2012 September  Responder Network First ARL Comms are supporting the UK's first partnership funded, area wide, dedicated Responder network. Teesdale and Weardale Search and Rescue Team, Natural England and Teesdale and Weardale Farm Watch are partnering with ARL Comms and Medipro training to install a wide area radio network in the North Pennines. The system of repeaters will be linked using EARL, ARL's emergency collaboration communications system. British Business Embassy Olympic Showcase ARL Comms was one of a small number of leading edge technology companies invited to participate in the British Business Embassy, the largest and most ambitious set of trade and investment events ever held in the UK that was the centrepiece of the UK Government’s International Olympics business legacy strategy consisting of a series of Global Business Summits over 18 days in London. Supported during the Olympic Games by the Prime Minister, his Cabinet and 35 other ministers, the Embassy welcomed over 3,000 business leaders and global figures. The Embassy opened up ARL’s services to an international audience and was a significant success, resulting in discussions with new global contacts interested in how ARL’s unique communications systems can help governments, defence, corporate and education groups, leading to negotiations on the provision of services and products and requests for regional licences and partnerships across the globe. ARL continues to benefit from a special element of the Embassy which is still available to all - the ICT Virtual exhibition which is on-line until February 2013 - You can visit the Exhibition here . You will then be in the Virtual Exhibition Hall. Go to the Cloud, SAAS & Big Data Room and we will be there - download information, leave a note or talk to us on-line (time zones allowing). Take the chance to visit the other technologies as well. Through this we have a constant stream of contacts wishing to find out more about how our services will benefit them and how we can work together. Looking forward, the Business Embassy was so successful that the UK government has committed to continuing the Embassy at future Games, including the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth and Sochi Winter Games and the 2016 Rio Olympics. ARL have already booked their space! Simon Land has been invited to be part of the delivery team on a Telecomms resilience course at the Emergency Planning College at Easingwold. The course is another in the series of courses that are run for Chairs and members of LRF Telecommunications Sub Groups. Simon brings his extensive knowledge of telecommunications resilience in the responder community to the course and will be demonstrating EARL, ARL's emergency collaboration communications system. August – Simon Land attends a CEOP training course so that he can deliver "Think u Know"  internet awareness sessions. This has given Simon a greater insight into the issues surrounding internet safety for young people. SCARLET, ARL's "safer" social network system for protecting young people on the internet was released at Teesdale Science Academy's science fair. July - Farnborough International Airshow. ARL invited for discussions with international business and government delegations from the Middle East and Australia concerning ARL’s unique secure, interoperable communication system. BIS Minister Mark Prisk had a discussion with Steve Cappa and was interested in ARL Comms’ offering to the defence and emergency services and ARL’s committment to international business as a SME supported by UKTI. June - Simon Land selected to provide the Beacons to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Simon a keen environmentalist designs and develops a 21st century solution - electronic beacons that replace the traditional “fire and flame” beacons which are considered a hazard in the dales where he lives. After the celebrations are over the electronic beacons are donated to various dale voluntary emergency services to assist in search and rescue operations. The ARL team and guests visited Henley Royal Regatta and got up close to the Queen’s Jubilee vessel “Gloriana”. May - ARL signs an agreement with TECH-TIS Nigeria to co-operate on the development of a technology partnership to assist in bringing security, safety and education to areas of Nigeria. Steve Cappa completes a gym challenge to lift the equivalent weight of the Statue of Liberty ( 225 Tons) for charity. It takes 4 weeks and he never wants to see a hamburger again. April - Simon Land visits Serbia as part of ARL’s international development strategy. The trip is succesful and establishes good relationships with several high level groupings in the country which has been signed off for EU membership. March - ARL presents Responder Network, a dedicated national emergency communications network, to Responders and holds talks with several organisations that are keen to be involved in the scheme which would be a first for the UK. February - It was just wet - very wet. January - Always a quiet month so Steve takes to the rowing machine and rows the equivalent of the Thames  - 346Kms - for charity. It is always warmer inside at this time of year and it took a bit longer than David Walliams 225Kms heroic effort. ©ARL COMMS LIMITED 2012