SpectraRep Selected to Deploy Next-Generation Emergency Alert System
by State of Missouri
AlertManager(TM) Will Provide Advanced Digital Upgrade to Manage and
Issue Alerts and Warnings of At-Risk Populations and Locations
CHANTILLY, Va. (Business Wire EON) May 6, 2008 --
SpectraRep, a provider of
emergency management and first response data solutions, announced today
that it has been awarded a project by the State of Missouri to deploy an
advanced emergency alert system statewide. Under the award,
SpectraRep will deploy its AlertManager™
system to provide Missouri with advanced public alert and warning
capabilities for managing and issuing AMBER Alerts and to rapidly and
reliably communicate Homeland Security and All Hazards warnings
and instructions for at-risk populations and locations.
SpectraRep will provide an advanced, digital upgrade to
Missouri's Emergency Alert System (EAS) and the Alert Missouri
program. The new system will provide enhanced security, improved warning
system coordination, and simplified operational procedures without
disrupting existing EAS facilities or programs. Missouri's AlertManager
system will support Homeland Security Alerts, All Hazards
Alerts, and AMBER Alerts, intended to generate a timely
notice to the public when a child is abducted.
“Missouri started looking at expanding our
emergency notification capabilities in light of certain limitations in
the current method of distributing AMBER alerts around the state,”
noted Don Hicks, President of the Missouri Association of
Broadcasters. “We are looking forward to
using this technology to provide more reliable and multiple ways of
reaching the community with critical alerts and warning.”
The heart of Missouri's next-generation emergency alert system (EAS)
system will be the AlertManager Alert Server Core™
and Command Center™ interface that will allow
authorities to enable complete and effective EAS messages, along with
audio and other multimedia (such as video, maps, digital photos,
documents, etc.). The AlertManager deployment will connect 56 broadcast
locations to the Missouri State Highway Patrol as the AMBER Alert
origination point.
“When completed, this system will provide an
extensive and effective state network for the dissemination of digital
CAP-based public alert and warnings direct to radio, television and
cable sites across Missouri,” said Edward
Czarnecki, Senior Vice President with SpectraRep. “The
feature-rich capabilities of AlertManager will provide Missouri with a
truly next-generation emergency alert system.”
AlertManager is a patent-pending all-hazards emergency notification
capability based on the latest version of the Common Alerting Protocol
(CAP). The system is built as a network centric capability for
government agencies, and provides secure multipath transmission via
satellite, DTV data broadcast, and VPN networks. For broadcast emergency
alert system (EAS) at television stations and cable head-ends, the
system allows officials to generate text-crawls and audio broadcasts of
messages in real-time to warn the general public. The system also
provides a foundation for interoperability with other alerting systems,
enabling authorities to deliver complete, consistent and coordinated
warning messages to the public.
About SpectraRep
SpectraRep®
is a leading provider of emergency management and first responder data
solutions over satellite, digital television and the Internet networks.
SpectraRep is working with broadcasters around the country to deploy
wireless datacast broadband services and applications for all-hazards
emergency notification, emergency management, first responder and
education applications. In addition to its work in public safety and
homeland security, SpectraRep provides a range of services for distance
education, digital signage and content delivery. SpectraRep is a
subsidiary of BIA Financial Network
(BIAfn), a premier financial and strategic advisory services firm that
has served the media and communications industries for more than two
decades. For more information about SpectraRep, visit www.spectrarep.com.
Release Summary:
SpectraRep awarded advanced emergency alert system (EAS) project by
State of Missouri to provide public alert and warning capabilities for
managing and issuing AMBER Alerts, Homeland Security, and All Hazards
warnings.
KEYWORDS: amber alert, cap system, common alerting protocol,
deas, digital emergency alert system, eas, emergency alert system,
emergency management, first responders, public warning
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