MSD Of Wayne Township Selects 3n To Provide School District Notification Solution

MSD of Wayne Township Uses 3n’s InstaCom™ Mass Notification Solution to Inform Parents, Teachers, and Staff During Emergencies and for Routine Communications

GLENDALE, CALIF. --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- November 29, 2006 – 3n (National Notification Network), a mass notification system provider, today announced the Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Wayne Township is using the 3n mass notification solution to communicate with parents, teachers, and staff during critical situations and about routine events involving the district.

To make announcements and alerts relevant to students’ safety and education, MSD of Wayne Township previously relied on a hard-to-manage, inefficient call tree system that took too long to reach parents and guardians. Time-sensitive alerts and notifications were being mailed or sent home with students, a slow and unreliable method that did not guarantee that messages were reaching their intended destinations. Further, school principals were missing opportunities to convey positive messages and develop and maintain strong relationships with parents.

“We save time, make our schools safer, and improve communication during emergency situations," said Chuck Hibbert, Safety and Transportation Services Manager for MSD of Wayne Township. "We have received an overwhelmingly appreciative response from parents.”

About Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Wayne Township
Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Wayne Township is a PK-12 public school system in Indianapolis, Indiana with more than 14,000 students and 17 school locations. The mission of MSD of Wayne Township, a partnership of students, staff, families, and community, is to ensure all students acquire and apply knowledge, skills, processes, and values, to become life-long learners and contributors in a democratic society through a comprehensive program of outstanding quality which enables them to develop their potential.

PlantCML Acquires Dialogic Communications Corp.

North America’s provider of emergency response solutions acquires emergency notification vendor

Temecula, California/Franklin, Tennessee - [EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- October 2, 2006 - PlantCML, a provider of mission-critical communications systems for emergency contact centers, announced today the closing of the acquisition of Dialogic Communications Corporation, a provider of emergency notification technology. The acquisition adds another high-demand element to PlantCML’s portfolio of communications products. The transaction will be funded by Golden Gate Capital.

Timothy Fuller, President and Chief Executive Officer of PlantCML, states, “This acquisition is consistent with our long-term strategy of offering customers a comprehensive suite of critical communications products. Notification and response technologies are fast becoming a necessity for communities and organizations across the globe. ”

Saint Thomas Health Services Acquires Emergency Notification Technology

System will be utilized for emergency response in four Tenessee area hospitals

Nashville, Tennessee --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- October 2, 2006 - Saint Thomas Health Services of Nashville announced today they have purchased technology to expedite communications in a crisis. Communicator! NXT, developed by Dialogic Communications Corp. (DCC), will ultimately enhance Saint Thomas’s response capabilities and ensure safety and security for their 7,500 associates.

“Saint Thomas Health Services strives to continuously improve our state of readiness for all potential hazards that could impact our ability to provide patient care and effect the safety of our patients, staff and visitors,” said Chris Riddle, Chief Safety Officer for Saint Thomas Health Services. “Communications continue to be identified as the weakest link in response to all disasters. We feel that [Dialogic] provides a product that will help us to effectively notify and communicate with key personnel during a disaster.”

Communicator! NXT is the latest in web-based notification software from Dialogic. It automates emergency and routine communications, rapidly sending voice and text messages to all types of devices, including phone, email, pager and fax. Communicator! NXT is powered by Microsoft® .NET™ and SQL technologies. With Communicator! NXT, Saint Thomas Health Services will be able to communicate with employees in four different facilities, located in three cities, in only a matter of minutes. The organization will also be able to send out routine messages, which will improve daily information exchange within this family of hospitals.

About Saint Thomas Health Services
Saint Thomas Health Services is a faith-based ministry with 7,500 associates serving Middle Tennessee. The network consists of four hospitals: Baptist and Saint Thomas Hospitals in Nashville, Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro and Hickman Community Hospital in Centerville. It is a member of Ascension Health, a Catholic organization that is the largest not-for-profit health system in the United States.

Oneida County Department of Emergency Services Automated Communications Through Technology

Oriskany, New York --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- September 20, 2006 - The Oneida County Department of Emergency Services announced today that they have new technology to enhance their emergency response capabilities. “We, in addition to our fire departments and 9-1-1 center, use the software as an alerting system for the public,” explained Fred Van Namee, Director. “And, I anticipate that our use of this technology will expand over time.”

