The Building Owners and Managers Association helps Chicago’s Commercial Buildings plan for Communication during a Crisis
New York, NY, --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- May 23, 2007 Send Word Now™ a provider of on-demand alerting and response services, today announced that it has been selected by The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Chicago to assist with the association’s emergency preparedness planning. BOMA/Chicago will make the multi-modal alert and response service available to its 800 members for rapid communication during a crisis, or for everyday, time-sensitive situations.
The City of Chicago and BOMA/Chicago announced today new and vital communications and logistics protocols in the event of a large scale emergency in the central business district. In a special forum on “Creating a Culture of Preparedness,” Chicago’s Chief Emergency Officer Cortez Trotter will unveil an After Action Report that will detail lessons learned from an evacuation exercise held last September and recommendations for enhanced preparedness and response by both the public and private sectors. One of the key findings unveiled in the City’s After Action Report includes the critical need for additional communications response tools that guarantee redundancy and enable the Office of Emergency Communications and Management (OEMC) and BOMA/Chicago to contact building managers, engineers and security directors in real time in the event of an emergency.
To that end, BOMA/Chicago will announce the acquisition and roll-out of the multi-modal alert and response service from Send Word Now. In addition to BOMA/Chicago now being able to communicate with all of its members through Send Word Now alerts, the SWN Alert Service will also be available to BOMA/Chicago members for use with their tenant communities at a special member discount.
“Send Word Now offers a vital alert and response service that will effectively help us to notify our member buildings should an emergency occur,” said Ronald Vukas, executive vice president, BOMA/Chicago.
About BOMA/Chicago
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago™ (BOMA/Chicago™) is the voice of the office building industry in Chicago, representing 270 buildings housing private, institutional and government/public uses in the City of Chicago and 150 companies that provide services to commercial office buildings. Now in its 105th year and the oldest BOMA Association in the world, BOMA/Chicago represents the interests of the people and companies that own, operate, manage and service Chicago’s commercial buildings. Learn more at: www.bomachi.com
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Send Word Now’s Alert and Response Service Chosen by BOMA/Chicago for Emergency Preparedness
Hawaii State Civil Defense Selects AtHoc to Create State-wide Emergency Alerting System
Hawaii Deploys a Network-centric Alerting Offering that Makes it Possible to Achieve Mass Alerting, Interoperate with Other Agencies and Monitor Threats from Multiple Sources 
Burlingame, CA (May 15, 2007) --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- AtHoc, Inc. today announced the Hawaii State Civil Defense (HISCD) has licensed AtHoc IWSAlerts™ software to build a comprehensive, network-centric emergency notification system (ENS) to support emergency response state wide.
The system has already been installed in the HISCD headquarters at the Birkhimer Emergency Operating Center in Diamond Head Crater, Oahu, and is intended to provide support to HISCD personnel, to the emergency preparedness community and to the Hawaii special needs community on a pilot basis.
Hawaii State Civil Defense, Hawaii’s emergency management agency, is responsible for preventing, protecting and assisting its islands and citizens during emergencies and disasters. The AtHoc system allows HISCD to use its existing network to reach personnel within HISCD and partner organizations through multiple redundant channels of communications - including SMS text-messaging to mobile phones, desktop alerts over IP-networks, telephony, TTY/TDD devices and pagers.
The system can be triggered either by HISCD emergency managers or automatically by monitoring events communicated from external agencies (i.e. National Weather Service). IWSAlerts also enable HISCD to trigger alerts to the public over the broadcast Emergency Alert System (EAS) using the same Web-enabled integrated system, which improves response time and bolsters public safety.
"We began talking to Hawaii State Civil Defense shortly after we began working with U.S. military installations in the region. It was quickly apparent that all of the defense-related agencies and programs on the island would benefit from interoperability, and AtHoc was already working with the Pacific Command, Pacific Air Forces and the U.S. Navy," commented Guy Miasnik, president and CEO of AtHoc. "Hawaii is now promoting alerting interoperability state wide, which is a critical step in creating a finely-tuned emergency response capability. It’s exciting to be working with HISCD and numerous other organizations across the state to help build this very important emergency notification infrastructure."
