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Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works

Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works

Title:Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works (ID: CSD4987)
Author(s):Ryan Singel (Wired News)
Topics:Communication, E-mail and Messaging, emergency communication, Emergency Notification Systems, Handheld and Mobile Computing
Origin:Community Contributions (04/18/2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
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"Since 9/11, some security experts have pushed the idea that peer-to-peer alert systems that rely on openness and the crowd can save lives, particularly when centralized communications and decision-making break down. That argument is back in force following Monday's mass slayings of 32 people at Virginia Tech."

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