Send Word Now Delivers Alerts from Anywhere Launched by BlackBerry Devices

Sept. 24, 2007
First in industry to mobilize alert command to hand-held devices in field

LAS VEGAS – ASIS International 2007 – September 24, 2007 - Send Word Now, the leading provider of on-demand alerting and response services, today announced at the ASIS International 2007 conference (Booth # 557), the ability to initiate alerts for both emergency and everyday situations via BlackBerry® Smartphones in the field. Send Word Now is the first company in the industry that can mobilize alerts remotely using the BlackBerry.

As a result of its partnership with Wallace Wireless, the world’s leading supplier of wireless crisis communication software for BlackBerry, Send Word Now has implemented Wallace’s WIC software into its alerting and response service. WIC is the leading wireless software solution for fast, dependable content publishing and incident response.

“As mobile devices are increasingly relied upon as essential tools for communication during emergencies and everyday uses, it is important that alerts can not only be received from anywhere, but initiated from anywhere as well,” comments Rob Moffat, president of Wallace Wireless. “Today’s on-the-go executive needs the ability to access the right information and people in order to properly coordinate, from anywhere at anytime.”

The WIC product suite complements and enhances the Send Word Now service by delivering dependable access to emergency contacts, secure instant messaging, reliable information distribution, planned response to incidents and simple, and secure application management from a user’s BlackBerry device. Send Word Now’s CEO and President Tom Shoemaker adds, “With the initiation of alerts from BlackBerry devices, Send Word Now customers can now rely on even faster response and better access during critical situations.”

Wallace Wireless, with offices internationally, is the leading provider of wireless applications for business continuity and efficiency. Since it inception in 2000, the Wallace Wireless mission is to deliver reliable solutions that provide businesses and governments with means to manage their mobile force from daily management to emergency response. For more information visit www.wallacewireless.com.

Send Word Now is the leading provider of on-demand alerting and response services which drive effective communication during time sensitive situations. The easy-to-use, web-based services are used by Global 2000 and government organizations to ensure smart, effective organization-wide coordination in real time, improving day-to-day business operations and ensuring continuity during crises anywhere, anytime, regardless of location or device connection. The company is headquartered in New York City. More information about Send Word Now can be found at www.sendwordnow.com.