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.