Send Word Now(TM)
( sendwordnow ) today launched its Pandemic Management andNotification Service, a fully integrated incident management and
notification service specifically designed to handle crisis communication
and coordination during a pandemic outbreak.
Based on Send Word Now's Smart Notification Service(TM), the new
Pandemic Management and Notification Service provides a web-based command center that enables businesses and government organizations to easily, quickly and securely communicate two-way via voice or text with tens,
hundreds or thousands of people anywhere, anytime. The command center
centralizes the communication flow between multiple locations, keeping key
first responders in touch before, during and after an incident, offering
the ability to assign, manage and easily track tasks, including automatic
alerts while storing pandemic-related reference materials in advance or
on-the-fly. Reference materials in the service include government mandated
guidelines for enhanced universal precautions, syndromic surveillance,
quarantine procedures, decontamination procedures, relevant Web links that
can quickly and easily be disseminated as well as emergency response
tabletop exercises specific for crisis communications during a pandemic.
"Now that the World Health Organization has confirmed human-to-human
transmission of the Avian Flu, the likelihood of a pandemic outbreak is
increased," said Dean Ross, Emergency Manager at Indian Health Service, an
agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. "We learned from
the SARS outbreak, where some countries suffered healthcare worker fatality
rates as high as 50%, that rapid dissemination of information such as
enhanced universal precautions and syndromic surveillance procedures may
have saved lives. As a result, we have extended our use of Send Word Now's
services to include the Pandemic Management and Notification Service."
In addition to the pandemic-related content and exercises, the Pandemic
Management and Notification Service features include:
-- Two-Way Communications -- Emergency Notification allows for real-time
response while also providing business continuity managers as well as
emergency and first responders the ability to immediately initiate a
conference bridge.
-- Automated and Relevant Message Delivery -- Emergency Notification
enables predefined external parameters based on location and other
criteria, to drive real-time relevant alerts.
-- Redundant Network -- Emergency Notification provides highly reliable
advanced network redundancy at two sites to ensure 24/7 uptime.
-- Secure Connection -- Emergency Notification uses 128-bit Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) encryption to assure that critical communications are
delivered safely and securely.
-- Auditing and Reporting -- Emergency Notification provides detailed
reporting on the notification, and response.
-- Remote Management -- System can be run remotely to avoid contact and
Contamination
The Pandemic Management and Notification Service will be generally
available in August 2006. Pricing begins at $10,000.
To download a free mini-white paper on pandemic preparedness, please
visit: sendwordnow/public/PandemicPrep.aspx
About Send Word Now
Send Word Now is the leading provider of user friendly, secure,
on-demand notification and incident management services. Fortune 1000 and
government organizations depend on Send Word Now's services to coordinate
resources and safeguard people during critical, time sensitive and
unexpected events. The easy-to-use, web-based solution ensures smart,
effective organization-wide coordination in real time, improving day-to-day
business operations and ensuring continuity during crises. Anywhere,
anytime, regardless of location or device connection. The company is
headquartered in New York City. More information about Send Word Now can be found at sendwordnow
Send Word Now is a trademark of SWN Communications Inc.
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