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Colleges and Universities Quickly Respond to Public Safety Concerns by Adopting Mass Text Messaging System from e2Campus

Many institutions had text alert system operational in the same day or next day

LEESBURG, VA – April 26, 2007 – Omnilert, LLC, maker of the leading mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus, today announced that colleges and universities all across America raced to get mass text messaging systems in place by adopting the e2Campus service. Many of these institutions had the system operational in the same day or by the next day. These schools will now be able to quickly communicate time-sensitive information to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff via Short Message Service (SMS) text messages. With cell phone use on campuses reaching 100% adoption, school officials will now be able to push urgent information right to a recipient’s pocket or purse. Nothing is faster and more effective at reaching students on the go than cell phone text alerts.

The following institutions have recently adopted the e2Campus mass text messaging system:

• Bethune Cookman University
• College of Staten Island
• Delaware Valley College
• Ferrum College
• Freed-Hardeman University
• Iona College
• Muhlenberg College
• Saint Gregory’s University
• Saint Vincent College
• Skidmore College
• Tacoma Community College
• Texas Lutheran University
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• University of Colorado
• University of New Mexico
• University of Virginia
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Xavier University of Louisiana, and others

How It Works
When using e2Campus’ centralized interface, a school official types a message, selects the groups to receive the message, and then presses a button to send it. Within seconds, the message is simultaneously sent to thousands of relevant people via the method each recipient chose to receive it, such as a mobile phone (SMS text message), personal or school email account, RSS feed, wireless PDA, personalized web pages from Google, My Yahoo and AOL, as well as campus digital signage and relevant school web pages using the automatic Bulletin Board feature.

About e2Campus
Endorsed by Security On Campus Inc. and used by schools around the country, e2Campus is the Web-based mass notification system that enables school officials to self-administer and send time-sensitive messages for a fraction of the cost and complexity of existing notification solutions. There is no traditional software to install, no hardware to buy and no additional phone lines needed. A school can set up a secure notification system in minutes to send routine, urgent or emergency notifications to their entire campus community or groups, such as multiple campuses, residence halls, staff-only or sports news. e2Campus instantly and simultaneously sends mass alerts to a subscriber's mobile phone (via SMS text message), BlackBerry, smart phone, wireless PDA, text pager, e-mail account and relevant Web page. To learn more, visit http://www.e2Campus.com online.

About Omnilert, LLC
Omnilert, LLC is the leading provider of selective mass communications for sending time-sensitive information to large groups of people. The self-service, Web-based system enables a single person to communicate timely information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device. It is ideal for announcing school closings, game cancellations, weather warnings, terrorist alerts, and marketing promotions. The system is built around a reliable SMS text messaging system that sends content directly to a mobile phone, as well as an e-mail address, Web page, pager or wired phone. Omnilert Text and Voice solutions are sold under the names e2Campus, Amerilert, RainedOut and through resellers. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at http://www.omnilert.com online.