The emergency notification system is made up of two solutions from Dialogic Communications Corporation (DCC) — Communicator! NXT and GeoCast® Web. The first, Communicator! NXT, works as a calling engine that quickly sends voice and text messages to all types of communications devices, including phone, email, pager and fax. The software is powered by Microsoft® .NET™ and SQL technologies and can be accessed by selected officials from any location via phone or web.

GeoCast Web, Dialogic’s map-based component, works in conjunction with Communicator! NXT. It allows the department to select targeted notification areas on digital, street-level maps — ranging from a single city block to an entire county. GeoCast Web will then send messages by phone to affected residents.

“We recently used the technology to alert a number of residents about flooding on their road,” Van Namee said, referring to dangerous storms in upstate New York that created a state of emergency for Oneida County.

When Dialogic’s software is activated, residents receive a message containing important up-to-date information, such as evacuation routes, shelter locations or missing person alerts. In addition to communicating with local residents, the Oneida County Department of Emergency Services will also use the new system to mobilize first responders. The technology can automatically deliver detailed information or instructions regarding the situation-at-hand, and accordingly fill positions, collecting valuable details, such as ETA and more.

About The Oneida County Department of Emergency Services
In Oneida County, the Department of Emergency Services is lead by the Director of Emergency Services and comprises three separate offices: The Office of the County Fire Coordinator, The Office of Emergency Management, and the Office of Emergency Communications 911 Center. Though each office has its own unique mission, their functions often blend together to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of county residents.

Cambridge Health Alliance Selects Amcom Software’s e.Notify™ Emergency Notification System

Automates public health communications and disaster recovery procedures

Minneapolis --[Emergency Notification News]--September 19, 2006 – Cambridge Health Alliance today announced that it has selected e.Notify™ emergency notification software from Amcom Software to automate its emergency communications procedures for managing disasters across its multi-hospital network. The new system is HICS (Hospital Incident Command Center)- compliant and supports emergency planning processes for this multi-hospital healthcare system, headquartered in Cambridge, Mass.

“We needed an automated process to help us manage our organizational communications,” said Bob Lewis, Director of Networks and Telecommunications for Cambridge Health Alliance. “With e.Notify from Amcom, we will have the tools for training and drilling, which will prepare us for various types of critical events such as weather-related emergencies, bomb threats or a health-related crisis. In the event of a disaster, we’ll be ready to communicate quickly and effectively to a mass audience and monitor and measure response.”

Cambridge Health Alliance will install e.Notify in all three of its hospitals and will roll out emergency communications procedures across its entire organization. As part of the
HICS structure, the software will integrate with communications policies and procedures the hospital already has in place. With e.Notify, the process will be completely automated, handling two-way communications and tracking procedures with both internal and external audiences, including emergency response teams from local municipalities.

New York City's REMSCO Obtains New Emergency Notification System

System alerts emergency medical responders in 74 EMS agencies to improve communications interoperability

New York City - [EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- August 18, 2006 - The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) of New York City is no stranger to crisis situations. In order to support emergency medical services in a city with over nine million residents, this non-profit corporation must coordinate dozens of Emergency Medical Service agencies every day.

To “improve communications interoperability,” REMSCO announced today they have acquired an emergency notification solution developed by Dialogic Communications Corporation (DCC), the pioneer and leading provider of the technology.

“We have 74 EMS agencies in New York City,” explained Nancy Benedetto. “And, our notification system will enable us to communicate emergency information and send alerts to those agencies in a very short time.”

Communicator! NXT a web-based notification software from Dialogic. It automates emergency and routine communications, rapidly sending voice and text messages to devices, including phone, email, pager and fax. Communicator! NXT is powered by Microsoft® .NET™ and SQL technologies.

With Communicator! NXT, REMSCO will be able to mobilize multiple units within the 74 EMS agencies, located throughout the city, in just a matter of minutes. The organization will also be able to send out routine messages, which will improve the communication flow in such a vast operation.

The Regional Emergency Medical Services Council (REMSCO) of New York City is responsible for coordinating emergency medical services in all five boroughs of New York City. The Council was established and designated by the NYS Department of Health to be the policy and administrative authority within the New York City region.

