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Liverpool man helped police track down suspects ID'd in Amber Alert
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After taking a nasty blow on massive volume yesterday, Max Sound Corp (OTCBB:MAXD, MAXD message board) sank 15% to stop at its lowest close for the past 52 weeks. Over 4.7 million shares changed hands as the price slipped over the session.
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Reddit: A 9-year case study in absentee ownership
Reddit employees are shown at work in the online news and message board's headquarters in San Francisco. (JASON HENRY/NYT) … For a time, as Myspace imploded and Reddit turned into the town hall of the digital era, Condé Nast looked like a genius.
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USNORTHCOM and NORAD Standardize on Desktop Alert IP-Based Mass Notification System, Win Platinum GSN 2014 Homeland Security Award

Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) November 21, 2014

Desktop Alert Inc. tThe” less than a minute alert notification platform “used by the US military and numerous healthcare and business organizations worldwide, today announced the USNORTHCOM and NORAD have standardized on the desktop alert notification from the platform and was recently named as recipients 1st Place Platinum Award “nofollow” in the prestigious 2014 GSN Homeland Security Award for implementation of emergency Notable – Federal / state or local on basis of the notification Alert Network Enterprise Desktop Level System.

United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM of) provides command and control over internal defense efforts of the Department of Defense and coordinates defense support of civil authorities. US Northern Command defends the US, the protection of its people, national power, and freedom of action.


Desktop Alert is now the norm in command of the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD), a combined organization in the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and defense for North America. Latest desktop alert the Desktop Alert emergency notification capability is now integrated with the emergency conference system for NORAD headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Never before a military installation was such a powerful solution for warning and immediate and effective communication to headquarters staff, staff and visitors in case of emergency.


The US Northern Command has a double mission:

Conduct operations to deter, prevent and defeat threats and aggression aimed at the United States, its territories and interests in the area of ​​responsibility

As directed by the president or secretary of defense, provide support to civil authorities (typically a federal agency) in the territory defense operations, including consequence management operations.

Desktop Alert can contact thousands of computer users at their office and force them to click to confirm receipt of the message flashed on their screen. These unaudited are then listed on a report and / or sent as a “Target Package” to be automatically integrated contacted by other means such as email, sms, texting, smartphone, and personal safety device.


Desktop Alert Inc. is the official supplier of enterprise reporting system to the army and the National Guard of the air, and the Air Force Academy United States, the US Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, and Fort Rucker in Alabama. Desktop Alert Inc. is the largest provider notification based on IP to the US military worldwide, including Fort Hood in Texas.


“We are very honored to be declared the network filing standard at this crucial ministry of defense organizations. Critical decisions must be taken by the dynamic leaders of today who know best that they have to establish maximum awareness situation immediately during difficult events. The technology is a high priority to save lives, protect property and ensure continuity of operations in extreme circumstances. With a global mission Increasingly, this integration in a timely warning time on the desktop with the Emergency Conference System Network is a significant fortification building, “said Howard Ryan, CEO and Founder desktop alert Inc.

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Desktop Alert provides a range of end-point integrations with clients of public address systems (voice Giant), intercom systems, commanders channels, platforms, email, and DSN-based telephony and SMS cloud-based systems, desktop alert popups network alerts National Weather Service postcode based, digital signage, Cable TV, many social media, warning the CAP server, sensors to external systems such as temperature devices and fire alarm systems.

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Headquarters U.S. National Guard Bureau at Arlington Hall Virginia Standardizes on Desktop Alert Notification System

Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) November 14, 2014

Desktop Alert Inc., the industry leader in ‘less than one minute’ network-centric mass warning notification systems (MWNS) to military, government, healthcare, higher education and industrial organizations, today announced that Headquarters U.S. National Guard Bureau at Arlington Hall Virginia has standardized on the Desktop Alert Notification System.

The Facility serves the Army Readiness Center and the NGB Headquarter Staff. Recently the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff including both Air National Guard and Army National Guard personnel relocated to Arlington Hall. Personnel are now further protected by the Desktop Alert System’s integration with the Fire Safety and Alarm systems.

