U.S. Air Force Central Command Awards $5.4 Million Contract to License AtHoc IWSAlerts Network-Centric Emergency Notification System

SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - January 21, 2009) - AtHoc, Inc., the pioneer and leader in network-centric emergency notification systems, today announced the U.S. Air Force Central Command (USAFCENT) has awarded a $5.4 million contract for a theater-wide deployment of AtHoc IWSAlerts™. Through this award, AtHoc has become the network-centric emergency mass notification standard for the entire command and will be deployed at all USAFCENT installations in Iraq, Afghanistan and other allied nations.

USAFCENT is the air component of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM). It is responsible for air operations, either unilaterally or in concert with coalition partners, and for contingency planning to support CENTCOM's 20-nation area of responsibility in Southwest Asia. Once deployed, AtHoc IWSAlerts will provide a command-wide alerting solution for reaching all personnel within the command while also providing each installation with its own local alerting system.

AtHoc has a proven track record in the Department of Defense (DoD). AtHoc solutions today are being used to support more than 1.2 million DoD personnel across 150 installations worldwide, of which 500,000 are Air Force personnel. Installations and commands throughout the DoD benefit from AtHoc's unified alerting approach, enterprise-wide architecture, reliability and ease of use.

AtHoc IWSAlerts will be deployed over SIPRNET and NIPRNET, providing emergency alerting over USAFCENT's classified and unclassified networks. The system will also be integrated with Microsoft SharePoint to support data inputs and delivery outputs, leveraging local Microsoft SharePoint implementations. Failover support will also be implemented for redundancy purposes and continuity of operations. Cisco IP and telephony communication infrastructure is also used by AFCENT and can be leveraged by the deployment.

"The combination of AtHoc's solution, which runs on the Microsoft stack, and Microsoft SharePoint provides a powerful alerting platform that manages the entire alerting process -- from receiving threat information to disseminating alerts to the people who need them," said Teresa Carlson, vice president, U.S. federal government, Microsoft Corp. "USAFCENT now has access to a powerful, highly versatile solution that enhances command-wide responses to emergencies. This type of situational awareness allows the command to enact the appropriate response to threats that can range from enemy attacks to extreme weather."

"AtHoc is honored to be trusted by USAFCENT to provide emergency alerting to all of its personnel deployed in the most intense battlefronts," said Guy Miasnik, president and CEO of AtHoc. "Our mission-tested systems have already been proven through many real-life emergencies, including protecting our Army troops in Iraq and Air Force personnel worldwide, and they are a perfect fit for USAFCENT's needs. At the end of the day, it's all about protecting lives by getting the word out as quickly as possible to troops wherever they are located."

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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