BlackBerry has integrated the AtHoc critical event management technology with Microsoft's communication and collaboration platform to support the virtual workforce. "This new capability to manage the incident response process through Teams will streamline communications and give greater visibility over the recovery progress of an unfolding event,” said David Wiseman, vice president of secure communications at BlackBerry.
Read More »BlackBerry to Support Red Cross Mission With Emergency Comms Tech Donation
BlackBerry has pledged to donate software to support the American Red Cross' communications in disaster preparedness and relief and emergency assistance missions.
Read More »BlackBerry Expands Emergency Comms Tech Deployment in Federal Sector
BlackBerry has added the Federal Trade Commission and two other federal departments to its customer base for Athoc, an emergency mass notification system certified under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program.
Read More »BlackBerry to Combine Notification Tech With Counter-Drone Platform
BlackBerry and Dedrone has partnered to incorporate alerting software into platforms built to help customers detect and counter drone threats. The AtHoc notification technology will allow users of Dedrone's counter-drone technology to receive alerts when unauthorized and hostile unmanned aircraft systems are operating over a site's airspace, BlackBerry said Wednesday.
Read More »BlackBerry Updates Mobile Security, Emergency Comm Platforms for Gov’t Sector
BlackBerry has updated two technology platforms designed to help government customers secure mobile communications and transmit data in the event of a critical situation.
Read More »BlackBerry Releases Secure Communications Products on AWS Cloud
Amazon Web Services will market two BlackBerry-built secure communications tools for public sector customers through the AWS cloud.
Read More »BlackBerry Cybersecurity Products Available on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
BlackBerry has launched its cybersecurity products at the Microsoft Azure marketplace, offering cloud-based access to endpoint management and protected communication services.
Read More »Air Force Clears American Systems’ Emergency Mass Notification Tech; Peter Smith Quoted
The U.S. Air Force has authorized the deployment and operation of an emergency enterprise-wide mass notification system American Systems has built through a five-year task order awarded 2017. American Systems said Tuesday EMNS is designed to alert USAF personnel in the event of a natural disaster or an installation security threat.
Read More »BlackBerry to Donate Crisis Communication Tech for American Red Cross Missions
Blackberry has extended a partnership with the American Red Cross to continue support for the nonprofit organization’s disaster response missions with a company-made emergency communication platform. Red Cross plans to deploy the AtHoc system to almost 500 branches nationwide as part of efforts to facilitate communications between the organization and its staff members, …
Read More »BlackBerry’s Crisis Comm Platform Gets FedRAMP Certification
BlackBerry has obtained certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to provide its cloud-based crisis communication service to federal agencies. The company said Tuesday its AtHoc software-as-a-service offering received FedRAMP authorization through the sponsorship of the Federal Aviation Administration. The U.S. Army also granted AtHoc a certificate of networthiness and authority to operate in …
Read More »BlackBerry Crisis Comms Software Receives Army Authority to Operate, Certificate of Networthiness
The U.S. Army has awarded BlackBerry‘s AtHoc networked crisis communications software a certificate of networthiness and authority to operate through April 2019 to support uninterrupted use of the software by the service branch. BlackBerry said Wednesday the software works to relay information to soldiers and other personnel and coordinate rapid responses during emergencies …
Read More »USCG Seeks to Expand Alert Warning Tool’s Functions Through AtHoc Software; Dubhe Beinhorn Comments
The U.S. Coast Guard has selected BlackBerry‘s AtHoc division to provide a software platform in support of efforts to expand the functionalities of the service branch’s alert warning tool. AtHoc will integrate its Crisis Communication software with USCG’s Alert Warning System 2.0 in order to facilitate transmission of emergency alerts as …
Read More »BlackBerry Receives Crisis Comms Software Order From Senate’s Sergeant-at-Arms Office
BlackBerry has secured a five-year, multimillion dollar contract to provide crisis communications software for the Joint Emergency Mass Notification Systems of the Senate Sergeant at Arms Office. The company said Tuesday AtHoc-built software will power JEMNS to facilitate secure notification and communications in the event of a critical situation for approximately 50,000 people that work and visit the U.S. …
Read More »BlackBerry Updates AtHoc Crisis Mgmt Platform to Address Emergency Communication Issues
BlackBerry‘s AtHoc division has updated its crisis management platform in an effort to address market trends. BlackBerry said Monday the updates include an option to create rules for forwarding alerts received from external organizations and sources, automated staff mustering, management alerting and severity-codified notifications. “Critical events are inherently complex, and our customers have been …
Read More »Pentagon Force Protection Agency Renews AtHoc Crisis Comms Tech Contract
The Pentagon Force Protection Agency has awarded a BlackBerry division a potential four-year contract to help the agency expand deployment of a suite of crisis communications applications at the Defense Department. AtHoc said Tuesday its Networked Crisis Communications Suite will support about 37,000 users throughout the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Security Services and …
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