Desktop Alert can contact thousands of computer users at their desktop and require them to click to confirm receipt of the message flashed on their screen. Those not verified are then listed on a report and/or sent as an integrated “Target Package” to be automatically contacted by other means such as email, sms, texting, smartphone, and personal safety devices.

National Guard Bureau is a channel of communications between the states and the Departments of the Army and the Air Force. For more than 80 years the National Guard Bureau has experienced many changes and important historical events, most notably four wars, the post-World-War-II reorganization of the National Guard, and the creation of a separate Air Force.

Today, the mission of the National Guard Bureau is to participate with the Army and Air Force staffs in programs pertaining to the National Guard. The NGB is responsible for administering programs for the development and maintenance of Army and Air National Guard units in the 50 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

“We have served Arlington Hall since 2009. We are very honored that the National Guard Headquarters has finalized its decision and standardized on our mass notification platform. It is our mission at Desktop Alert to provide our customers with reliable ip-based notification systems capable of getting the message to the right people when seconds count. Our integration with Facility Fire Safety provides today’s military with the ideal notification solution for an increasingly challenging environment. It has been well demonstrated that Desktop Alert can deliver notifications at a higher rate of speed with fewer resources than all other notification capabilities previously used by the Department of Defense” said Howard Ryan, CEO Desktop Alert Inc.

About Desktop Alert Inc. http://www.desktopalert.net

Desktop Alert provides an array of end-point integrations with customers public address systems (Giant Voice), intercom systems, commanders channels, e-mail platforms, DSN-based and cloud-based telephony and sms message systems, network desktop alert popups, national weather service zip code based alerts, digital signage, cable tv, numerous social media systems, CAP server alert, external system sensors such as temperature devices and fire alarm systems.







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Former AtHoc Department of Defense Mass Notification Expert Joshua Shipman Appointed to Desktop Alert Inc. Advisory Board

Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) November 11, 2014

Today Desktop Alert Inc., the ‘less than one minute alerting platform’ used by the U.S. Military and numerous healthcare and corporate organizations worldwide, announced that the company has appointed Joshua Shipman to the company’s advisory board.

Prior to his employment at AtHoc, Mr. Shipman served in the United States Air Force as a Systems Architect at U.S.NORTHCOM and NORAD Theater Communications Coordination Center (TCCC) , NATO HQ AF SOUTH in Naples Italy, multiple Air Force locations, and subsequently deployed enterprise ip-based mass notification systems at AETC, ACC, AMC, PACAF, Patrick AFB, Eielson, Elmendorf, Joint Base San Antonio as an employee of AtHoc.com. While employed at AtHoc Mr. Shipman oversaw enterprise deployments and ongoing operations for all AtHoc USAF MNS systems. Mr. Shipman also managed MNS deployments at Army Corps of Engineers, TRANSCOM, and numerous other deployments.

“Desktop Alert is pleased with the addition of Mr. Shipman to our advisory board. His wealth of experience and knowledge insures that Desktop Alert will not only remain competitive in the federal sector and beyond but also bolster our companies overall value proposition to all markets,” said Howard Ryan, CEO and Founder Desktop Alert Inc.

“I am honored by the appointment to the Desktop Alert advisory board,” said Mr. Shipman.

“After careful evaluation it was clear to me that Desktop Alert brings a simplistic approach to offering a state-of-the-art notification capability at an affordable cost. When notifying users seconds count. What is most critical is reliability, ease of use, and delivery time. In a DoD environment the system must also be able to operate in unique, secure, network environments and not be easily susceptible to failure when changes occur within those environments. Desktop Alert’s solution to Mass Notification encompasses all of these things and more. I am honored to partner with Desktop Alert and look forward to contributing to their continued success in bringing an affordable and reliable notification capability to DoD and beyond,” Shipman added.

