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AtHoc Receives $1.2M Software License Order to Provide a Network-centric Emergency Management System for Emergency Notification and Personnel Accountability
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Burlingame, CA (May 8, 2007) – AtHoc, Inc. today announced the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) has awarded a
contract worth $1.2M to license AtHoc IWSAlerts™ software. The command has purchased IWSAlerts to create a
command-wide, network-centric emergency management system (EMS) for emergency notification and personnel
accountability. The system will be used to alert up to 76,000 AFRC personnel within minutes of an emergency
event occurring – including 30,000 active duty personnel and 46,000 reservists and civil service employees
located at AFRC locations nationwide.
The AFRC EMS will work within the command’s existing network to deliver alerts to networked personnel
and devices, including desktops, laptops, PDAs, cell phones and land phones. The command will consolidate
all forms of alerting through AtHoc IWSAlerts, combining a network alerting system (NAS), telephony alerting
system (TAS) and mobile text messaging. In the near future, they will also integrate their host base Giant
Voice public address systems. All forms of alerting can be triggered through IWSAlerts with a single click
of a mouse, thereby accelerating personnel response during emergencies.
Using AtHoc IWSAlerts, AFRC can distribute alerts quickly through the network, dramatically improving the
command’s ability to get information in the hands of personnel in a timely manner. The command intends to
finish deploying the first phase of the system in early June 2007, well in advance of hurricane season.
"By having all AFRC bases use the same system, the command achieves operational benefits such as
centralized management and system maintenance as well as the ability to alert all AFRC bases
simultaneously – with a single click of a mouse," commented Guy Miasnik, president and CEO of AtHoc.
"This approach will save the command thousands of dollars in implementation costs, and even more
importantly, it will make the system more effective."
The contract was awarded through GTSC, and implementation of this command-wide capability
(to include host and tenant locations) began in early April 2007. The award covers a multi-server
main site, a backup site and communication services to support alerts via telephony and text
messaging to cell phones.
About AtHoc, Inc.
AtHoc is a recognized leader in providing enterprise-class, network-centric emergency notification
systems used for force and personnel protection, facility mass notification, public safety and critical
enterprise communications. Millions of end users worldwide, in 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 rely on AtHoc's alert delivery and management systems for their 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.
For more information on Hormann America, please visit http://www.hormannamerica.com.
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