U.S. Navy Awards AtHoc with Contract to Provide Network-centric Emergency Notification Systems Reaching up to 400,000 Personnel in Four Navy Regions

AtHoc IWSAlerts Helps to Fulfill the Navy’s Anti-terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) Needs to Rapidly Alert Personnel about Emergencies and Provide Critical Instructions

BURLINGAME, Ca. -[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- Sept. 12, 2006 – AtHoc, Inc. today announced the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego has selected and procured AtHoc IWSAlerts™ to serve as the networked alerting system for four of the Navy’s sixteen regions around the world. The Navy purchased twelve enterprise edition server licenses of AtHoc IWSAlerts as well as the add-on Weather Alerts Module. Using the Navy’s existing IP network, AtHoc IWSAlerts will be used to alert up to 100,000 personnel at each of the four regions within minutes of an emergency event occurring.

The AtHoc alerting system, named the Computer Desktop Notification System (CDNS) by the Navy, will be used primarily by the Regional Operations Center (ROC) within each of the four regions. ROCs operate 24/7 and have the primary responsibilities for all Navy installations and personnel within a defined geographical region. Their efforts are supported by Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) located on individual bases within the region, which will also be able to activate the system. CDNS will work in conjunction with installations’ outdoor PA and telephony alerting systems to deliver, within minutes, alerts to over a hundred thousand networked devices in each region, including desktops, laptops, PDAs and even cell phones.

“For a complex organization such as the Navy, effective emergency alerting isn’t just about distributing information. It’s also about pre-planning and managing the emergency notification process,” said Curt Kolcun, vice president of Microsoft Federal. “Using AtHoc IWSAlerts, built on Microsoft Windows and SQL Server technologies, the Navy can do exactly that.”

AtHoc IWSAlerts’ management system can determine who needs to be alerted to deal with a situation, figure out what types of information and instructions should be sent, decide who has the authority to alert whom and with what information, and also measure the overall effectiveness of the alerting process. It also includes organizational management tools that allow the ROCs and EOCs to assign varying levels of permissions to different operators. One operator may be authorized to send alerts to all personnel in a region while another would be limited to base personnel only, or even to personnel who are members of a specific tenant agency inside a base. This provides great value to the Navy, which manages multiple bases and tenant organizations within each region.

City of Inglewood Introduces 3n Mass Notification System To Inform Residents Of Emergencies And Important Public Service Announcements

Inglewood, CA --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]--September 7, 2006 -- The City of Inglewood announced it has contracted with 3n (National Notification Network), a mass notification system provider, to more effectively reach large numbers of residents and to communicate concurrently with City staff in an emergency or for important public service announcements. Through 3n’s notification service, the City will have the ability to record messages that can instantly be transmitted to residents, businesses and City personnel to keep them informed during critical emergency situations or to inform them about routine events happening around the city.

The City will use the 3n mass notification system to alert residents about emergencies such as terrorist events, toxic environmental issues, fires, and other incidents where citizen response time is critical. In addition, the City plans to use the 3n system to notify residents about routine activities such as street maintenance projects, water utility issues, special events such as the annual MLK and Cesar Chavez parades, and to solicit citizen feedback regarding public interest issues.

The 3n mass notification system will be implemented in phases, starting with incorporating it into the internal communications processes for City staffers. Next the City will deploy the 3n mass notification system to assist the Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Public Works, and Police Departments with their communication needs. After addressing all internal audiences, the City will begin resident notifications using an initial test message to a select group of residents in different areas of the City. Residents who do not want to receive routine recorded messages will have an opportunity to opt out of future notifications.

“Clearly, at this time in our country’s history, local governments have to be able to communicate with their personnel and constituencies in real time,” said City Administrator, Joe Rouzan. “The 3n mass notification system will allow us to serve the community more efficiently and effectively.”

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Chicago Board Options Exchange© Selects Send Word Now to Stay in Touch with Its Executives, Employees and Traders

U.S.'s Largest Options Market Uses Smart Notification Services to Routinely Alert Traders in Real-Time of Key Developments

New York, NY, --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- August 21, 2006 - Send Word Now™, today announced that the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the largest options marketplace in the United States, selected Send Word Now as a key communications tool for routine and emergency alerts.

CBOE has been the leader in options volume every year since it founded the listed options industry in 1973. As the largest options marketplace in the U.S., it is critical that the exchange be able to quickly, securely and easily communicate on both a routine and emergency basis with its entire trading community. In addition, CBOE sought a communication service that could provide business continuity in the event of an emergency.