“When lives are at stake, second’s count. Desktop Alert is the only known DoD vendor with a 10 second poll rate capability for network alerting beit a on-premise or cloud-based deployment of our notification system. A five year review of our DoD client reports indicate 99% of all network alerts were and continue to be received in less than 60 seconds with a bulk of the alerts being received in under 30 seconds. Latency-based network alerts introduce the risk of failure to all missions. We hang our technological hat on the speed of the alerts delivery, the speed of the alerts receipt and doing so with little to no deprecation of the networks bandwidth,” said Howard Ryan, CEO and Founder Desktop Alert Inc.

About Desktop Alert Inc. http://www.desktopalert.net

Desktop Alert provides an array of end-point integration’s with customers public address systems (Giant Voice), intercom systems, commanders channels, e-mail platforms, DSN-based and cloud-based telephony and sms message systems, network desktop alert popups, national weather service zip code based alerts, digital signage, cable tv, numerous social media systems, CAP server alert, external system sensors such as temperature devices and fire alarm systems.







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U.S. Army Expands Usage of Desktop Alert Notification System at Task Force Strike! and U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)

Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) November 03, 2014

Today Desktop Alert Inc., the ‘less than one minute alerting platform’ used by the U.S. Military and numerous healthcare and corporate organizations worldwide, announced that the U.S. Army has continued to expand usage of the Desktop Alert Mass Notification platform both home and abroad with deployments in Afghanistan as well as at Fort Bragg. The same deployment is now in operation at Northern Command/NORAD Enterprise.

Task Force Strike is a US-led task force in the central and Eastern regions of Afghanistan. Task Force Strike comprises the US 2nd Brigade Combat Team, US 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (United States), from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Task Force Strike operates under the Combined Joint Task Force 10/RC East. TF Strike is responsible for the train and advise mission for the 201st ANA Corps in the North of Kabul portion of Eastern Afghanistan and serve as Train, advise & Assist Command North East.

The United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne) (USASOC) is the command charged with overseeing the various special operations forces of the United States Army and is the largest component of the United States Special Operations Command. Its mission is to organize, train, educate, man, equip, fund, administer, mobilize, deploy and sustain Army special operations forces to successfully conduct worldwide special operations.

“Crucial in the selection process was our platforms very unique ability to deliver network alerts in seconds as opposed to minutes with both low bandwidth consumption and a zero need for expansion of hardware and system configurations. Our notification platform runs on the customers’ existing computational infrastructure and never requires an on-site install engineer. These installs were completed over the phone in a few hours start to finish. Lastly, the sustainment costs are historically low when compared to all known and approved DoD MNS alternatives”, said Howard Ryan, Founder and CEO Desktop Alert Inc.

Desktop Alert is an approved U.S. Army Leidos / EM2P Emergency Notification Platform. Desktop Alert has been selected as the primary network alerting platform at:


Northern Command/NORAD Enterprise
National Guard (ARMY and ANG Enterprise)
Fort Hood
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon
Fort Bragg Special Operations Command
TF Strike Afghanistan
MRAP Units Afghanistan
Fort Campbell
Fort Knox
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leonard Wood
GLWACH
Fort Rucker
Fort Polk
The United States Military Academy (USMA)
Keller Hospital at West Point (KOCH)
Notable Mention: All FEMA HQ locations nationwide
And numerous other U.S. Army locations locations

“When lives are at stake, second’s count. Desktop Alert is the only known DoD vendor with a 10 second poll rate capability for network alerting beit a on-premise or cloud-based deployment of our notification system. A five year review of our DoD client reports indicate 99% of all network alerts were and continue to be received in less than 60 seconds with a bulk of the alerts being received in under 30 seconds. Latency-based network alerts introduce the risk of failure to all missions. We hang our technological hat on the speed of the alerts delivery, the speed of the alerts receipt and doing so with little to no deprecation of the networks bandwidth” said Howard Ryan, CEO and Founder Desktop Alert Inc.

About Desktop Alert Inc. http://www.desktopalert.net

Desktop Alert provides an array of end-point integrations with customers public address systems (Giant Voice), intercom systems, commanders channels, e-mail platforms, DSN-based and cloud-based telephony and sms message systems, network desktop alert popups, national weather service zip code based alerts, digital signage, cable tv, numerous social media systems, CAP server alert, external system sensors such as temperature devices and fire alarm systems.







