Dozens of Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Will Instantly Share Unified View of Critical Alerts and Safety Data Through a Secure Portal

To help ensure public safety and security at Super Bowl XXXIX, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) in Florida will use a new collaboration system to coordinate the activities of more than 4 dozen law enforcement agencies and provide swift response to any security-related incidents. The collaboration solution, called E-Sponder, is based on Microsoft(R) Office SharePoint(R) Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Office Professional Enterprise Edition 2003. The solution was developed by Microsoft Certified Partner Convergence Communications LLC.Coordinating security for the Super Bowl will require the JSO to instantly share information between multiple agencies -- from the more than 1,800 JSO personnel around the city to the 53 federal and local agencies participating in securing the event. With E-Sponder, commanders have complete visibility of all planned tasks and can instantly identify any unplanned event.