"We selected Send Word Now's Smart Notification Services because it allows us to easily notify all of our traders and staff of critical information in real-time so that they can respond accordingly," said Jack O'Neill, CBOE Director of E Help Desk, Market Operations. "For CBOE, the system is multi-faceted, as we rely on it to efficiently manage our message delivery, disseminate important news, and update our contacts data base. Furthermore, the functionality built into the system will allow us to utilize the service as the backbone of our communications network should we need to maintain business continuity in the event of a major trading disruption to the exchange or the markets."

CBOE, the largest options marketplace in the United States and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about CBOE and its products, access the CBOE website at www.cboe.com.

Dialogic forms partnership with Global Emergency Resources

Franklin, Tenn. --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- August 18, 2006 - Dialogic Communications Corporation (DCC), a emergency notification technology provider, today announced a newly-formed partnership with Global Emergency Resources (GER). This alliance will integrate Dialogic’s latest solution, Communicator! NXT, with GER’s HC Standard™, web-based Medical Crisis Information Management Software (M-CIMS™).

HC Standard enables surge capacity monitoring and manages all critical infrastructure needs and supply-related issues. Communicator! NXT automates communications with key audiences, promoting timely, accurate information exchange through every possible means (e.g., phone, pager, Blackberry®). By combining the technologies, select healthcare officials can be quickly notified when supply levels are low or hospital beds are full.

“Dialogic’s software will become the alerting and notification component to our crisis information and status management platform”, said Kevin Orr, GER’s Chief Operating Officer. “This partnership will not only allow communications on a daily basis regarding inventory needs and more, but will also serve our customers in preparing for and dealing with man-made or natural emergencies.”

About GER
Global Emergency Resources is a provider of innovative and easy-to-use solutions for today’s rapidly changing world. The company is committed to improving the readiness and availability of critical business resources and key personnel and is prepared to help communities, government agencies, and independent companies succeed in protecting, deploying, and recovering their most vital assets during any threat or disaster scenario. With proven expertise in Health Care, Information Technology, Aviation, Emergency Operations, Security, Safety, Public Health, Business Continuity and Financial Planning, Global Emergency Resources stands ready to support any critical need. To learn more about the company’s solutions for your agency’s challenges, call 866.404.6911 or visit our website at www.ger911.com.

MIR3 Customers Form Intelligent Notification User Group

Meetings to provide thought-leadership, best practices, establish future solutions and development priorities

San Diego --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- June 7, 2006 - MIR3™, the technology leader in automated solutions for Enterprise-Level Notification Systems (ELNS) and business continuity emergency notification services, is pleased to announce today that its users have formed the MIR3 Intelligent Notification™ User Group. The inaugural meeting was concluded June 1st, 2006, and culminated with the election of the MIR3 User Group Board of Directors.

“This is a significant step in MIR3’s history as a customer focused company. We are looking forward to the feedback from our clients, as it will help to drive the path of our products and services,” said David Leibow, MIR3 executive vice president, global operations. “MIR3 is proud of our technology, the growing list of customers and the impressive set of people and companies that make up the foundational User Group and its Board of Directors.”

“It is important to note that the MIR3’s user group charter is not only to give development direction for products and services, but to drive the tremendous amount of information for best practices around notifications into the enterprise for both critical and non-critical events. We want to totally support that knowledge- sharing process as the thought leader in the industry.”

He continued, “I would like to recognize the commitment and leadership exhibited by the Board Members. MIR3 is privileged to have such customers and direction.” According to Leibow, “While the User Group Board of Directors was established with the Company’s help, the Group and future meetings will operate independently, backed with MIR3’s continued support.

The MIR3 board of directors members are as follows:

• Chair – John Cimino, Allstate Insurance
• Vice Chair – Betty Chiao, AllianceBernstein
• Program Director – Terri Edwards, ADP
• Director of Information – Victor Vela, Charles Schwab & Co.
• Director of Membership – Vicki Bowman, County of Orange – Calif.

The Indian Health Service Selects Send Word Now's Smart Notification Services to Ensure NIMS Compliance

New York, NY --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- June 6, 2006 - The Indian Health Service (IHS) today announced that it has selected Send Word Now's Smart Notification Services to ensure compliance with the government-mandated National Incident Management System (NIMS).

IHS, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, provides health services to approximately 1.8 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to more than 563 federally recognized tribes in 35 states. As the principle federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people it was critical that the agency be able to ensure quick, secure and efficient communication across a distributed workforce. IHS also sought a solution that was compliant with NIMS and required little or no training for their user community.

