| In May of 2007, AtHoc - - announced he Hawaii | | | | communications - including SMS text-messaging to |
| State Civil Defense (HISCD) has licensed AtHoc | | | | mobile phones, desktop alerts over IP-networks, |
| IWSAlertsâ„¢ software to build a | | | | telephony, TTY/TDD devices and pagers. The |
| comprehensive, network-centric emergency | | | | system can be triggered either by HISCD emergency |
| notification system (ENS) to support emergency | | | | managers or automatically by monitoring events |
| response state wide. HISCD is actively leveraging | | | | communicated from external agencies (i.e. National |
| IP-based, network-centric technology to provide | | | | Weather Service). IWSAlerts also enable HISCD to |
| emergency notification for first responders, citizens | | | | trigger alerts to the public over the broadcast |
| and the special-needs community. The system has | | | | Emergency Alert System (EAS) using the same |
| already been installed in the HISCD headquarters at | | | | Web-enabled integrated system, which improves |
| the Birkhimer Emergency Operating Center in | | | | response time and bolsters public safety. |
| Diamond Head Crater, Oahu, and is intended to | | | | "It's exciting to be working with HISCD and |
| provide support to HISCD personnel, to the | | | | numerous other organizations across the state to |
| emergency preparedness community and to the | | | | help build this very important emergency notification |
| Hawaii special needs community on a pilot basis. | | | | infrastructure," commented Guy Miasnik, president |
| Hawaii State Civil Defense, Hawaii's mass notification | | | | and CEO of AtHoc. |
| and emergency management agency, is responsible | | | | HISCD decided to create a far-reaching alerting |
| for preventing, protecting and assisting its islands and | | | | capability that contacts various communities, including |
| citizens during emergencies and disasters. The | | | | HISCD personnel, Hawaii's emergency preparedness |
| emergency notification system set in place by AtHoc | | | | community, special needs citizens, emergency |
| allows HISCD to use its existing network to reach | | | | managers for larger businesses and corporations, and |
| personnel within HISCD and partner organizations | | | | the general public via the media and EAS. |
| through multiple redundant channels of | | | | |