When Emergencies Occur, Faculty and Students Receive Emergency Alerts through Computers, Cell Phones and PDAs 
Burlingame, CA. (June 4, 2007) --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- AtHoc, Inc. today announced the U.S. Air Force Air University and Air War College has deployed AtHoc IWSAlerts™ for use on campus at Maxwell Air Force Base for emergency alerting. The university and college are part of the Air Force’s Air Education and Training Command.
Air University provides the full spectrum of Air Force education, from pre-commissioning to the highest levels of professional military education, including granting degrees and professional continuing education for officers, enlisted and civilian personnel throughout their careers. As part of Air University, Air War College is the senior professional school of the U.S. Air Force. The program is open to lieutenant colonels and colonels or equivalent in Navy rank or civil service grade.
In addition to educating, the Air University and Air War College are responsible for protecting faculty and students, and to that end, they have deployed AtHoc IWSAlerts to quickly reach everyone if there is an emergency that impacts the entire facility or a smaller group within the campus. The educational facilities can quickly alert staff and students via the network to desktops and laptops with a pop up alert and an accompanying audio alarm.
AtHoc IWSAlerts is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software product that uses a campus’ existing network infrastructure, including wireless hotspots and computer kiosks in rooms and buildings, to achieve mass reach about threats and account for personnel safety. IWSAlerts turns existing connected devices into personal alarm systems. Audio/visual desktop alerts will instantly appear on all PCs, and every handheld device will receive text messages. IWSAlerts can also integrate with existing telephony alerting systems and public address systems to provide a single point of activation to all alerting channels.
“In the past couple of months, there has been an increased emphasis on campus security for obvious reasons,” commented Guy Miasnik, president and CEO for AtHoc. “The DoD has been actively pioneering the use of AtHoc’s system to transform network-connected devices into effective alerting platforms. All campuses and facilities can learn from the best practices derived from the Defense Department’s experiences.”
Air Force Air University and Air War College Deploy AtHoc’s Net-centric Emergency Notification System
