Partnership adds emergency network-notification to Siemens HiPath Dispatch command and control console, extends Open Communications to public sector and military emergency responders 
BOCA RATON, Fla. (June 18, 2007) --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- Siemens Communications, Inc.,[NYSE: SI] and AtHoc, Inc., a provider of network-centric (notifications delivered to computers/PDA's connected via WAN/LAN) emergency notification systems, today announced a partnership to integrate AtHoc's IWSAlerts™ into Siemens' HiPath Dispatch command and control console. The new partnership extends Siemens Open Communications to federal, state, local and tribal public safety responders, K-12 and higher education, and the military. The partnership enables first responders and the military to save more lives and property through improved communications coordination and interoperability.
HiPath Dispatch operators can send alerts through IWSAlerts at the touch of a button on their consoles. The HiPath Dispatch console enables command center and emergency operations center personnel to communicate with virtually any communications device anywhere, anytime through an IP network.
"Failures in emergency communications systems have exacerbated every major disaster of the last decade," said Charles Jennings, Chairman of Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security (RAINS), a nonprofit public-private alliance dedicated to developing and deploying Internet-based homeland security systems. "Internet-based systems-which offer increased survivability, greater flexibility and inherent interoperability-are the clear solution. Industry partnerships such as Siemens' and AtHoc's are essential to deliver the next-generation emergency communications capability that our country urgently needs."
"Siemens' commitment to improving public safety and military communications is based on meeting public safety organizations' and the military's needs, not just technology, and applying technology to best serve the public good," said Mike Lewis, Vice President of Federal Solutions at Siemens Communications. "This is our key role, to understand our customers' business and become their trusted partner and advisor. With technology as an enabler, we help our government, military, business and educational partners operate more easily and effectively during a crisis, when every moment counts."
About Siemens Communications, Inc.
Siemens Communications, Inc. is one of the world's leading vendors of Open Communications solutions for enterprises of all sizes, enabling business processes to be more productive, faster and more secure - with any device, network or information technology infrastructure. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG with about 15,000 employees globally and headquarters in Boca Raton, Fla.
For more information, please visit http://www.usa.siemens.com/communications.
Source: Vendor Press Release
Siemens and AtHoc, Inc., Partner to Deliver Emergency Network-Notification to First Responders and the Military
