Casualties of life no longer have to be a part of the aftermath of natural disasters.
(NewsUSA) - Tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes and forest fires. These are some of the most devastating and deadly natural disasters that Americans are confronted with every year. With the unpredictability that mother nature provides, seconds can be the difference between life and death. But most of the time, critical information is not received until after the destruction.
TechRadium, Inc. solves this problem with a service they call the Immediate Response Information System. Otherwise known as IRIS, this mass notification system sends emergency, priority and routine messages to various clients, including organizations and individuals in seconds.
TechRadium first created a mass notification system in 2001 following the events of Sept. 11, and now it is a widely used system that continues to grow.
With a quick phone call or e-mail from a client, IRIS begins sending a uniform message to all of the client’s contacts almost simultaneously with digital speed.
Although it can be used by anyone who needs to contact a large number of people at once, some of the people who use IRIS include building managers, government officials, utility companies and school principals and administrators.
In addition to the clients, the system can send messages to emergency responders, parents, employees and more. These messages can be sent through devices like phones, fax machines, PDAs and e-mail. If someone does not answer their phone, they continue to call until there is an answer.
The American Red Cross and the State of Florida Department of Education are just a couple of examples of organizations that use the IRIS system.
Clients are not required to install any software to use the IRIS service and can use a phone or any computer with an Internet connection to tell an IRIS message advisor to deliver a message. Since IRIS does not require a client to use any specific hardware or software, it uses redundant servers across the United States to store its database. This means that if one server goes down, the information is protected.
For more information about IRIS and its creator, TechRadium, visit www.useiris.com or www.techradium.com. They can also conduct a needs analysis and cost quote for potential clients.
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