3n Provides Geographically Targeted Mass Notification For Park Water Company

3n Mass Notification System Enables Public Water Utility to Notify Thousands of Customers During Emergencies and for Proactive Customer Service and Other Routine Activities

GLENDALE, CALIF. --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- March 20, 2006 – 3n (National Notification Network), a mass notification system provider, today announced Park Water Company (PWC) is using 3n’s InstaCom GIS as its primary communications platform for emergencies and daily operations, such as proactive customer service notifications.

PWC and its subsidiaries provide water service and supply to a population of more than 200,000 in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties in California and in Missoula County in Montana. PWC needed a high-capacity communications and notification system to notify thousands of customers in minutes concerning routine operations and emergencies. In emergency situations PWC is required to rapidly disseminate time-sensitive information and instructions to customers, in addition to quickly communicating with employees.

Other more routine activities, such as flushing—the process of cleaning pipes through the force of water, required PWC to notify residents by sending out letters, posting street signs in the communities and placing door hangers. With the 3n notification system, PWC has been able to eliminate the manual, costly and time-intensive process of door hangers. Now geographically-targeted customers are notified by telephone the night before, providing residents more effective and timely communication of a scheduled flushing so they can plan their activities accordingly.

PWC chose 3n to meet its mass notification needs specifically for 3n’s geographically targeted communication capabilities. This geographic-targeting function enables PWC to notify customers in a specific community where a flushing is scheduled, for instance. Instead of alerting all residents unnecessarily with a notification, the system is capable of targeting a specific area. Residents receive only relevant voice notifications thereby increasing their attention to the message and decreasing chances for residents to feel “spammed” which could decrease the value of the notification system.

Andrew Alpert, vice president of sales for 3n, commented, “Mass notification and GIS technology are adaptable to an endless number of utility customer service, operations, and emergency situations. PWC’s commitment to 3n demonstrates the importance the Company places on using communications technology to improve customer service, as well as its concern for public safety.”

About Park Water Company
Park Water Company (PWC) is an investor-owned, public water utility. Its primary activity is the production, storage, distribution, and sale of water. PWC and subsidiaries currently deliver water to approximately 65,000 service connections, through a distribution system of over 800 miles of pipeline. It serves a population of about 200,000 people in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties in California, and in Missoula County in Montana. The California Public Utilities Commission regulates public utility operations in California; the Montana Public Service Commission regulates operations in Montana.

Four Florida Counties Launch MIR3 Intelligent Notification Platform for Emergency Operations and Business Continuity

Benefits of streamlined, two-way notification during year-long pilot in the City of Miami lead to expansion of the MIR3 technology

San Diego --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- February 22, 2006 – MIR3™, the technology leader in Intelligent Notification™ solutions, has received a contract from the Miami Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) to provide expanded Intelligent Notification services in the Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe. Miami UASI was formed to distribute Homeland Security funds across South Florida. At its discretion, it can disburse funds to other municipalities that would likely be called in an emergency.

The multi-modal MIR3 Intelligent Notification solution was chosen for high-speed emergency communications in these four areas after a highly successful "pilot" of the technology in the City of Miami. During 2004 to 2005, the City of Miami used the MIR3 Intelligent Notification platform an average of once a month to speed the process of notifying and mobilizing first responders and other key individuals during disasters that pose a threat to human lives and critical business and government operations.

"We have had amazing results with the MIR3 Intelligent Notification platform," said Joe Fernandez, the Miami UASI's administrator and the City of Miami's assistant fire chief. "We signed the contract on a Thursday, trained staff at the City of Miami on a Friday, and by Saturday, we were launching notifications to all emergency personnel in preparation for Hurricane Ivan’s landfall in 2004. We also used the MIR3 system this past hurricane season, during Katrina and Wilma."

The MIR3 Intelligent Notification platform facilitates the rapid delivery and response of emergency communications to and from any device, such as landline, satellite and mobile phones, email, pagers, SMS, PDAs and fax. Once profiles of individual recipients or groups are set up, communications can be sent with a click of a mouse. Seconds later they are received on each individual's preferred device. If the preferred device does not answer, the message is automatically sent to the next device in the person's profile, with speech-to-text translation automatically performed if needed. This process repeats itself using high-speed communication protocols until a response is received. In all, tens of thousands of messages can be sent and responded to in a matter of minutes using the MIR3 technology.

