[December 02, 2008] viaRadio Deploys Leon County Public Schools Warning System Tweet MELBOURNE, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- viaRadio Corporation, an emergency equipment manufacturer, announced the live activation of their Emergency Warning System in Florida's Leon County Public Schools this week. The viaRadio receivers known as HEARO are now in the County's 24 elementary schools, nine middle schools, six high schools, six special/alternative schools, five charter schools and various administrative offices. By placing the HEARO receivers in schools and all district facilities, Leon County Public Schools plans to inform the schools' administration of lock downs, weather emergencies and other pertinent information. "Our decision to incorporate viaRadio's HEARO alert system was based on our ability to control the outgoing messages themselves through viaRadio's web interface," says Robert Tricquet, Leon County Public School Coordinator for the Department of Safety, Security and Emergency Management. viaRadio works with other school systems around the country including Florida's Brevard County Public Schools for more than a year. Currently, schools use the systems for internal communication among employees. viaRadio's local alert system consists of a network of radio receivers. The radio receiver displays informational text messages in English and Spanish as well as notifies local residents in an emergency in a matter of seconds. The viaRadio receiver carries NOAA weather warnings and other public safety text alerts. Using FM radio infrastructure, the viaRadio emergency warning system works even when power, phone and Internet are out. The radios have a 60-hour battery life in case of power outages. viaRadio Corporation provides warning systems to governments, school/university systems, emergency managers, hospitality organizations and other large organizations in the U.S. and Caribbean. The systems include user-friendly software systems designed to trigger instantaneous text alert messages to HEARO receivers. Systems in operation provide warning and post-event information for natural weather phenomena including tornado, hurricane, fire and volcanic activity. Founded in 2005, viaRadio Corporation along with its parent Germany-based 2wcom are worldwide leaders in RDS/RBDS equipment and data systems. For more information about viaRadio or the HEARO, visit www.viaradio.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]