HISCD decided to create a far-reaching alerting capability that contacts various communities, including:
- HISCD personnel
- Hawaii’s emergency preparedness community - first responders, federal, state and local government agencies, etc.
- Special needs citizens
- Emergency managers for universities, health facilities, hotels, corporations, etc.
- General public via the media and EAS – emergency alerts broadcast to TV, radio and newspapers
PlantCML Acquires REVERSE 911(R)
Temecula, CA/Indianapolis, IN --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- May 14, 2007 - PlantCML, a mission-critical communications systems for emergency contact centers, announced today the acquisition of Sigma Communications, LLC, creator of REVERSE 911®, the country’s most recognized brand in emergency notification technology for emergency management, law enforcement, and other public safety agencies.
The acquisition adds another high-demand element to PlantCML’s portfolio of communications products, further solidifying its position as the nation’s top provider of response management solutions and emergency notification technology.
Tim Fuller, President and Chief Executive Officer of PlantCML, states, “Recent events in our country serve as powerful reminders of the need for fast and accurate communication in a crisis. Notification and response technologies are now an imperative for communities and organizations everywhere. With the acquisition of REVERSE 911®, no company is better positioned to deliver a complete critical communications solution.”
PlantCML continues to be backed by Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm with $3.3 billion of capital under management. “We are excited to support PlantCML as it continues its consolidation of the emergency response space,” said David Dominik, Managing Director at Golden Gate Capital. “The acquisition of REVERSE 911® adds yet another mission-critical public safety element to PlantCML’s core suite of solutions and services.”
“The REVERSE 911® trademark is synonymous with public safety notification across North America,” said Kevin McCarthy, President of REVERSE 911®. “Joining forces with PlantCML and its extensive customer base will allow for even greater corporate expansion and accelerated development in meeting the demands of today’s market.”
Existing agreements between each company, its customers, partners, and service providers will be honored. “It’s very much business as usual for customers, partners and others who have dealings with PlantCML and REVERSE 911®,” said Tim Fuller.
About REVERSE 911®
REVERSE 911® offers patented interactive technology that enables users to send recorded messages rapidly and simultaneously to thousands of people. Users can pinpoint precisely who receives the communication based on 9-1-1 calling data, geographic areas, or lists built on specific criteria. REVERSE 911® has proven useful for reporting missing persons, announcing water contaminations, or for distributing crime alerts. Today, REVERSE 911® is a leading technology for emergency management personnel, police departments, fire departments and other groups that recognize the critical importance of a fast, reliable communications tool during times of crisis.
About Golden Gate Capital:
Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm with approximately 3.3 billion of capital under management. The firm is dedicated to partnering with world-class management teams to invest in change-intensive, growth businesses. Golden Gate targets investments in situations where there is a demonstrable opportunity to significantly enhance a company's value. The principals of Golden Gate Capital have a long and successful history of investing with management partners across a wide rage of industries and transaction types. For more information, please visit www.goldengatecap.com.
Cistera Networks, Inc.
Cistera Networks makes Application Driven Telephony a reality by setting the new standard in advanced IP phone application platforms and engines for the Enterprise VoIP Telephony environment. The Cistera ConvergenceServer(TM) (CCS) uses the industry-leading Cistera Enterprise Platform for IPT to provide Unified Application Administration as well as Fault and Performance Management for enterprise IPT Application deployments. Cistera provides next-generation solutions for numerous vertical markets including education, finance, healthcare and government. Cistera Networks maximizes IP phone capabilities -- taking the communications platform to an entirely new level.
Phone: (972) 381-4699 Toll Free: 1-866-XML-TOGO (965-8646)
Email: sales(at)cistera.com Web: Event Alerting and Notification Solutions
Workspeed Management, LLC.
Workspeed Management, LLC. is the leading provider of Web-based and wireless applications that optimize real estate enterprise performance. Workspeed brings significant process improvements to property owners and managers by combining the benefits of workflow automation, collaboration, and wireless communication. As a result, customers gain unprecedented visibility and control of day-to-day building operations. Workspeed customers have experienced substantially increased revenues, decreased costs and reduced risk across the entire enterprise. The company is headquartered in New York City.
Workspeed and its new Notifications service work in tandem to comply with New York Local Law 26, which requires companies to account for their staff in an emergency evacuation and therefore aid the FDNY in rescue operations.
