United States Coast Guard Leverages AtHoc IWSAlerts for Emergency Notification during Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

05.06.10 - 14:08 ... source : AtHoc

... AtHoc Network-Centric Mass Notification System Alerts USCG Personnel, Maritime Industry Partners and Other Government Agencies during Emergency SAN MATEO, Calif (June 3, 2010) - To enhance maritime safety and security, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is using AtHoc IWSAlerts™ to support its response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The AtHoc network-centric emergency mass notification system is the enterprise-wide standard for the USCG, capable of reaching 50,000 USCG personnel and maritime industry members with alerts and critical information. AtHoc IWSAlerts is being used to improve communications and coordination among maritime partners--whether they are industry or other agencies--about the oil spill incident management. Specifically, the USCG's enterprise-wide emergency notification system is actively being used for timely external communications such as waterw ...» Next (HTML)