the year 2000. The Airport occupies roughly 10,000 acres and has 100 aircraft gates and three million square feet of terminal space.

"We are looking forward to the many benefits of a Consolidated Communications/Enhanced Operations Center. One of them will be the IPS CAD system. It will help us integrate all of our call taking for a number of departments and contribute to more efficient communications operations," explained Brad Penrod, Deputy Executive Director, Operations and Facilities, Allegheny County Airport Authority.

"Intergraph Public Safety is looking forward to our partnership with the Pittsburgh International Airport. The IPS solution will contribute in seamlessly integrating all existing CC/EOC systems, facilitating a true multi-agency, multi-jurisdiction, and multi-platform assimilation of information and resources," said Dr. Roger O. Coupland, president of Intergraph Public Safety. "We are pleased to welcome Pittsburgh International Airport as a member of the growing family of IPS airport CAD clients."

Intergraph Public Safety Background Information

Intergraph Public Safety develops, markets, and implements systems for public safety agencies around the world. Intergraph Public Safety's CAD system fully integrates interactive, intelligent mapping with dispatching, records management, and state-of-the-art communications capabilities. The system is composed of high-performance graphics workstations and software designed specifically to support command and control operations. Records management is enhanced by the use of a database that includes geographic basemap information as well as address, incident history, and traffic pattern data. Available on the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, the CAD system runs on powerful Intel processor-based personal computers and high-performance, symmetrical multiprocessors for high-volume transaction processing.

Intergraph Corporation is a worldwide provider of end-to-end technical solutions and systems integration. Intergraph's vertically focused business units develop, market, and support software and services for local and national governments, and for global industries, including process and power, utilities, communications, mapping/GIS, photogrammetry, and public safety. Headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., with offices worldwide, Intergraph common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol: INGR. Visit www.intergraph.com/pubsafety for more information.