Texas A&M University Selects AtHoc to Provide Campus-Wide Integrated Emergency Notification Solution

SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - March 31, 2009) - AtHoc, Inc., the pioneer and leader in network-centric unified emergency notification systems, today announced that after a thorough review of available product offerings, Texas A&M University selected AtHoc to provide an integrated mass notification solution. The use of AtHoc IWSAlerts™ software will enable Texas A&M University to send out emergency alerts to its campus population through multiple devices, including campus computers via pop up alerts, Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio broadcast, cable TV, telephones, mass email and SMS text messages, all from a single Web-based console.

By unifying multiple forms of alerting through a single integrated system, the university achieves simplicity while attaining a high percentage of population reach through redundant systems that alert people campus-wide.

AtHoc IWSAlerts will provide the university with a significant cost saving by using the university's existing on-site communications infrastructure. AtHoc IWSAlerts will leverage Texas A&M's IP network to communicate with desktops and mobile devices, the phone infrastructure, cable TV and campus radio. All of these devices can now be triggered simultaneously.

"Texas A&M University has exhibited uncompromising commitment to protect its students and staff," said Ly Tran, vice president of AtHoc. "The university has demonstrated tremendous vision and technical leadership in building a campus-wide, integrated emergency notification system, and we're excited to be part of the team helping to promote campus safety."

The university's emergency managers with alerting authority will be able to trigger alerts from any Microsoft Internet Explorer browser and send out information through a wide variety of communications channels. They can select from predefined alerts or create a custom alert and quickly notify students and staff about the emergency. Alerts that reach personal devices (computer desktops, SMS text messages, phone calls) are all tracked in real time for response and accountability reporting. At the same time, alerts also can reach the campus cable TV and radio station.

The AtHoc solution addresses one of the biggest challenges of deploying an emergency notification system -- the seamless integration of disparate communications channels. To meet this challenge, the AtHoc IWSAlerts software leverages the new and innovative AtHoc IP Integration Module, which is based on the OASIS CAP 1.1 industry standard, to maximize interoperability with the campus' existing communications systems.

AtHoc's award-winning solution has been used by world-class and demanding organizations to address a wide spectrum of emergency situations to promote physical security and public safety. Examples of AtHoc IWSAlerts in use include UCLA's deploying the system during an earthquake, NASA Johnson Space Center's use during Hurricane Ike, and Camp Slayer in Baghdad International Airport using the system during perimeter breaches.

About AtHoc

AtHoc is the pioneer and recognized leader in providing enterprise-class, network-centric emergency notification systems to military, government and commercial organizations for physical security, force protection and personnel accountability. Millions of end users worldwide, in organizations such as the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, NASA, Microsoft, Boeing and PricewaterhouseCoopers rely on AtHoc's unified management systems for their emergency alerting and critical communication needs. AtHoc has partnered with market leaders including Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Harris, Siemens, Avaya, Lockheed Martin and others to bring these notification solutions to the public and commercial markets.

For more information on AtHoc, please visit http://www.athoc.com.

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