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Phony Austin, Texas Police Twitter Account Highlights Need for Nixle, a New Secure Community Information Service

Published in Law and Health Weekly, April 25th, 2009

The recent problems Austin, Texas experienced with a Twitter account that issued phony police bulletins highlight the value of Nixle, a new, rapidly growing community information service.

Last week alone, Nixle received more than 450 requests from municipal police departments, fire departments and local government agencies in more than 35 states to gain secure access for testing and use of the new trusted communication platform. The service has only been available for several weeks.

Nixle offers municipal agencies a safe, trusted way to communicate with their local community over text messaging, e-mail and Web at no cost. The service is the first of...

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