Tel: 917-369-9025 Fax: 917-369-9079
Web: http://www.workspeed.com email: sales(at)workspeed.com
RoamSecure, Inc.
Every day government leaders, first responders, employees, students, parents and citizens in cities, counties, states, the federal government, colleges and universities and key businesses rely on Roam Secure’s solutions, including the company’s award winning patent pending Road Secure Alert Network (RSAN) and RSIX.
Phone: 703-294-6768 ext. 250 Toll Free: 877-459-7726
Web: http://www.roamsecure.net email: sales(at)roamsecure.net
AtHoc, Inc.
AtHoc, Inc. provides enterprise-class, network-centric (notifications delivered to computers/PDA's connected via WAN/LAN) emergency notification systems used for force and personnel protection, facility mass notification, public safety and critical enterprise communications.
Organizations such as the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, the Air University, Hawaii State Civil Defense, Boeing, PricewaterhouseCoopers and eBay use AtHoc's alert delivery and management systems for critical communication and alerting needs. AtHoc has partnered with market leaders including Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, Siemens, Avaya, Unisys and others to bring these notification solutions to the public and commercial markets.
Phone: 650.685.3000 Fax: 650.685.3010
Email: sales(at)athoc.com Web: http://www.athoc.com
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FirstCall Interactive Network
FirstCall Interactive Network has been a provider of nationwide emergency notification services since the founding of the company in 1997. Dedicated professionals, including an IAEM Certified Emergency Manager, have been involved in responding to many types of emergency situations, including natural disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Amber Alerts and other Missing Persons occurrences, hazardous material releases, and the explosion of Space Shuttle Columbia. Services include VPN access, which allows clients to manage their own messages and call lists, and Unlisted Number Registration, which allows clients to add any additional numbers, such as cell phones or VoIP phones, to their call lists at any time.
Phone: 800-653-9232 Fax: 225-295-8273
Web: http://www.firstcall.net email: sales(at)firstcall.net
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The NTI Group
The NTI Group, Inc. (NTI), a Delaware corporation, is a privately held company that provides award winning communication systems designed specifically for local, regional, state, and Federal government entities. The Connect family of services enables rapid dissemination of critical information via voice and text devices using its premier mass notification engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily record and send time-based notifications to thousands of people in minutes using just a telephone. NTI makes and distributes the Connect-ED®, Connect-CTY®, Connect-GOV®, and Connect-MIL® systems, allowing users to target specific groups and/or geographic regions within their database(s) and engage recipients in two-way communication by asking them to respond to questions via their telephone keypads.
Toll Free: 877-684-4411
Email: sales(at)ntigroup.com Web: http://www.ntigroup.com
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Omnilert, LLC.
Omnilert, LLC., a provider of selective mass communications for sending time-sensitive information to large groups of people. The system is built around a reliable SMS text messaging system that sends content directly to a mobile phone, traditional phone, e-mail address, Web page, RSS reader, digital sign, alert beacon, or loudspeaker. Omnilert solutions are sold under the names e2Campus, Amerilert, RainedOut and through resellers. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va.
Phone: 800-936-3525 Fax: 206-338-5680
Website: http://www.omnilert.com email: info(at)omnilert.com.
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Dialog Communications Corp (DCC)
DCC (Dialogic Communications Corporation), a PlantCML company, is a provider of emergency notification technology. The company’s on-site and hosted solutions are used by hundreds of public and private organizations everyday, ensuring their communications readiness for virtually any critical or routine situation. DCC was established in 1982, and is located in Franklin, TN (a suburb of Nashville).
Phone: 615.790.2882 Toll Free: 800.723.3207
Email: marketing(at)dccusa.com Web: http://www.dccusa.com
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PlantCML, Inc.
PlantCML, Inc. is a provider of crisis communications and emergency response solutions and services. The company offers telecommunications functionality for mission-critical applications through flexible, scaleable E911 solutions covering wireless communications, Computer Telephony Integrated (CTI) workstations, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Voice over IP (VoIP) and NG911 solutions, emergency notification and more.
