Con Edison Selects Send Word Now's Emergency Notification Service
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NEW YORK, NY, Nov 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Send Word Now, a worldwide provider of emergency notification and
on-demand alerting and response services, announced today that Con Edison
(NYSE: ED) has selected Send Word Now to provide emergency voice and text
communication services to its entire enterprise. Con Edison will use the
services to communicate timely information to its 14,000 employees,
enhance safety protocols and mobilize lines of business. Con Edison
supports a customer base of more than 3 million customers.
Send Word Now's proven messaging platform is capable of transmitting
hundreds of thousands of voice and text messages in minutes, enabling
two-way rapid communication to any location in the world, via any
communication device.
"Con Edison needed a communication tool that was available 24/7/365 from
any location, anytime, anywhere, to any device," said Terrence Walsh,
Director of Information Technology Planning for Con Edison. "We selected
Send Word Now for its proven technology and experience in supporting large
organizations during emergencies, as well as for its day-to-day
operational expertise."
"We are delighted that Con Edison has joined our quickly growing list of
major utility and energy services companies that rely on Send Word Now for
fast and reliable emergency notification services," said Tony Schmitz,
President and CEO of Send Word Now. "During an emergency or time
sensitive situations, it is critical for these providers to be able to
immediately communicate and coordinate with employees and customers. Send
Word Now is the ideal solution for these organizations."
About Send Word Now
Send Word Now is the leading provider of on-demand alerting and response
services for both routine and emergency communication. The easy-to-use,
web-based emergency notification service is used by government agencies,
municipalities, universities, non-profit organizations and businesses,
including many Fortune 500 companies, to ensure fast, effective, two-way
communication in real-time. Send Word Now's Alert Tracer(R) provides a
full audit trail of messages sent and received for after-action reporting
and follow-up. Designed to reach anyone, anywhere, anytime, with any
device over any type of connection, Send Word Now's mass notification
system is capable of transmitting hundreds of thousands of voice and text
messages in minutes. The company is headquartered in New York City.
Contact Send Word Now via e-mail at sales@sendwordnow.com, via phone at
212-379-4900 or visit us on the Web at www.sendwordnow.com. To contact
our UK office dial +44 (0) 844 335 6377 or e-mail
intsales@sendwordnow.com.
About Con Edison
Con Edison, O&R and Rockland are subsidiaries of Consolidated Edison, Inc.
(NYSE: ED), one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies,
with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $34 billion in
assets. The utility provides electric, gas and steam service to more than
3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York. For
additional financial, operations and customer service information, visit
Con Edison's Web site at conEd.com.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Andrew Yarbrough (SWN)
646.652.9108
ayarbrough@globalstrategygroup.com
Michael Gambacorta (SWN)
212.379.4952
mgambacorta@sendwordnow.com
http://www.sendwordnow.com
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