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Air Force Ambulatory Surgical Center Wilford Hall Medical Center Selects Desktop Alert To Protect Personnel

Chatham, NJ (PRWEB) November 04, 2014

Desktop Alert Inc. today announced continued rapid market share growth within the Department of Defense (DoD) with a recent award by Wilford Hall, home of the USAF 59th Medical Wing.

Desktop Alert is the selected provider for ip-based mass notification to numerous iconic DoD locations such as Northern Command / NORAD, the U.S. Army and Air National Guard, all FEMA HQ locations, West Point Military Academy (USMA), United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), Fort Hood, Fort Campbell, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Knox, USAF Space Command (AFSPC), Fort Rucker as well as the United States Institute of Peace and numerous other DoD locations.

Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, formerly known as Wilford Hall Medical Center, is a U.S. Air Force medical treatment facility located on the grounds of San Antonio’s Lackland Air Force Base. Operated by the 59th Medical Wing, Wilford Hall is the Defense Department’s largest outpatient ambulatory surgical center, providing the full spectrum of primary care, specialty care, and outpatient surgery. The medical facility is named after former Air Force physician, Maj. Gen. Wilford F. Hall, a visionary pioneer whose contributions were instrumental in the development of aeromedical evacuation.

“We deliver alerts in seconds. Not minutes. Our default client application polling rate starts at 10 seconds, not several minutes. How many desktop alerts can we deliver in less than one minute? All of them! And we have customer reports in-hand to prove it. We have the fastest and most affordable certified mass notification system available to the U.S. Department of Defense.” added Ryan.

About Desktop Alert Inc. http://www.desktopalert.net

Desktop Alert provides an array of end-point integration’s with customers public address systems (Giant Voice), intercom systems, commanders channels, e-mail platforms, DSN-based and cloud-based telephony and sms message systems, network desktop alert popups, national weather service zip code based alerts, digital signage, cable tv, numerous social media systems, CAP server alert, external system sensors such as temperature devices and fire alarm systems.







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Internet Alarm Monitoring System Delivers No-Fee Email and Text Alert Services

Albuquerque, New Mexico (PRWEB) December 31, 2013

Phantom Data Services, LLC is pleased to announce the redesign of the PhantomLink.com website, and the introduction of the PhantomLink Watchdog adapter for do-it-yourself internet alarm monitoring and remote sensor monitoring applications. PhantomLink.com has discontinued its line of internet security cameras, and will focus exclusively on sales and support of the PhantomLink Watchdog adapter.

The PhantomLink Watchdog is designed as a no-fee, no-contract, no-subscription solution for internet alarm monitoring. The Watchdog uses the existing alarm system and internet connection, so no new equipment or subscriptions are required.

The Watchdog device is a small but powerful electronic adapter that can bridge nearly any sensor or alarm to the internet, providing users with instant email and text message alerts, as well as a web-based status display and configuration manager. The Watchdog’s on-board microprocessor and integrated web server makes the device a truly self-contained solution. Users can easily configure server settings, email settings, trigger thresholds, trigger delays, and notification intervals through the simple web interface.

The current version of the PhantomLink Watchdog supports up to 5 trigger inputs (up to 15VDC), and can notify up to 2 email or text message accounts. The device is powered by any 5-15VDC power supply.

Applications for the PhantomLink Watchdog are not limited to security systems and alarms. The device can be triggered by any voltage up to 15VDC, which allows the device to be used for many other remote monitoring applications. The Watchdog has been used to monitor sump pumps, water heaters, temperature sensors, freezers, and industrial machines. Complete installation and application instructions are continually maintained on the PhantomLink website, providing users with convenient tips and tricks for installing and using the Watchdog device.

Information about the PhantomLink Watchdog is available at http://www.phantomlink.com.

PhantomLink.com is owned and operated by Phantom Data Services, LLC, a limited liability company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. PhantomLink.com is an innovator in the field of remote security monitoring solutions, with an emphasis on self-monitored security systems.