e2Campus Adds ActiveAccess Desktop Alerts to Multimodal Notification System

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 10:06am EDT

Enables e2Campus clients to simultaneously push pop-up emergency alerts to
every Mac & PC desktop at the same time as mass text messages, emails and
phone calls are broadcast

LEESBURG, Va., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnilert(R), LLC, maker of e2Campus(R),
the leading emergency notification system for higher education, today
announced integration with ActiveAccess, a desktop content delivery platform
from SpectraRep, LLC. ActiveAccess is the newest endpoint in a growing network
of third party technologies that interface with e2Campus. Now that
ActiveAccess is an e2Campus Certified Endpoint Provider (CEP), e2Campus
clients who have ActiveAccess installed can quickly and easily connect to
ActiveAccess with no additional access charge.

This new integration allows clients to send e2Campus alerts automatically and
simultaneously to the school's computer desktops as a pop-up alert or text
crawl without the need for logging into ActiveAccess separately. This also
means students who haven't enrolled in e2Campus will still get the alerts
through school computers with the ActiveAccess service.

John Casey, Vice President of Business Development at Omnilert said, "The
computer desktop is a critical endpoint for e2Campus to reach because a pop-up
alert will interrupt a person from whatever they are doing and force them to
read the urgent news. This is vital in classroom or office settings when
people are deeply focused on something and may not receive an alert otherwise
until it's too late."

The ActiveAccess desktop solution is a non-intrusive, light-weight application
that requires about as much memory as a single webpage. It can operate in any
computer environment and does not interfere with campus servers or network
environments. Once installed, the application sits quietly in the desktop
tray. When an event does occur, campus officials can issue scrolling text
alerts or graphical alerts that are delivered to the application within a few
minutes after issuance. Alerts appear in front of any other open programs so
they are not missed.

Tom Buono, SpectraRep CEO said, "We are pleased to be collaborating with
e2Campus to bring their emergency notification system to the computer desktop.
Communicating under emergency situations with a large campus population at any
hour of the day is critical; especially when a desktop or laptop computer is
often-times the single technology students and staff operate round-the-clock.
Our combined systems will provide a comprehensive solution for campuses to
secure the well being of their students, faculty and staff."

Pricing and Availability
The new integrated solution is available today for purchase. Installation of
ActiveAccess onto Mac and PC systems can be accomplished within one to two
days. The training and integration of ActiveAccess into e2Campus takes about
30 minutes. Prices for ActiveAccess start at $2,500 annually for smaller
universities and scale up based on student population. e2Campus prices vary
based on the number of users with an average price around a dollar a semester
per person for a school of 5,000 users. Contact e2Campus at 1-800-936-3525 for
details on setup and installation.

About SpectraRep
SpectraRep(R) is a leading provider of managed network solutions, applications
and systems for homeland security, public safety, education and mass media
sectors. ActiveAccess(TM) is SpectraRep's solution for delivering emergency
alerting to the computer desktop. SpectraRep uses the ActiveAccess solution,
in combination with its AlertManager(TM) and IncidentOne(TM) solutions, to
provide a comprehensive emergency alert notification resource for state and
local governments, colleges and universities, as well as businesses and
organizations. As an application originally designed for mass notification by
state and local governments, ActiveAccess is easy to download and meets the
information, security and notification needs of the general public. For more
information about SpectraRep's ActiveAccess, visit www.spectrarep.com or
contact Rodger Melchiori at 703-802-2979.

About e2Campus
Used by more than 600 campuses around the country, e2Campus is the Tier-1
multimodal emergency notification network that enables school officials to
self-administer and send time-sensitive messages for a fraction of the cost
and complexity of existing notification solutions. There is no traditional
software to install, no hardware to buy and no additional phone lines needed.
A school can set up a secure notification network in minutes to send routine,
urgent or emergency notifications to their entire campus community or smaller
groups, such as branch campuses, residence halls, or staff-only. e2Campus
instantly and simultaneously sends multimodal alerts to a subscriber's mobile
phone (via SMS text message), landline phone (via voice message), computer
desktop, e-mail accounts, and RSS reader, plus 3rd party campus infrastructure
such as loudspeakers, fire/security systems, LCD/LED digital signage, alert
beacons, Facebook Pages, Twitter Accounts, and relevant school Web pages. To
learn more, visit http://www.e2Campus.com.

About Omnilert
Omnilert, LLC is leading the way in multimodal mass notification systems. The
self-service, Web-based system enables a single person to communicate timely
information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device in real
time. The company's 1,400 clients include the U.S. Army, Boeing, Harvard,
Tennessee Titans, UNICEF and the National Institutes of Health. Through one
simple interface, Omnilert's highly-redundant network simultaneously sends
content directly to a mobile phone (SMS), traditional phone (voice), computer
desktop (pop-up), e-mail address, Web page, RSS reader, Facebook Page, Twitter
account, digital sign, alert beacon, and loudspeaker. Omnilert solutions are
sold under the brand names e2Campus, Amerilert, and RainedOut. The privately
held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at http://www.omnilert.com
online.

Omnilert, e2Campus, Amerilert & RainedOut are trademarks of Omnilert, LLC. 
All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used
for identification only and are the property of their respective owners.


SOURCE  Omnilert, LLC

Bryan Crum, Omnilert, bcrum@omnilert.com, +1-800-936-3525 ext. 703; or
MacKenzie Lovings, ActiveAccess, mlovings@bia.com, +1-703-802-2991
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