Tom Ridge to Advise TechRadium On 'IRIS' Technology

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Wed Jan 9, 2008 10:40am EST

First Homeland Security Secretary and Ridge Global CEO to Serve as Senior
Advisor

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tom Ridge, the nation's first
Secretary of Homeland Security and chief executive officer of Ridge Global
LLC, will serve as a senior advisor to TechRadium, Inc., a leading Texas-based
security technology company that provides its patented alert and notification
system IRIS (Immediate Response Information System) to a wide range of users
from public schools and universities to military programs.

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"TechRadium is at the cutting edge of new technologies necessary for
protection and information in today's world," said Ridge. "I look forward to
assisting the company as it expands the use and opportunities of IRIS, a
promising and exciting new technology."

Tom Ridge, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and twice
governor of Pennsylvania, was called to the White House after the attacks of
September 11, 2001, to become the first Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and in 2003 became the first Secretary of the new Department
of Homeland Security.

As Secretary, Ridge spearheaded the rapid deployment of new security measures
while leading the historic creation of the nation's 15th cabinet department,
the largest reorganization of government since the Truman Administration.  

President George W. Bush praised Ridge's service, saying: "In the fight
against terrorism, he has played a vital role in protecting the American
people from a real and ongoing threat...America is safer and our government is
better able to protect our people because of his hard work."

TechRadium, Inc., is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas, near Houston, where
Ryan Rodkey, chief executive officer, announced the appointment of Ridge as
senior advisor.

"We are excited about Governor Ridge's participation, and he will play a very
important role in the further development of TechRadium," Rodkey said. "There
is no one in the United States today -- I don't think there is any other
person in the world -- who has more respect and more knowledge in the area of
homeland security than Tom Ridge. We are pleased and honored to have him join
us."

About TechRadium 
TechRadium's IRIS is a high-speed notification and response service that sends
emergency, priority and routine messages electronically.  It is widely used in
educational institutions from public school systems to university campuses;
for utility companies, banks and other businesses; and for governments at
federal, state and local levels. (For more information, please visit
www.useiris.com .)

About Ridge Global LLC
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Ridge Global LLC provides strategic and
operational consulting services that advance the security and economic
interests of businesses and governments worldwide. (For more information,
please visit www.ridgeglobal.com.) 

 

SOURCE  TechRadium, Inc.

John Rodkey, of TechRadium Inc., +1-281-263-6300, Jrodkey@techradium.com
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