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"Fort Riley takes emergency preparedness very seriously."

AtHoc IWSAlerts is one of the few commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) networked
alerting systems that has Defense Information Technology Security
Certification and Accreditation Process (DITSCAP) certification.

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David C. Fort Riley will deploy AtHoc's networked emergency
mass notification product for installation-wide alerting against natural
and man-made threats. Whether the threat is a fire, tornado or the unthinkable - a
terrorist attack - the fort will be better prepared to communicate
information and more effectively respond.athoc.
In the plenary session at FEMA's "Innovations , Integration +
Implementation of Training and Exercises in Emergency Management" conference,
the Dorn's urged top decision makers from all 50 states and U.
In their latest book "Innocent Targets -- When Terrorism Comes to School"
released this week, Michael Dorn and Chris Dorn provide practical
antiterrorism measures for schools and work to calm excessive fears.

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The alerts can be sent to a computer screen, cell phone or
personal digital assistant (PDA). It also increases the amount of information we can communicate
about the threat. Air Force, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Boeing, eBay and Juniper
Networks are some of the world-class organizations that have selected and
deployed AtHoc for their critical enterprise notifications needs.

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AtHoc provides enterprise-class, network -centric alerting systems for
emergency notifications, force protection readiness, anti-terror warnings
and critical communications.

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Army installation at Fort Riley, Kansas has selected AtHoc's IWSAlerts for
critical alerting related to operational readiness, force protection and
anti-terror warnings . Riley will improve installation security by helping quickly
alert thousands of personnel with information about threats in an average
of one minute. AtHoc offers a broad set of alerting solutions
for the government/defense agencies and commercial enterprises, including
IWSAlerts for Network-Centric Emergency Notifications; C2Alerts for
Targeted User Alerts in Command & Control / C4I Operations Center;
KMAlerts for Knowledge and Intelligence Dissemination; and
EmployeeAlerts for Corporate Emergency Communications.

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Joint Hearing: 'Protecting the Homeland: Fighting Pandemic Flu From the Front Lines'

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Specifically, Members will examine current surveillance and
monitoring of the influenza virus; the readiness of American public and
private health care and emergency preparedness systems to respond to the
impacts of an outbreak; and the coordination efforts among federal, state , and
local governments, the private sector, and individuals and families in the
event of a pandemic . today announced that the U., Yesterday at FEMA's Emergency
Management Institute, leading school anti-terrorism expert Michael Dorn and
his son Chris Dorn urged more than 350 key government and homeland security
officials to prevent further damage to school safety programs by unfounded and
alarmist predictions of terrorist attacks on schools. Office of Homeland Security, the CDC and the
U.

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While our most
common threats are tornadoes - we're right in the middle of tornado alley -
we need to be prepared to respond to any emergency," said Steven Seals,
information technology planner for Fort Riley. Department of Health and Human Resources.

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Government Officials Urged to Avoid Alarmist Advice About School Terrorism at FEMA Conference by Antiterrorism Expert Michael Dorn

The Dorns emphasized that while American schools have been impacted by
terrorist attacks in the past, they are extremely rare events, even when
viewed on a global scale . The Dorns urged them to
continue their efforts to work with schools to repair the considerable damage
already caused by school safety consultants who often do not have actual
experience in antiterrorism or emergency management.

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WASHINGTON, The following is being issued by the
House Committee on Homeland Security:

WHO: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology
and the Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological
Attack

WHEN: 2 p.

Fort Riley's mission includes training, readiness and deployment support
for two brigade combat teams, one engineer group and other corps forces.

The alerts , in the form of pop-up windows accompanied by an audio alarm,
describe the threat, categorize the threat level and include instructions
for action.
Officials at the conference received a copy of the book to aid in their
efforts to combat school terrorism.

"Innocent Targets -- When Terrorism Comes to School"
Hardcover: Safe Havens International, $19.

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8, 2006

WHERE: 2237 Rayburn House Office Building

WITNESSES

Dr. Seaberg
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida;
Board Member, American College of Emergency Physicians

BACKGROUND
The Subcommittees will review the role that state and local governments
play in preventing , preparing for, and responding to a potential influenza
pandemic.

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AtHoc, Inc. This dramatically increases our alerting reach in times of
emergency.S.com.
The session was attended by top officials from every state emergency
management agency, FEMA, the U.

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"In emergencies, the single most critical factor for successful threat
mitigation is time - how quickly can you alert people with relevant
information," said Guy Miasnik, president and CEO for AtHoc.S. He served as a school system police chief, the School
Safety Specialist for the nation's largest state government school safety
center and as the Lead Program Manager for the Terrorism Division of the
Georgia Office of Homeland Security.S.

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Phillips, RN, MHA
Health Officer, Anne Arundel County Department of Health;
Vice-Chair, Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Committee,
National Association of County and City Health Officials

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IWSAlerts, Ft.
As one example, they cited predictions that terrorists might attack
schools on Election Day causing many school resource officers who pushed for
extra police coverage to lose credibility with school officials.S.

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to continue their efforts to help schools prepare for terrorism and to counter
alarmist predictions by self-proclaimed "school terrorism" experts who in fact
lack actual anti-terrorism experience.

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These alerts comply with signals and
messaging specifications appropriate to Force Protection Conditions
(FPCONs), watches, warnings, evacuation routes, battle staff directives and
other federal, Department of Defense (DoD) and Army-specific emergency
notifications. AtHoc has
partnered with Microsoft, Northrop Grumman and IBM to bring these
notifications solutions to the enterprise market.S. EMITSBURG, Md. Michael Dorn said, "The baseless predictions are
irresponsible and further aid terrorist groups by causing fear which is out of
proportion to the actual level of danger.

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Secretary, Department of Safety and Homeland Security, State of Delaware

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PRESS RELEASE Fort Riley to Improve Security and Emergency Response Using AtHoc IWSAlerts for Network-Centric Emergency Notification

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Michael Dorn has authored 20 books on school safety and was selected by
Jane's, the British defense, intelligence and school safety publisher as their
lead school safety expert after an international search for the world's top
school safety expert.

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To protect Fort personnel
from threats ranging from an approaching tornado to a terrorist attack, the
installation will rely on AtHoc IWSAlerts to notify all computers connected
to the Forts' networks whenever a threat is identified.

For more information on AtHoc, please visit http://www.

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The Fort provides planning, mobilization, validation, and demobilization
for active and reserve units and individuals .

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Tara O'Toole
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Center for Biosecurity
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

The Honorable David B . "Using a network-centric
alerting solution, we can quickly alert all personnel connected to the
network.

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Ernest Blackwelder
Senior Vice President, Business Force
Business Executives for National Security

Dr. Strategic
Command, U.

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Using AtHoc IWSAlerts, Fort personnel will be informed about a threat and
receive instructions for action within an average of one minute from the
alert being sent - whether they are outdoors or inside buildings and
bunkers. The
solution includes provisions for secure communication , authentication and
encryption using DoD and industry-standard PKI-encryption technologies. The U .
The Dorn's said speculation resulted in schools and police departments
squandering millions of dollars last year for needless security services and
equipment.