Headquartered in Temecula, California, with operations in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada; Franklin, TN; and Huntsville, AL; PlantCML develops, manufactures, integrates and supports solutions for the critical call center environment. The company serves both the public safety and private security sectors, including federal agencies, transportation and utilities.
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Varolii Corporation
Seattle-based Varolii Corporation (formerly PAR3 Communications and EnvoyWorldWide) is a provider of on-demand interactive communication solutions. Enterprises across industries leverage these solutions to automate more of the communications process, resulting in improved operational performance and enhanced customer relationships. Varolii’s multi-channel solutions deliver ongoing value based on its unique delivery model, which combines the convenience of SaaS with a fully managed services environment, an approach that ensures clients achieve an immediate, sustainable ROI. Varolii is headquartered in Seattle, WA with offices and data centers in Denver, CO; Chicago, IL; and Boston, MA.
Web: http:// www.varolii.com - Business Continuity Notification.
Strohl Systems®
Strohl Systems® delivers the expertise and resources to help organizations build plans, practice for disruptions and prevail over disasters. Services include NotiFind®, powered by Varolii, an emergency notification system. In business since 1968, Strohl Systems is a privately held company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pa., and can be found on the Web at www.strohlsystems.com.
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Send Word Now, Inc.
Send Word Now is a provider of on-demand alerting and response services driving effective communication during time sensitive situations. The easy-to-use, web based services are used by corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions to ensure fast, effective, two-way communication in real-time, ensuring continuity during time sensitive events - anywhere, anytime, regardless of location, device or connection. The company is headquartered in New York City.
Phone: (212) 379-4900 Fax: (212) 379-4901 Sales: (800) 388-4796
Website: http://www.sendwordnow.com email: info(at)sendwordnow.com.
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Honeywell
Honeywell Building Solutions is part of the Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions business group, a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry. For more information about Honeywell Instant Alert Plus, call 800-345-6770 ext. 601 or visit www.honeywell.com/instantalert.
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3n - National Notification Network
3n® (National Notification Network) is a provider of mass notification solutions to Global 2000 corporations, government agencies, healthcare systems, and educational institutions in more than 230 countries worldwide.
The Company's flagship InstaCom™ suite of products allows corporations, government agencies, non-profits, and schools to rapidly communicate in routine, urgent and emergency situations. InstaCom allows a user to send a message to ten or tens of thousands of people within minutes, and receive a confirmation report of who received the message and who has yet to be contacted. The message can be initiated via web or phone, and can be sent in voice and text format. The message will be delivered to all standard voice and text communication devices - such as phone, pager, fax, email, PDA, BlackBerry®, IM, etc.
Phone: (818) 230-9700 Fax: (818) 545-7040
Website: http://www.3nonline.com email: salesinfo(at)3nonline.com.
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MessageOne, Inc.
Headquartered in Austin, the company’s Email Management Services (EMS™) provides comprehensive email archiving, storage management and e-Discovery with the total continuity, recovery, and security protection only available from a managed service. In addition, MessageOne’s AlertFind™ provides guaranteed emergency notification and escalation to help companies protect their employees during any crisis or disaster.
Phone: 512-652-4500 Toll-free: 888-367-0777 New York: 212-581-7905
Website: http://www.messageone.com email: info(at)messageone.com
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MadahCom, Inc.
MadahCom, Inc., located in Sarasota, FL, is an established supplier of emergency control and Mass Notification Systems (MNS) to the Department of Defense, government and commercial customers.
With over a decade of experience in independent research and development of MNS as well as supplying advanced systems to approximately 200 military and government installations worldwide, MadahCom understands the unique missions and operational imperative of its customers: Military, Cities and Counties, Industrial and Chemical Plants, Corporate and University Campuses, Ports and Borders and Mass Transportation Hubs Around the world.
DHS Grants
Eleven different Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grants can be utilized to acquire MadahCom’s Mass Notification System. WAVES MNS falls under the: DHS Office of Domestic Preparedness’ (ODP) Authorized Equipment List (AEL) and Standardized Equipment List (SEL) Category 13 Terrorism Incident Prevention Equipment, 13IT-00-ALRT – System, Alert/Notification. It is also qualified under AEL Category 4 Information Technology 04AP-09-ALRT - Systems, Public Notification and Warning.
