[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]
Subject: Re: [emergency] Fwd: Public Alerts Solutions
Yup on the first. I don't know on the second. It is not that unusual when I send out broadcast messages such as "Semantic Web Collaborations." There are venues in that address list where people know me but don't hear from me unless I have something of timely interest, and convergence is one of those timely interests. So when I do send out such a message, I can usually expect that it will get passed along. Ciao, Rex At 11:41 AM -0800 2/7/04, Art Botterell wrote: >Yes, TRAK is well established in the law-enforcement market, >especially for missing-children applications. Their earlier >implementations were based on color fax machines, but I believe >they're moving to a fully digital model. Like many other providers >of alerting and emergency information technologies, they've >broadened their market target significantly since 9/11. > >I'm not clear on how Mr. Bower got ahold of Mr. Woo's email. > >- Art > > >At 8:16 AM -0800 2/7/04, Rex Brooks wrote: >>Hi Folks, >> >>Thanks for all the response, since I really don't have the time to >>focus on this right now. Regardless, I thought I would pass this >>along, too. I finally got around to simply checking the website >>associated with this message >> >>http://socialtech.trak.org/ >> >>I was then going to check out the sender to see if he is a lurker >>on the EM TC list, but OASIS timed out twice, so I guess they are >>doing maintenance. Anyway, on the basis of the website checking out >>as valid, I am passing it along... >> >>Hmmmnnnnnn... Did you ever get the feeling that you were missing >>something important? I hate it when this happens. >> >>Ciao, >>Rex >> >>>Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:12:06 -0500 >>>From: Todd Bower <toddbower@compuserve.com> >>>Subject: Public Alerts Solutions >>>Sender: Todd Bower <toddbower@compuserve.com> >>>To: Steven Woo <SWoo@nas.edu>, Rex Brooks <rexb@starbourne.com> >>>X-Rcpt-To: <rexb@starbourne.com> >>>X-DPOP: Version number supressed >>>Status: U >>> >>>Mr. Woo & Mr. Brooks-- >>>I have been made aware of your interest in information relating to public >>>emergency alert notifications to precise locations. I thought I would >>>provide you a high-level understanding of the Critical Reach Alert System >>>now being deployed that at least in significant ways addresses this issue.. >>> >>>First, Critical Reach is a nonprofit organization that, since 1995, has >>>deployed alert systems to law enforcement agencies to enable them to >>>quickly build and distribute bulletins to other police agencies and the >>>public. The solution, known as TRAK, has been deployed in over 1,400 law >>>enforcement agencies nationwide. The updated version of TRAK that >>>capitalizes on current technology has been deployed statewide in New Jersey >>>to a total of 550 law enforcement agencies. We are now beginning to migrate >>>the 1,400 users of the original technology to the updated version. As we >>>deploy the updated version we are changing the product name to Critical >>>Reach. >>> >>>Critical Reach is designed for use by any authority (law enforcement, >>>health, OES, fire, Homeland Security, military, etc.) responsible for >>>public health and safety. The system enables multiple independent >>>authorities to quickly share bulletins (including from 1 to 6 images) with >>>each other or to precise subsets of the public infrastructure. It is >>>intended for use by local agencies on a daily basis across the full range >>>of health, safety, and criminal cases and events--Missing Persons, Wanted >>>Persons, Health Alerts, Amber Alerts, Terror Alerts, Environmental Alerts, >>>etc. Bulletin distribution can be quickly scalable from 1 to millions and >>>from local to county to region to state, etc. >>> >>>Authority users access a shared address book of alert recipients, each of >>>which is carefully defined by its geography (State/County/City/Neighborhod) >>>and by the type of entity (Business, School, Media. Transportation Center, >>>Medical, Volunteer Org, etc.). Each major category has multiple >>>sub-categories, so Business includes Pawn Shops, Auto Body Shops, Hotels, >>>Malls, etc. The goal is to enable each authority, across the full range of >>>cases and events that they must handle, to be able to get alert information >>>to the precise people that need it. >>> >>>Critical Reach, as part of our nonprofit mission, works carefully at the >>>County and local levels with authorities and trusted public volunteers to >>>deeply populate the shared address book and thereby create a vital public >>>asset. We have addresses both ends of the spectrum very effectively--a >>>proven and trusted technology tool for authorities that meets their user >>>and security requirements plus a community-based effort that delivers the >>>needed shared address book of recipients. The result is a single, >>>multi-purpose, highly flexible tool that greatly enhances community health >>>and safety. >>> >>>We are now ramping up to extend the new technology to all current TRAK >>>users and to new authorities. We bring substantial private sector resources >>>to the table to drive down the cost of the solution for authorities. >>> >>>I hope this is helpful. My full contact information is shown below. If I >>>can provide further information of be of any assistance, please feel free >>>to contact me. >>> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Todd Bower, Executive Director >>> >>>Critical Reach >>>1660 S. Amphlett Blvd. #330 >>>San Mateo, CA 94402 >>>650/655-3801 >>>Fax 650/525-0225 >>>toddb@trak.org >> >> >>-- >>Rex Brooks >>GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth >>W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com >>Email: rexb@starbourne.com >>Tel: 510-849-2309 >>Fax: By Request -- Rex Brooks GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com Email: rexb@starbourne.com Tel: 510-849-2309 Fax: By Request
[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]