Disaster Recovery Journal
Spring 2010
The Evolution of Mass Notification: Throughout history there has been a need to alert the masses of pending changes or looming threats. From early days, humans have found one way or another to communicate to the larger group when necessary. This article shows how notification has evolved over time to take advantage of the technologies of the modern era.
Speech Technology Magazine
March/April 2010
Messaging System Passes the Test: UPenn recently issued an emergency message in just seconds to more than 53,000 students, faculty, and staff, advising them to quickly find safe haven. Fortunately, this was only a test of the school's emergency system. Learn how UPenn uses notification to protect students and staff when danger threatens.
National Retail Federation - Stores Article
March 2009
A survey by the Harvard Opinion Research Program found that 93 percent of Americans were aware of the massive recall of peanut butter products linked to salmonella, but fewer than half knew that snack bars, cakes, brownies, ice cream and pet treats had been recalled.
Security Distributing & Marketing
February 2009
Mass notification systems incorporate a variety of response mechanisms to allow institutions to improve their communications in the event of an emergency. But as we'll see, the systems also can be used to improve the business processes of major corporations.
Manufacturing Business Technology
February 2009
Peanut butter recall highlights our need for a culture of responsibility. Nine suspected deaths, 600 people sickened, and the possibility of 2,000 contaminated consumer products now hang in the balance following the most recent rash of food-borne illness in the United States. Automated notification technology capitalizes on the use of data synchronization, GUSI, and other best practices that span the affected supply chain from point of origin to end consumer with pinpoint accuracy - but in a matter hours rather than weeks.
ACUTA Journal
October 2008
ACUTA Magazine has scanned the marketplace for products that are already bringing new technologies to campus. Learn why the editors at ACUTA are excited about MIR3 as a campus emergency mass alert system.
Security Systems News
September 2008
Weather Decision Technologies, a weather forecasting company whose clients include Fox Weather, partners with MIR3, using our inEnterprise platform to provide weather alerts and advisories via phone, text, SMS, pager, and email.
Security Systems News
September 2008
San Diego - Alarm dealers can now offer consumers the ability to use their alarm system to see if it's a good day to get that 18 holes in or check the status of a Nor'Easter as the results of a new technology offered by Weather Decision Technologies that can be integrated with current alarm systems.
Access Control and Security Systems
September 2008
Disasters are all around us. Last March, an outbreak of tornadoes barreled through downtown Atlanta, catching residents, tourists and businesses off guard and in harm's way. In June, hundreds of people were forced to evacuate when major flooding damaged homes and businesses in southern Iowa. This summer, wildfires have threatened areas of northern California.
Access Control and Security Systems
August 2008
Crisis Ahead: learn what Access Control & Security Systems calls the "six steps of crisis management" and how MIR3’s Intelligent Notification System can assist with your company's BC/DR program.
Disaster Recovery Journal
July 2008
With recent catastrophic world events generating a growing number of business continuity and disaster recovery plans, the demand for reliable and efficient notification systems has grown. In order to capitalize on the ever-growing need for organizations to establish a means to instantly communicate with employees during disasters, many notification companies are pushing customers toward options that may not be in their best interests. See how MIR3's solutions are tailored to each customer so that clients purchase only what they require.
Security Magazine
July 2008
Disasters take place everyday. Enterprises that are not properly prepared for unexpected interruptions will find their operations jeopardized. MIR3's solutions help to minimize, and in some cases, entirely avoid such threats through their unique alert software. Additionally, companies utilizing MIR3's systems are finding added value, using the technology to communicate with employees and clients and receive real-time feedback from recipients.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CONTACTS OVER 53,000 PEOPLE IN RECORD TIME WITH MIR3'S MASS NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE PLATFORM
November 4, 2009
MIR3 announced that in the past week its platform, in use by the University of Pennsylvania for its UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, had undergone an annual campus-wide test by the University's Division of Public Safety. This safety drill was conducted to ensure that all campus constituents—some 53,000 students, faculty and staff—continue to be notified with critical, accurate information in the event of any emergency.
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