InterAct Public Safety Systems Adds to Executive Management Team
Ted Collins joins Winston-Salem-based firm as president and chief operating officer.
Winston-Salem, NC (PRWEB) May 24, 2007 -- InterAct Public Safety Systems, a leading supplier of public safety technology systems used by local, state, national and international government agencies, today announced that Ted Collins will join the executive management team as president and chief operating officer. Mr. Collins will be responsible for executing the strategic vision and leading the day-to-day operations of the company. Mr. Collins brings a strong background in building successful software companies.
Mr. Collins, 43, joins InterAct from MissionMode Solutions, Inc., a crisis management and urgent communication system used globally by private companies and public safety agencies to execute and coordinate business continuity and emergency response plans. As president and chief executive officer of MissionMode, he led development, operations, marketing, finance, and sales. He has spent more than 20 years as an entrepreneur in the software industry, having founded and grown five profitable start-up companies. His most previous success to MissionMode was OpinionWare, a company he co-founded in 1999 that created software to help businesses build loyalty by gathering and analyzing customer opinion, and engaging customers and employees in meaningful dialogues. Collins served as president and chief executive officer of OpinionWare until divine acquired the company in April 2001.
Before founding OpinionWare, Collins was senior vice president of the Internet Advance Group within PLATINUM technology, inc., a $1 billion information technology management software and services company acquired by Computer Associates in 1999. At PLATINUM, Collins oversaw the development, acquisition and launch of the company's Internet-related products and services.
Earlier, while at computer hardware and software companies Mentus Group, Inc. and ViaTech Development, Inc., Collins led the development of products from concept through production and installation in less than 120 and 180 days respectively.
Collins has published many articles on the topics of software management, application lifecycle vitality and linking self-managing content to customer retention, and many case studies on collaboration. He has appeared in publications such as Red Herring, ZDNet, ComputerWorld, Software and CIO.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events including Communities East, Continuity Insights, CPM, Instant Messaging Planet and Global Knowledge Management eXchange. Past speaking engagements include ComDex, CIO Forum, Internet World and IT Expo.
Collins holds bachelor's degrees in computer science, mathematics and English from St. John's University in Minnesota. He completed much of his English studies at Trinity and New College at Oxford University in England. He also earned a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law.
"Ted's success with MissionMode made him the obvious choice to lead us in our pursuits to be the dominant player across the board in the public and private sectors," said Andrew J. Filipowski, chairman and chief executive officer at InterAct Public Safety Systems. "With Ted on board we have our sights set on rapidly becoming the undisputed leaders in the public safety and homeland security business and continue our penetration of the private sector with our command and control center solutions."
About InterAct Public Safety Systems
Since 1975, InterAct Public Safety Systems has been Making Connections for Life™ providing both stand-alone and fully integrated mission-critical public safety and homeland security systems and products. As the pioneers of the first three-screen E911 system 20 years ago, our passion for innovation is leading the way to Next Generation telephony, dispatch, records management, and mobile data systems. We're extending the definition of public safety with unique applications like intelligent digital video surveillance, alert notification, and crisis management systems. InterAct is a one-stop shop and sole point of contact for everything from individual applications to large-scale custom system development. InterAct makes it possible for first responders from private, state, local and national agencies to decrease response times and increase their effectiveness in the communities they serve. Learn more at http://www.interact911.com or by calling 1-800-768-3911.
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