"In the heat of an emergency, whether it's a computer crash, a flood, a bomb threat in an office building or a major freeway accident, even well-trained individuals do not always think clearly," said David Leibow, executive vice president at MIR3. "Add to that the time-consuming and unreliable nature of contacting individuals manually or by only a single method, and it's evident that a system such as the MIR3 Intelligent Notification platform cuts overall response time by hours, possibly even days."

The rollout to the four counties will begin next month under the supervision of the City of Miami, which will provide "Best Practices" guidance and training to those county agencies that need the new technology the most.

Tennessee Homeland Security Distrcit 7 Obtains New Emergency Notification System

System Calls Residents, Mobilizes First Responders During Severe Weather, Missing Persons and other Emergencies

Clarksville, Tennessee --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- February 20, 2006 - Through Department of Homeland Security funds, District 7 officials today announced they have acquired a powerful new Telephone Emergency Notification System, which will be known district-wide as TENS. The new system will significantly strengthen the District’s emergency response and communications capabilities.

TENS will be used before, during and after emergency situations, such as terrorist threats or flooding evacuations. The technology, developed by Franklin, TN-based Dialogic Communications Corporation (DCC), is an Internet-based calling engine. It will allow the District to rapidly alert residents in their homes and mobilize first responders, including police, fire, EMS and emergency management.

Through advanced mapping software, TENS can pinpoint, and then automatically contact, homes and businesses within specific geographic locations. District officials select these notification areas on digital, street-level maps - ranging from a single city block to the entire District. When activated, residents will receive a phone call with important information or safety instructions. This could include shelter locations or the description of a missing child in a specific neighborhood.

The District has a three-year service contract with Dialogic at a cost of $187,500.

TENS data is derived from all listed residential and business phone numbers throughout the District. Unlisted, non-published, cellular, blocked, and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) numbers are not in the calling database. Those not having published numbers, may visit http://gisweb.apsu.edu/hls_r911/tens.htm to submit the required information in order to be added.

3n Provides Mass Notification Solution to Three Oklahoma Schools

Schools Will Use Communication System from 3n Channel Partner SNS for Emergency and Routine Situations

GLENDALE, CALIF. --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- February 16, 2006 – 3n (National Notification Network), a provider of mass notification systems, today announced three new customers with channel partner Superior Notification Systems (SNS). Sand Springs Public School (grades 9-12), Tulsa’s Town & Country School and Broken Arrow’s Immanuel Christian Academy will rely on 3n’s mass notification system for communications with parents and children in emergency and routine situations.

Emergency communications plans for schools are a “must-have” as schools are constantly at risk of being affected by a major crisis. The ability to notify parents, contact emergency responders, and mobilize staff in an efficient and reliable manner can save lives, prevent injury, and minimize property damage. Administrators at Sand Springs, Town & Country and Immanuel Christian Academy cited weather-related emergencies, such as tornadoes and snow days, lockdowns, and fires as specific instances where mass notification would be filling a direct need for improved communication.

Katherine McGrew, headmaster at Immanuel Christian Academy, comments, "The message confirmation feature in particular is crucial because it eliminates the guesswork we would normally make. Our parents are busy and they appreciate accurate and quick communication. They now have confidence they can receive timely and important messages from us.”

According to Robert Franklin, Sand Springs Assistant Superintendent, “We are constantly striving to improve our connections with students and parents. We have used creative grant funding to pilot the fees for this service as we look to improve student academic achievement, improve attendance, and seek to improve communication with parents. This service will be a significant cog in our planning to manage complicated emergencies that might unfold with our students and school family members.”

Tulsa, Okla.-based Superior Notification Systems is a channel partner providing the 3n mass notification system to local schools, churches and businesses in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri in response to 9/11 and the federal government’s need for effective mass communications in emergency situations.

Shure Chooses MIR3’s inEnterprise for Company-Wide Business Continuity and Emergency Communications

San Diego, California --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- January 18, 2006 – MIR3™, the technology leader in Intelligent Notification™ solutions, today announced that Shure® Incorporated, a global leader in audio electronics, has contracted with MIR3 to provide notification services. Shure will utilize MIR3’s inEnterprise, which works in conjunction with standard corporate databases such as LDAP, Microsoft® Active Directory®, Oracle®, Peoplesoft®, SunGard® ParagonTM and Strohl Systems® LDRPS®, and allows organizations to consolidate communications across all divisions into a single Intelligent Notification platform. The ability to integrate across divisions simplifies the deployment process and decreases the upkeep time spent on maintaining the integrity of the notification system.

inEnterprise will allow Shure’s designated personnel to notify hundreds of employees simultaneously on any device, including landlines, mobile phones, pagers, PDAs and email, about weather-related office closure information, to convey company news and announcements, as well as for high-priority communications that could affect business continuity in the event of a regional or facility-related crisis.
According to Shure’s Chief Information Officer, Paul Erbach, MIR3’s business reputation for supplying top-notch customer and technical support, as well as the proven reliability of MIR3’s Intelligent Notification technology, were the key reasons that Shure named MIR3 as its notification service provider.

