AST July 2018 Magazine AST July 2018 Magazine Issue 24 | Page 29

Volume 25 July 2018 Edition While Desktop Alert is 2nd place at DoD with client head count, as a company, Desktop Alert is the nation’s leading Emergency Response System and Mass Notification System to the homelands first responders enterprise. Additionally, Desktop Alert has been de- ployed at FEMA HQ. As stated, Desktop Alert system provides text mes- sages, mobile app alerts, emails, and popups on desktops, fire alarm inte- gration, digital signage, cable TV, intercom, Giant Voice and notification beacon integration. Beyond that, a key factor in the selection of our company’s prod- ucts and services was our ability to PROVE alert sharing across disparate platforms, state, local and federal agencies and competitive boundaries. Desktop Alert was recognized as “avoiding competitive barriers creating information silos’ by Northern Command/NORAD and NATO… and as a result chosen over AtHoc in a very spirited competition. (General Raymond T. Odierno Commends Desktop Alert for System Performance and Alerting Preparedness During Fort Hood Active Shooter Event. 29