Online Tool enables delivery of emergency communications,
May 2, 2008 -
Offered as online business continuity planning tool for community financial institutions, PLANet offers emergency notification feature for contacting employees and vendors in times of crisis. This feature, PLANet Notification, lets users make phone calls, send e-mails, and use other contact devices to deliver messages in order to start recovery as soon as possible. Supporting 2-way notifications, solution can also be used to conduct surveys or deliver organization-wide announcements.
Strohl Systems Offers Emergency Notification Feature with PLANet
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., April 29 -- PLANet, Strohl Systems' online business continuity planning tool for community financial institutions, now offers an emergency notification feature for community banks or credit unions to contact employees and vendors in a time of crisis. PLANet Notification, powered by the proven infrastructure of Varolii, enables users to make phone calls, send e-mails and use other contact devices to deliver consistent messages quickly in order to start recovery sooner.
"Over 1,200 financial institutions currently use PLANet to build their business continuity plans," said Eric Strohl, President of Strohl Systems. "PLANet Notification now gives them access to seamlessly incorporate emergency notifications into their response plan. During a disaster or even an exercise, the return on investment will be realized immediately in terms of a faster and more precise response."
Additional features of this new offering include:
-- Two-way notifications -- The ability to receive and process information from recipients.
-- Makes use of a secure, reliable network that successfully sent over 230 million messages last year alone.
-- Delivery methods include mobile phone, landline, fax, PDA, SMS, BlackBerry(R) or pager (both one-way and two-way).
-- An unlimited number of business continuity messages is included with each subscription.
This new feature has additional benefits as well. Aside from being used as an emergency notification service, PLANet Notification can be used to conduct surveys or deliver critical organization-wide employee announcements. For more information about PLANet and PLANet Notification, visit www.planetstrohl.com.
About Strohl Systems
Strohl Systems delivers the expertise and resources to help organizations build plans, practice for disruptions and prevail over disasters. The formula is simple - Plan. Practice. Prevail. Since 1988, Strohl's business continuity software and services have been developed around this straightforward approach and have been used successfully in many real-world situations. Our products include LDRPS(R) business continuity planning software, BIA Professional(R) business impact analysis software, Incident Manager(R), Powered by WebEOC, command center automation software, and NotiFind(R), Powered by Varolii, an emergency notification system. In addition, Strohl offers PLANet(R), an Internet-based BCP tool developed specifically for community banks and credit unions. Strohl Consulting Services' offerings are designed to manage the business continuity process from start to finish or provide more strategic assistance. In business since 1968, Strohl Systems is a privately held company headquartered in King of Prussia, Pa., and can be found on the Web at www.strohlsystems.com.
CONTACT: Kevin Miller, Public Relations Coordinator, +1-610-205-8396, +1-610-256-1525, cell, kmiller@strohlsystems.com
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Phone: 610-205-8396 E-mail this person Company Information: Name: Strohl Systems Address: 631 Park Ave. City: King Of Prussia State: PA ZIP: 19406 Country: USA Phone: 800-634-2016 FAX: 610-768-4350 http://www.strohlsystems.com
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