MELBOURNE, FL, April 09, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Melbourne-based emergency notification company, viaRadio Corporation announces the launch statewide RDS-based emergency alerting infrastructure project. With the support of the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management, viaRadio has provided HEARO Local Alert Receivers to every county statewide. All counties are participating in the alerting program to deliver urgent messages to specialized HEARO receivers, desktop alerts and other media.
viaRadio will be able to offer municipalities and other government entities across the state of Florida access to the ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform.
ENVOY Emergency Solutions provides a turn-key platform for disaster warning and communication outreach to citizens, government officials and emergency management teams. ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform uses existing FM radio infrastructure to offer affordable emergency warning and communications tools. This FM/RDS-based (Radio Data System) deploys unlimited, time-sensitive notices quickly to advise about disasters and provide community outreach and education notifications.
ENVOY Emergency Solutions delivers unlimited, time-sensitive text messages to viaRadio's HEARO Local Alert Receivers. HEARO receivers acquire text messages in English and Spanish through standard FM radio frequencies. HEARO receivers are also compatible with ADA compliant accessories including strobes and thumpers. Using FM radio infrastructure, the viaRadio emergency warning system works even when power, phone and Internet are out. HEARO radio receivers also carry NOAA weather warnings and have a 60-hour battery life in case of power outages.
"Our ENVOY Emergency Solutions platform provides a powerful and inexpensive way to wake and inform large numbers of people in a few seconds - even if power, Internet and phone circuits are down," says Sean Crane, vice president of viaRadio.
About viaRadio
viaRadio Corporation builds and manages RDS emergency alerting networks for governments, school/university systems, emergency managers, hospitality organizations, and other large organizations in the U.S. and Caribbean. The systems include user-friendly hardware and software systems designed to trigger instantaneous text alerts to a variety of platforms including desktop alerts, cellular telephones, radiotext, LED displays, and digital signage. Systems in operation provide warning and post-event information for disasters both natural and manmade. Founded in 2005, viaRadio, along with its parent Germany-based 2wcom, are worldwide leaders in RDS/RBDS equipment and data systems. For more information about viaRadio and its RDS networks, visit http://www.viaradio.com.
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