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During emergencies, it is critical to quickly and accurately notify all employees and to give instructions to assure their safety. From power outages to approaching tornados, companies must be able to instantly reach all personnel and targeted individuals wherever they are located. This requires leveraging multiple delivery channels such as mobile phones, email, pagers, Blackberries, and most importantly, the network – one of the most pervasive assets. Effective emergency mass notification is not only essential for ensuring dangerous situations are dealt with properly and employees are kept safe, but is also necessary for meeting corporate Disaster Recovery and Continuity Planning Requirements. |
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| CIOs, CEOs, CSOs, Disaster Recovery and Continuity Planning Executives, Safety Managers, IT Managers |
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| Aerospace, manufacturing, consulting services, ecommerce, banking and finance, healthcare, insurance |
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| AtHoc Solution |
| Using IWSAlerts, AtHoc’s emergency notification solution utilizes your existing network to distribute emergency alerts to thousands of employees via network-connected devices in an average of one minute. The system sends audio-visual alerts of emergency situations and critical information and rapidly reaches all employees. |
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| Administrators centrally create, manage and send alerts to any computer or device using a standard Web browser. Alerts are received regardless of which applications are running. Multiple administrators can create pre–programmed alert scenarios and designate target recipients for their specific department, role or situation. Sophisticated tracking capabilities assure alert delivery and acknowledgment, and this easy-to-use system can be installed in hours and be fully operational within days. |
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| Figure 1: IWSAlerts Manages Emergency Notification Process |
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Provides rapid mass notification using existing IP network |
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Notifies personnel through multiple channels (PCs, cell phones, PDAs, pagers,
Blackberries, computer kiosks, landline phones, sirens, PA systems and digital billboards) |
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Consolidates IP and traditional notification channels into a single alerting platform |
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Sends intrusive audio-visual desktop alerts to recipients |
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Sends alerts to other organizations such as emergency services and neighboring facilities |
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Section 508 compliant - Provides alerting for special needs community |
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Tracks recipient feedback in real-time |
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Establishes standard operating procedures for emergency notifications |
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Manages alert recipient information and integrates with user directories |
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Integrates with sources of emergency information such as the National Weather Service |
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Allows operators to trigger alerts from any Web browser using secure login credentials |
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