AtHoc, a provider of network-centric emergency mass
notification systems, announced that U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has deployed
AtHoc IWSAlerts to serve as the network-centric alerting system for force
protection of U.S. military personnel in Africa and U.S. Africa Command staff
stationed in Europe.
AtHoc IWSAlerts is deployed on-site at AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, integrating and unifying existing disparate
mass notification capabilities and enabling the rapid notification to Internet
Protocol-connected devices worldwide.
AtHoc’s unified approach for mass
notification systems enables AFRICOM to send emergency notifications to all
networked computers, landline phones and mobile phones (telephone and text
messaging), and e-mail.
The AtHoc network-centric capability will provide
personnel accountability via real-time response tracking reports for a
command-wide view of the status and safety of all personnel during emergencies.
AtHoc’s unique capability to support many geographically
separated units from a single consolidated data center (including failover
capability at a remote data center) is key in this combatant command
responsible for a vast geographic area. The result is the most effective
enterprise-wide mass notification capability with the best cost-to-benefit
ratio.
AtHoc’s support for AFRICOM builds on the firm’s recent
global deployment for other major U.S. military commands. Today, the vast
majority of Department of Defense (DoD) organizations have standardized on
AtHoc IWSAlerts to fulfill their requirements for force protection, recall, critical
communication and personnel accountability.
“After a lengthy competitive contracting process,
AtHoc is both humbled and pleased to partner with AFRICOM in supporting their
personnel on the African continent and at assigned units stationed in
Europe,” Andy Anderson, vice president of Operations, Defense Sector for
AtHoc.
“Being selected to help enhance force protection for
AFRICOM adds to our successes internationally and strengthens our partnership
within the DoD, where AtHoc’s technology is already deployed at hundreds of
garrisons, camps and bases, protecting more than 1.5 million military personnel
worldwide,” Anderson added.
AtHoc is the largest single provider of network-centric
emergency mass notification solutions to the U.S. federal government, currently
protecting more than 2 million personnel at more than a thousand locations
worldwide. Facilities, installations, bases and commands throughout the world
benefit from AtHoc’s unified alerting approach, enterprise-wide architecture,
security, reliability and ease of use.
AFRICOM was established in October 2007, and in concert
with other U.S. government agencies and international partners, conducts
sustained security engagement through military-to-military programs, military-sponsored
activities and other military operations as directed to promote a stable and
secure African environment in support of U.S. foreign policy.
By TelecomLead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