“We needed a technology solution that would allow us to reach all of our associates in the event of a crisis. Of all the systems we tested, and we did test quite a few, MIR3’s notification was the only one that returned a hundred percent of the notifications successfully,” said Erbach. “It also offered more features than the other service providers which gives us the option of utilizing MIR3 in other departments and applications within Shure. That flexibility was very appealing to us.” inEnterprise features MIR3’s Enterprise Access Control (EAC™), which brings a new level of security to enterprise-wide communications. MIR3’s EAC allows designated users, defined by their role and those security attributes, to send time-sensitive communications only to their defined departmental sphere of influence. It increases the level of accountability and security required of high priority communications for government, military and globally distributed organizations with stringent security policies in IT, corporate security, supply chain / logistics, human resources, and sales divisions.

“MIR3 is extremely pleased to add Shure to our growing list of customers,” said Margi Schmidt, Senior Vice President of Business Development at MIR3. “After 80 years in business, Shure has become an established, globally renowned company in the audio electronics industry. Shure is a also a technology innovator that reap the benefits of our advanced notification technology to make communicating with its employees more effective and in turn, will be able to service its customer base more efficiently.”

About Shure, Inc.
Founded in 1925 as a one-man operation, Shure Incorporated is a global provider of audio electronics. Headquartered in Niles, Illinois, Shure manufactures and distributes audio processing equipment, phonograph cartridges, wireless systems, and personal monitors. Since 1925, Shure’s microphones and electronics have been the tools of choice for politicians, musicians, corporations, churches and broadcasters around the world. Shure’s most visible and well-known users include Grammy® winners such as India.Arie, Nelly Furtado, ‘N Sync, Christina Aquilera, Buddy Guy, Patti LaBelle, Brandy and the Dixie Chicks, among others.

United Network For Organ Sharing Implements Emergency Notification System

Emergency Notification For Donor Coordination

New York, NY --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- January 11, 2006 - Send Word Now, an emergency notification and incident management service, has recently signed an agreement with United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to collaboratively build and deliver electronic notifications of available organs between the transplant and organ procurement communities. Send Word Now will offer web services and technology support to UNOS in order to decrease the time it takes donor coordinators to communicate with transplant teams.

"The Send Word Now service helps organizations with time-critical communications and coordination," said Mitchell Orlowsky, President and CEO of Send Word Now. "We believe that our service will help to dramatically improve the placement of organs with patients by more effectively transmitting the time-critical data that is necessary to successfully complete the organ transplant process."

According to UNOS'Assistant Executive Director for Technology Berkeley Keck, "Electronic notification will replace individual phone calls, and donor data posted on UNOS' secure site will replace faxing the same information to multiple transplant centers. The time it takes to place an organ will be reduced substantially."

UNOS'Organ Center staff and procurement coordinators at Organ Procurement Organizations will use Send Word Now's delivery tool to distribute notifications about organ offers to transplant centers using phone- and text-based communications devices. E-mail and text messages will include URL links to UNOS'secure web pages containing medical information about the donor and the organ being offered. Transplant team members can follow these links to view the information they need to decide whether to accept an organ for the patient to whom it is being offered.

"By the beginning of 2007, transplant centers will respond electronically to organ offers. We hope to increase survival rates by considerably reducing the time it takes to place each organ," said Keck.

About UNOS
A private, nonprofit organization, UNOS manages the nation's organ transplant system and oversees the world's most comprehensive database of clinical transplant information under contract with the federal government. UNOS operates the 24-hour computerized organ sharing system, matching donated organs to patients registered on the national organ transplant waiting list. UNOS seeks to increase organ donation through education and improve transplant success rates through outcomes-based research and policymaking. Transplant scientists and health officials recognize UNOS-developed technology applications as the international model for organ sharing.

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