CruiserAlert(TM) Chosen by Three Wyoming Community Colleges for Campus Emergency Alert System

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:00am EST

  FAIRFIELD, NJ, Jan 22 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
 Timecruiser, innovative provider of on-demand alert services, today announced
that it is partnering with three Wyoming community colleges to enhance their
emergency preparedness and campus security with its CruiserAlert(TM) service.
Eastern Wyoming College, Laramie County Community College, and Western Wyoming
Community College, have added CruiserAlert to their CampusCruiser portals,
enabling them to
instantly notify students, faculty, and staff of emergencies, weather
alerts, closings and even class-related information.


CruiserAlert Features
  -- Opt-in Subscriptions
  -- Real-time Reports
  -- Secure
  -- Public & Targeted Channels
  -- Simultaneous Multi-device delivery: RSS, Text, Voice, & Email
  -- No Unsolicited Messages
  -- Web-based with Remote Hosting

    
The colleges require an emergency planning and response system that
willaddress all imaginable scenarios for the large geographic areas they
serve."It is crucial that we have the ability to reach all of our students and
employees as quickly and effectively as possible in emergency situations," said
Dr.
Jackie Freeze, CIO of Western Wyoming Community College. "CruiserAlert utilizes
multiple communication channels, including email, text message, RSS-feed,
portal-wide announcements, and system headlines -- so it will be effective
in reaching folks who are commuting a distance as well as those who reside
on campus."

    "The safety and well-being of our entire community is our number one
priority
at Laramie County Community College," said Mr. Michael Walters, Vice President
of
Information Technology at Laramie County Community College. "So it's important
to
us to be able to contact everyone when severe weather conditions or crises
arise. CruiserAlert complements our Emergency Communication Plan and helps us
better prepare for and respond to emergencies."

    "Today we are forced to prepare for situations that we never could have
anticipated happening and recognize the important role that instantaneous
communication
plays in keeping students safe," said Mr. Aaron Bahmer, Instructional
Technologist at Eastern Wyoming College. "CruiserAlert will allow us to keep
students, faculty and staff informed no matter where they are."

    "Using CruiserAlert, a college can set up a secure, high-speed
notificationsystem in minutes without having to purchase or install software,
hardware or
extra phone lines. Its flexibility and ease of use allow administrators to send
messages
from almost anywhere, any time and to any type of device," commented Allen Wang,
Timecruiser's President and CEO. "Additionally, CruiserAlert can be used for
both urgent and important message delivery to the entire campus or to selected
groups, such as first responders, academic departments, and others."

    A product demonstration and more information about CruiserAlert can be found
on the company's Web site.

    About Timecruiser Computing Corporation

    Since 1995, institutions of higher education have relied upon Timecruiser
to deliver innovative enterprise management solutions, backed by unrivaled
customer
service and technical support. Timecruiser's award-winning products are used
by over 2.5 million students, faculty, and administrators at 90 institutions
to:


--  Improve Campus Communication
--  Implement Effective Course Management
--  Streamline Faculty Workload
--  Build Cohesive Campus Communities
--  Increase Efficiencies Campus-wide
    

    
The company's flagship product, CampusCruiser(R) was launched in
1999. In recent years, Timecruiser has expanded to include CourseCruiser(TM)
Learning
Management System, which assists faculty in efficiently managing and delivering
learning content and resources to students and CruiserAlert(TM), high
priority and emergency mass notification system.

    

For More Information:
Janet Pinto
Director of Marketing
Timecruiser Computing Corporation
Email Contact
(973) 244-7856 x168

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