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Top 5 Best Practices for Selecting an Emergency Alert System

Campus security is in the news, on everyone's minds, and is a major topic of concern for college students and their parents. For parents of prospective students, campus emergency communication is a vital concern. The institution's emergency communication plans demonstrate their institution's commitment to student security, which may have an...

Tags: Emergency Alert System, Institution, Best Practice, Timecruiser Computing, Campus Security, Team Management, Business Structures, Management, Finance

White papers 2008-04-01

Emergency Alert System in need of overhaul

The nation's Emergency Alert System is a hodgepodge of obsolete warning networks, almost completely disconnected from modern digital communications technologies. Now, five years after 9/11 and almost a year after Katrina, the White House is acting to get it fixed. In an executive order issued without comment, President Bush...

Tags: PDAs, emergency alert system

Blog posts 2006-06-27

The Emergency Alert System Fact Sheet

The Emergency Alert System EAS is designed to provide the President with a means to address the American people in the event of a national emergency. Through the EAS, the President would have access to thousands of broadcast stations, cable systems and participating satellite programmers to transmit a message to...

Tags: President, Emergency Alert System

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News to know: Yahoo's home page; Barnes & Noble; Microsoft's Linux Code; 3G iPod Touch

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your world Larry Dignan: Barnes & Noble partners with...

Tags: Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod Touch, Barnes & Noble Inc., Linux, 3G, UNIX, Operating Systems, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Open Source, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-21

News to know: Wolfram; Microsoft's Pink; Swine Flu; Facebook; RealDVD; Ellison;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Wolfram/Alpha's demo: Search results meet analytics Mary Jo Foley: Could Verizon be a (or 'the') carrier for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Flu, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, E-mail, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-04-29

ActiveHealth shows how all this PHR stuff should work

Once people are tied into a functional PHR system, applications like the ActiveHealth alert system can be deployed to keep them safe. It's especially valuable when both doctors and patients are notified in an emergency. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Patient, Personal Health Record, ActiveHealth, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-04-27

Mid-South Community College Rolls Out New LMS With One-Stop Communications Portal

Founded in 1992, MSCC had evolved from a vocational technical school serving fewer than 100 students annually to a comprehensive community college with more than 1,800 students and 100 full-time faculty, staff and administrators. When it became clear that campus communications lagged behind other colleges and universities, the administration had...

Tags: Timecruiser Computing, Timecruiser, Portals, Web Technology, Software As A Service (SaaS), Internet, Emerging Technologies

Case studies 2009-01-22

US-CERT warning: Windows does not disable AutoRun properly

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a technical cyber-security alert to warn that Microsoft's guidelines for disabling AutoRun in the Windows operating system "are not fully effective" and argues that this "could be considered a vulnerability." The U.S. CERT warning comes...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., NoDriveTypeAutorun, Registry Value, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-21

US-CERT: Beware of airline ticket e-mail scam

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert for an e-mail scam targeting holiday travelers, warning that malware authors are using clever social engineering tactics to hijack Windows computers. In the e-mail scam, users get a .zip file attached to a message about...

Tags: Malware, Social Engineering, US-CERT, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-12

Maybe CRM for Facebook Does Make Sense :)

My friend and colleague Jim Shepherd of AMR set me straight this morning about what Salesforce.com is doing with Facebook, and I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't get it right the first time. According to Jim, when it comes to SFDC and Facebook, CRM actually stands for Child Relationship Management....

Tags: Facebook, Feature, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-11-06

(Gallery: Honda kick starts motorcycle safety tech)

(Gallery: Honda kick starts motorcycle safety tech)Enhanced bike safetyWhile the system looks like a useful addition that could save lives, the onus remains on the motorcyclist to defend himself against too many incompetent car drivers. Surely more effort needs to be put into helping car drivers be more effective?I have...

Tags: Investment, motorcycle safety tech, motorcycle, Honda Motor Co., Gallery, car, car driver, helmet, asset based security

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

MS ships emergency patch for Windows worm hole

MS ships emergency patch for Windows worm holePatchesMicrosoft catch's a lot of slack but they do a good job of getting patches out there. I haven't had any problems with Windows update in a few years.RE: MS ships emergency patch for Windows worm holewow check out this blog for...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows worm hole, emergency patch, worm hole, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Campus security: protecting our assets and asses

Whichever campus you are at in the world, there will be a fair share of security issues. Where you have thousands of students all in one place, there's going to be crime, disorder and issues which eat away at our overall security. In the UK, because of our stringent firearm...

Tags: Asset, Campus, Reverse-911, Security, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-16

Samsung Knack SCH-U310 (Verizon Wireless)

In a world where gadgets strive to impress, it's comforting to see a phone that has absolutely no pretensions--a phone that doesn't fall over itself to have the flashiest features, or sport a runway-worthy design. The new Samsung Knack for Verizon Wireless is one such device. Also called the...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., display, Verizon Wireless, Samsung Knack, phone, SCH-U310

Product reviews 2008-09-09

Oracle ships emergency workaround for zero-day flaw

For the first time since the introduction of its quarterly Critical Patch Update process in 2005, Oracle has released an emergency alert to offer mitigation for a zero-day vulnerability that's been published on the Internet. The emergency workaround, available here, addresses an unpatched vulnerability that's remotely exploitable...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Vulnerability, Zero-day Bug, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-28

AlertMatrix for BlackBerry (Mobile)

AlertMatrix Professional is a flexible, rules-based communications alert system for BlackBerry smartphones. AlertMatrix empowers the professional to: 1. Never allow an important e-mail, phone call, or text message to go unnoticed again. 2. Reduce the number of daily interruptions caused by trivial messages. 3. Respond quickly and easily when necessary....

Tags: Message, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, REXwireless, AlertMatrix Professional, E-mail, Handhelds, Online Communications, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-10

Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day?

What is event processing and how could it make a difference? Here is one example of where it could take us: Scientists are talking about the possibility of an in-body network that could detect heart attacks or diabetic collapses and alert emergency services. A typical company deals...

Tags: Event, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-05-11

Beltronics Pro RX65

Among the higher-priced echelon of radar detectors, the Beltronics Pro RX65 includes solid features and easy user programming, along with demonstrated threat detection. Its interface choices range from a simple warning to a highly technical frequency display. While its simple three button interface is easy to use, its volume control...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, radar, Pro RX65, X-band, sensitivity, display

Product reviews 2008-05-06

Nationwide alert system: Text messages

Nationwide alert system: Text messagesOpt out?? Should be opt in!!I *hate* when they do it backwards and thwart our rights! No, I'm not joking - keep your grubby government hands off my cell! Bad enough they probably filter all my calls for key words. Now they're...

Tags: Cellular phones, EAS

Discussion threads 2008-04-10

Nationwide alert system: Text messages

In 2006, Congress passed the Warning Alert and Response Network Act, required upgrades to the nation's emergency alert system. At least part of the plan the FCC has come up with involves the groundbreaking technology of ... text messaging. "The ability to deliver accurate and timely warnings and alerts...

Tags: Message, FCC, Federal Government, Corporate Insurance, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Government, Homeland Security, Business Security, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-10