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DCC (Dialogic Communications Corp.), a PlantCML company, Launches New Version of Emergency Notification Software

Franklin, TN --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- June 21, 2007 - DCC (Dialogic Communications Corp.), a PlantCML company, today announced Communicator! NXT 4.0, the latest version of its emergency notification solution.

Communicator! NXT is a web-based emergency notification application that requires an Internet connection and Microsoft® Internet Explorer web browser for its use. Users are able to manage contact lists (databases), prepare text and voice messages and activate event-specific scenarios for emergency and/or routine situations. Reports, capturing the results of the entire notification effort, are available in industry-standard .pdf or .xls formats, and are accessible online or in hardcopy (print or email).

“DCC remains committed to developing and supporting innovative solutions that meet the emergency notification demands of the marketplace,” said Scott Alfieri, Division Vice President. “In listening to our customers’ needs and building on an already successful product, we are only empowering them to better communicate with – and more importantly secure the safety of – their community, employees and more.”

Virginia Tech Agreement with 3n Expands Campus Emergency Notification System

BLACKSBURG, Va., --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- June 21, 2007 -- Virginia Tech has reached an agreement with 3n (National Notification Network) that will significantly expand the university's ability to send critical news and information to the university community during campus emergencies.

The new emergency notification system, along with existing communications vehicles long used by the university, will form the basis of “VT Alerts,” a fully integrated and coordinated emergency communications program maintained by Virginia Tech’s Office of University Relations.

The expanded VT Alerts system will debut July 2; students, faculty, and staff will be able to sign up for several new 3n-enabled emergency notification options beginning that day. The expanded VT Alerts system will be fully operational by Aug. 20, the first day of fall classes.

3n's technology will enable the university to send messages to students, faculty, and staff using methods and media not maintained by the university, such as text messages to personal cell phones, instant messages via systems maintained by America Online (AOL), Yahoo, or MSN, and phone calls and e-mails to numbers and mailboxes that reside outside the university's network.

In addition, the system will allow subscribers to list contacts for parents, spouses, or other individuals among their contact preferences.

Currently, the university has several communications tools to reach students, faculty, and staff, including the heavily used university homepage, the Virginia Tech News website, broadcast e-mail alerts, broadcast voice-mail messages, a recorded emergency hotline (231-6668), the university switchboard, and a coordinated use of public media outlets.

"We began the process of adding to and enhancing our already robust emergency notification system last fall, and we were in the final stages of selecting a vendor when the tragic events of April 16 occurred,” said Larry Hincker, associate vice president for university relations. “The 3n InstaCom Campus Alert system is a sophisticated tool that is easy to use. I believe it can only further benefit our students, faculty, and staff.”

About Virginaia Tech
Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech is the most comprehensive university in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is among the top research universities in the nation. Today, Virginia Tech’s eight colleges are dedicated to quality, innovation, and results through teaching, research, and outreach activities. At its 2,600-acre main campus located in Blacksburg and other campus centers in Northern Virginia, Southwest Virginia, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Roanoke, Virginia Tech enrolls more than 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries in 180 academic degree programs.

Siemens and AtHoc, Inc., Partner to Deliver Emergency Network-Notification to First Responders and the Military

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

UCLA extends Automated Communication for Emergencies, Patient Care and Employee Availability

Automated Mission Critical Communications Improve Reliability

Minneapolis, MN --[Emergency Notification News]-- June 12, 2007 – Amcom Software announced today that one of the highest ranking hospitals in the country has selected its products to improve call center performance and reliability. Rated among the top five in “America’s Best Hospitals” report published annually hospitals by US News and World Report magazine, the University of California Los Angles (UCLA), attributes Amcom Software's mission critical communication solutions as a key factor in improving patient safety. Benefits include improvements in operator performance, service, reliability and emergency response.

UCLA recently completed the roll-out of Amcom’s entire product suite within a very short time frame. With the launch of Amcom’s Smart Web, the entire UCLA medical staff will have direct access to personnel information and on-call schedules as well as the ability to update status changes and exceptions of availability.

“By extending critical information to the web, we’ve been able to alleviate critical bottlenecks in our call centers while giving our entire staff access to real-time critical information,” said Sergio Gallegos, Communications Director from UCLA. “As a result, we have significantly reduced the total number of calls processed and decreased our physical labor hours as much as 400 hours per month, equating to about $85,000 a year.”

University of California Los Angeles
Since opening its doors in 1955, UCLA Medical Center has consistently been a healthcare innovator and has been ranked number one in the West by U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey of "America's Best Hospitals" for 17 years in a row. More than 300,000 people from Los Angeles, from across the country, and from around the world come to UCLA Medical Center each year to receive care from some of the world’s best healthcare providers. More than 120 UCLA physicians are cited in The Best Doctors in America, which is based on an extensive poll of thousands of medical specialists.

Source: Vendor Press Release


University of California San Diego (UCSD) Selects MIR3 Intelligent Notification for Student and Staff Emergency Notification and Alerting

SAN DIEGO, CA--[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- June 7, 2007 – MIR3™, the technology leader in Intelligent Notification (IN®) solutions for global enterprises, today announced UCSD was added to a long list of universities to take advantage of the special pricing for inCampusAlert™.

Designed to make critical emergency and non-emergency communications of colleges and universities private, more efficient and cost effective, MIR3’s Intelligent Notification v2.8 can easily handle the requirements of student and staff groups of any magnitude. “We are confident of our ability to deal with the notification requirements of any university or college,” said Dan Long, CTO at MIR3.

“We can bring a college campus on-line in less than a day.” MIR3’s new product, inCampusAlert, has the same enterprise-grade technology that bridges the gap between all standard forms of communication to enable high-speed two-way communications to tens of thousands of users and devices across all modalities, including email, wireless pager, PDA, landline, mobile phone, satellite phone, TDD/TTY, fax and two-way SMS. MIR3's notification capabilities can also be used for routine high-volume messaging and all-purpose broadcasting such as administrative notices to employees, messages for coordinating staffing and schedules, and delivering important, auditable information to customers.

Air Force Air University and Air War College Deploy AtHoc’s Net-centric Emergency Notification System

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.”

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