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e2Campus Partners with Alertus Technologies to Offer Simultaneous Emergency Notifications to Radio Controlled Alert Beacons, Mobile Phones, Email, Web Pages and More

Latest technology empowers colleges and universities to easily push urgent news to mobile recipients and fixed high-traffic areas around campus with a click of a button

HOLLYWOOD, FL – July 30, 2007 – From the ACUTA 36th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Omnilert™, LLC, maker of the leading mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus™, today announced that their e2Campus technology will simultaneously broadcast urgent messages to radio controlled Alertus Notification Beacons. This will enable a wider transmission of time-sensitive mass communication to reach all visitors, students, faculty, and staff in campus buildings. Through a centralized interface, any authorized campus official can conveniently push an urgent message to the campus Web site, to Alertus Notification Beacons and digital signage systems around campus, and to the mobile phones, email accounts, and RSS readers of the entire campus community.

This new mass notification delivery method is available today for purchase and implementation. Current e2Campus customers should contact Alertus Technologies for details to install alert beacons on their campus. Current Alertus Technologies customers should contact e2Campus to learn how they can setup a mass notification in less than an hour. The e2Campus service costs about $1 per user per year, depending on the total number of recipients to be covered. Alertus solutions can be purchased starting at $4,950 or may be leased.

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 smaller 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), wireless PDA, text pager, e-mail accounts, and RSS reader, plus Alertus Notification Beacons, digital signage, and relevant Web pages. To learn more, visit http://www.e2Campus.com.

About Alertus Technologies
Alertus Technologies, LLC helps campuses solve the emergency response challenge of notifying thousands of students and staff occupying dozens or hundreds of buildings of a threat or crisis. The Alertus solution is a simple, easy to use, essential tool for instantly communicating with your campus community in any emergency – violent acts/terrorism, natural disasters, hazardous materials incidents, and epidemics. In seconds, safety leaders can deliver a clear, informative message to all or a select group of areas, buildings, or corridors by activating wireless wall-mounted Alertus Notification Beacons. Alertus Technologies was established in 2002 after a tornado ravaged the University of Maryland campus killing two students and threatening thousands of other students and staff. To learn more, visit http://www.AlertusTech.com.

About Omnilert
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, RSS reader, digital sign, or alert beacon. Omnilert 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.