DHS grants allocated for 13IT-00-ALRT and 04AP-09-ALRT include:
- FY06 Chemical Sector Buffer Zone Protection Program (Chem-BZPP)
- FY07 Buffer Zone Protection Program (BZPP)
- FY07 Citizen Corps Program (CCP)
- FY07 Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG)
- FY07 Infrastructure Protection Program: Intercity Bus Security (IBSGP)
- FY07 Infrastructure Protection Program: Port Security (PSGP)
- FY07 Infrastructure Protection Program: Transit Security (TSGP)
- FY07 Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP)
- FY07 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) program
Telephone: (941) 487-2300 Fax: (941) 487-238
Email: sales(at)madah.com Web: http://www.madah.com
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MIR3, Inc.
MIR3 provides automated Intelligent Notification (IN®) solutions for global and enterprise-wide communications and business continuity. MIR3’s inEnterprise™, inAlertCenter™, inTechCenter™, inGovAlert™, inCampusAlert™, inLocalAlert™ and inWebServices™ are built on a geo-dispersed, scalable telephony and application server platform that directs the global dissemination of time-urgent information to and from any communications device across any communication medium.
Its customers include the world’s top petroleum, soft-drink bottling, and consumer goods companies, IAC Interactive (which operates TicketMaster and Match.com), Belkin Worldwide®, US Air Force, Homeland Security’s National Medical Response Teams, The American Red Cross, LA County Department of Health, and the County of Orange, California, which has 1.4 million recipients loaded in their MIR3 Intelligent Notification system.
Phone: 858-724-1200 Fax: 858-724-1201 Sales Inquiries: 858-724-1241
Website: http://www.mir3.com email: sales(at)mir3.com.
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Amcom Software, Inc.
Amcom Software provides mission critical communications technology solutions for organizations that depend on speed, accuracy, and productivity to support day-to-day business continuity and event-driven communications. Amcom Software's open technology, standards-based solutions are used by more than 400 blue-chip companies in healthcare, education, finance, utilities and government agencies. Customers include the U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines and several other classified DOD and civilian government agencies.
Corporate: 800-852-8935 Toll-Free: 800-852-8935 Sales: 952-946-7729
Email: sales(at)amcomsoft.com Web: http://www.amcomsoftware.com.
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Cooper Industries Announces the Acquisition of MadahCom, Inc.
Industry-leading manufacturer of wireless Mass Notification Systems for military, commercial and industrial locations
HOUSTON, May 1, 2007 -- Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE:CBE) today announced the acquisition of MadahCom, Inc. for $43 million. MadahCom, based in Florida, is a privately owned manufacturer of secure wireless emergency control and Mass Notification Systems (“MNS”). With sales of approximately $22 million of hardware, software and installation services in 2006, it currently has more than 200 installations worldwide at military, government, commercial sites, industrial locations and other campus environments.
MadahCom will become part of Cooper Wheelock’s Notification Systems business. With this acquisition, Cooper Wheelock expands its ability to provide customers with comprehensive indoor and outdoor notification system solutions designed to protect, alert and inform people in the event of an emergency.
“MadahCom’s capabilities in wireless technology deliver the industry-leading solution in the rapidly growing MNS market, where delivering the right message to the right people at the right time is paramount for evacuation and security. Coupled with our acquisition of Wheelock, Inc. in 2006 and our existing Cooper Menvier business, we now have a strong global platform in the fire and safety notification market,” said Cooper Industries Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kirk S. Hachigian. “The acquisition of MadahCom also builds upon our core competency in the RF wireless space, a technology that we have leveraged across Cooper to create ‘smart’ products that provide enhanced value for our customers.”
MadahCom’s flagship products, WAVES (Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System) and TACWAVES (Tactical WAVES), a portable alerting system, are personnel and public warning systems and feature sophisticated command and control software to activate safety sirens, customized voice messages and visual alerts via secure networks. The WAVES system also utilizes various other modes of communication including SMS, desktop alerting and dial-out systems. WAVES is classified as Commercial-Off-The-Shelf by the United States Department of Defense, making it acceptable to the widest range of government and military applications, and it is the only personnel alerting system that meets all of the Pentagon Anti-Terrorism Sub-Directorate requirements for force protection at military bases.