The recent GSN homeland security awards competition bestowed honors on two different companies, Nixle and MIR3, which approach mass notification in two different ways. Each was handed a winner’s trophy at the GSN awards banquet, which was held in Washington, DC, on Nov. 14. Read full article

  MATERIALS MANAGEMENT & DISTRIBUTION, JULY/AUGUST 2011 Manufacturers must be able to trace all ingredients along the chain, both back to their origin and forward to the consumer’s shopping cart—from farm to fork. Along the chain there are inspections, tests, label verifications, and so on. READ THE ARTICLE

  TMCnet, AUGUST 2011 As recently as 20 years ago, supply chain management was seen as something that took place behind the scenes without dedicated staff and resources. For many, it was regarded as a necessity for only the largest brands or companies with international distribution. When there was a…

  RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, AUGUST 2011 With last week's earthquake and this weekend's Hurricane Irene making landfall, employers should review their business continuity and disaster recovery plans to keep employees safe and operations running. READ THE ARTICLE

  HRO TODAY, JULY/AUGUST 2011 Workplace communications have changed. When email was first introduced, it quickly became the standard for workplace communications. As new and different communication modes have come into being, they’ve enabled a new way of doing business, with mobile workers, remote workers, and a global employee base…

  XCONOMY, MAY 2011 On the day a Magnitude 9 earthquake and major Tsunami struck Japan, customers of MIR3 used the San Diego company’s automated notification system to transmit more than 650,000 real-time messages around the world. “The minute it happened, I checked with engineering and our customers were using…

9-1-1 MAGAZINE, MAY 2011 In advance of the 2011 hurricane season (which begins June 1) ImpactWeather, Inc., an organization that helps businesses worldwide fulfill their safety, security, operational and risk management missions, with sponsorship support from MIR3, an innovator of real-time Intelligent Notification™ and response technology, will present The 22nd…

SMM, OCTOBER 2010   A great salesperson is someone you’d love to spend time with at a cocktail party, someone who is engaging, enthusiastic, persistent, fearless, focused, and motivated. But managing a team of these energetic, independent individuals can be an entirely different story. READ THE ARTICLE

SPEECH TECHNOLOGY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2010   Mass-messaging systems help communities prepare for hurricane season. Jeff Suggs has more to worry about than the average person when a hurricane or tropical storm strikes. Before one does, as the emergency management coordinator for La Porte, Texas—a small Gulf Coast city home to…

PIPELINE, 22 JULY 2010   After focusing on containment efforts, BP is still facing mounting pressure – politically, environmentally, and financially – trying to prove its best to respond to critics; doing whatever it can to stem the leak and plug the well. READ THE ARTICLE

CONTINUITY INSIGHTS, 1 JULY 2010   Message in a bottle? No way! Industry experts discuss trends, best practices, and key success factors in emergency notification. Here’s how to get your messages where they’re going … and then maybe you can head to the beach! READ THE ARTICLE

STORES, JULY 2010     Retailers increasingly turn to technology to gain visibility into a fragile food supply chain. Fresh scandals involving food safety seem to emerge on a monthly basis. Whether caused by kinks in the supply chain, natural (or man-made) disasters or a simple lack of checks and…

SPEECH TECHNOLOGY, 21 JUNE 2010   Providing peace of mind to faculty, staff, students and their parents is a key initiative for any academic institution. Rapid, mass notification during a crisis on campus is critical to ensuring the safety of a university population. This was highlighted with frightening clarity in…

GOVERNMENT SECURITY NEWS, 9 JUNE 2010   MIR3 introduces the new 2.19 version of its inEnterprise family of products with additions for IT personnel, improved workflow and expansion of the API interface. MIR3 of San Diego, CA, a developer of intelligent notification and response software, announced the launch of the…

GOVERNMENT SECURITY NEWS, 8 JUNE 2010   MIR3, of San Diego, CA, a developer of intelligent notification and response software, announced on June 16 the release of TelAlert version 5.71 and TelAlert 6e version 6.2 in recognition of the product’s 15-year anniversary. READ THE ARTICLE

PUBLIC SAFETY IT, JUNE 2010   First responders are always looking for more efficient ways to communicate with each other and the public in times of disaster. Read how MIR3 Intelligent notification helps streamline operations and get important messages delivered fast. READ THE ARTICLE

SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL, 31 MAY 2010   Although it still feels like a recession for many industries, people with information technology skills are finding lots of job openings as more companies upgrade outmoded equipment and software and resume postponed projects. READ THE ARTICLE

SPEECH TECHNOLOGY, MARCH/APRIL 2010   UPenn recently issued an emergency message in just seconds to more than 53,000 students, faculty, and staff, advising them to quickly find safe haven. Fortunately, this was only a test of the school's emergency system. Learn how UPenn uses notification to protect students and staff…

SPEECH TECHNOLOGY, 8 MARCH 2010   In a drill at the University of Pennsylvania, an emergency notification system reaches 53,000 people in less than eight minutes. READ THE ARTICLE

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, 3 MARCH 2010   The massive effort to find San Diego-area teen Chelsea King highlights new ways technology can help in missing persons cases. READ THE ARTICLE