SpectraRep Joins the Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) to Support Enhanced Interoperability and Standards for Emergency and Incident Management

Improved standards will promote efficient and effective emergency communications systems

Chantilly VA – March 16, 2006 SpectraRep,® Inc., a leading provider for the broadcast delivery of IP video, rich media and data over digital television and satellite, announced today it has joined the Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) to assist with the association’s goal of promoting more consistent technical interoperability and standards for emergency and incident management. . SpectraRep develops standards-based content delivery solutions for public warning, emergency information and emergency management and is working with Federal, state and local agencies on the design and deployment of interoperable all-hazards notification and emergency management systems

“SpectraRep is proud to have joined the EIC,” said Edward Czarnecki, SpectraRep’s Vice President for Government Solutions. “By pursing standards-based options, SpectraRep works in a cross-industry environment with those who create, produce, manage and deliver content to interface, in a collaborative environment, with its own tools that facilitate the creation, management and delivery of content. Our products are standards-based solutions that utilize the Common Alerting Protocol, XML and existing exchange protocols that provide ready-to-deploy solutions for critical emergency messaging. We look forward to actively contributing to and supporting the EIC mission.”

SpectraRep’s solutions include AlertManager™ and IncidentOne™. AlertManager delivers all-hazards alerts via satellite, digital television, wireless broadband and the Internet, to emergency broadcast equipment, cell phones, email addresses, text messaging devices, and pagers. AlertManager supports rapid and targeted distribution of IP-based data content, was well as emergency messaging based on the latest version of the Common Alerting Protocol, an XML-based data format for emergency messaging that is increasingly being adopted by local, state and Federal agencies. IncidentOne is a flexible suite of alerting, training, pre-planning & incident management applications, delivered over a wireless broadband network. IncidentOne provides a datacast-enabled tool for law enforcement, fire and emergency personnel to access mission critical information in real time.

“We welcome SpectraRep’s membership and participation in the EIC’s efforts to improve emergency communications through collaborative efforts,” said Matt Walton, EIC Chairman. “SpectraRep has demonstrated a commitment to data interoperability across industry and government. EIC and its members look forward to working with SpectraRep to continue the industry-wide effort to improve standards that will make the nation’s emergency communications systems even more efficient and effective."

The Emergency Interoperability Consortium was launched in October 2002 to address the nation's lack of consistent technical interoperability and standards for emergency and incident management. Now comprised of over 30 organizations, the EIC promotes the development and adoption of standards for using Web services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), and existing exchange protocols that support the timely and accurate exchange of incident information throughout the emergency response communities.

For more information about SpectraRep’s products and services, please visit the company website, www.spectrarep.com.  

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About SpectraRep
SpectraRep is a leading provider of solutions for the broadcast delivery of data over digital television. SpectraRep is working with broadcasters around the country to deploy wireless datacast broadband services and applications for all-hazards emergency notification, emergency management, first responder and education applications. SpectraRep® is a subsidiary of BIA Financial Network (BIAfn), a premier financial and strategic advisory services firm that has served the media and communications industries for more than two decades. For more information about SpectraRep, IncidentOne and AlertManager, visit www.spectrarep.com.

About the EIC
The Emergency Interoperability Consortium (EIC) was launched in October 2002 to address our nation's lack of consistent technical interoperability and standards for emergency and incident management. Now comprised of over 30 private entities, public agencies, university groups, and non-profit organizations, the EIC is promoting the development and adoption of standards for using Web services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), and existing relevant standards that will enable emergency industry interoperability. Please visit www.eic.org for more information.