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MOSAIC: Top emergency comms firm supports world's biggest airshow(M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) RDATE:01082007 The safety of over 167,000 visitors was ensured during the world's largest military airshow after the trial of a new emergency communications system was implemented free of charge by leading response team, Vocal. The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is an established aviation event held annually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The organizers recognize theimportance ofemergency communications and already implement its ownindependent resilient fixed line telephone and radio systems for the event. Additionally, for RIAT 2007, the Medical Services team utilized the unique services of Vocal's new iModus platform to communicate with over 100 emergency medical staff using specially-provided pagers and SMS. Vocal, who is a market leading provider of corporate communication solutions, uses SMS text, voice, interactive voice response, paging and email to disseminate vital information about potential incidents in a variety of settings. The company provided equipment, training and 24-hour support to the world's biggest military airshow. Established in 1998, Vocal has been the carrier of choice for over 1500 business worldwide. AndrewFeatherstone, a member of the Medical Services Major Incident Team at RIAT, said: "An opportunity arose for the employment of an emergency corporate communications solution at the show and Vocal were known to me, based upon their reputation with both the Metropolitan Police Service and City of London Police. It was most generous of Vocal to lend their new iModus service free of charge for this annual event supporting The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust. It was great for the Medical Services team to try out the new product and be one of the first to get the opportunity to see the new process in action". The new iModus platform has been refined so that users only need to be entered into the system once, which then allows them to be sectioned into sub-groups for ease of contact from the Vocal emergency contact centre. Subscribers receive information, updates and advice on how to react in the event of an incident. A number of people used the iModus system throughout the event including the Medical Services Major Incident Team, staff from the on-site Medical Centre and visiting doctors from Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. Vocal offers a number of security and business continuity solutions for the business community and are trusted by over 2000 companies, including the emergency services across the United Kingdom. For more information about Vocal log on to www.vocal.uk.com or call 0800 035 0081. Notes to Editors 11 St Peter's Court, St Peter's Street, Colchester, Essex, C01 1WD Company registration No. 3929334 CONTACT: Rechenda Smithat, PR Account Manager, Mosaic Publicity Tel: +44 (0)1206 548 100 Fax: +44 (0)1206 548 200 e-mail: [email protected] WWW: http://www.mosaicpublicity.co.uk ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright 2007 M2 Communications Ltd. |