More Than 100 Colleges & Universities Heed Call to Improve Emergency Communication with e2Campus by Omnilert

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More Than 100 Colleges and Universities Heed Call to Improve Emergency Communication with e2Campus

Notable campuses include Harvard University and Texas A&M

LEESBURG, VA – July 25, 2007 – Omnilert™, LLC, maker of the leading mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus™, today announced that over 100 colleges and universities have adopted mass text messaging systems from e2Campus.

Ara Bagdasarian, President of Omnilert, LLC said, “We are encouraged by the proactive decisions of the higher education community in recent months, however we have just reached a fraction of where we all need to be.”

The heightened awareness of emergency preparedness has prompted school officials to seek better action plans. One solution is to communicate to students’ personal cell phones via SMS text messaging. e2Campus utilizes SMS to enable a school official to push urgent information right to a student’s pocket or purse.

The following institutions have recently adopted the e2Campus mass notification system:

Ashland University
Augustana College
Baltimore City Community College
Bryn Athyn College
Bryn Mawr College
Bucks County Community College
Cedar Crest College
Chatham University
Cochise College
College of Southwest
Dominican College
East Texas Baptist University
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory & Henry College
Endicott College
Flagler College
Florida Southern College
Frostburg State University
Guilford Technical Community College
Harvard University
Hendrix College of Information Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Immaculata University
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Loyola College
Manhattan University
Mississippi College
Moravian College
Northern Arizona University
Oklahoma Christian University
Old Dominion University
Reading Area Community College
Roanoke College
Schreiner University
Slippery Rock University
Southwestern Community College
Springfield College
Sweet Briar College
Texas A&M University
Texas Cooperative Extension
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Towson University
Troy University
University of Hartford
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Ursinus College
Virginia Union University
Virginia Wesleyan College
West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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.