Defentect To Demonstrate DefenCall at Global Disaster Event, Exercise 24
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Posted on September 23, 2010 at 7:35:02 AM
Defentect To Demonstrate DefenCall at Global Disaster Event, Exercise 24
NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Defentect Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFTC), a developer and provider of immediate intelligent messaging applications and services, announced today that the Company will participate in Exercise24 ("X24") on September 24 & 25. X24 is a collaborative disaster-training event facilitated by San Diego State University's Homeland Security Master's Program and its Immersive Visualization Center ("Viz Center"). Many of the components of X24 will be highlighted on the Google Apps and Sites partnership of the Viz Center and the US Navy at InRelief.org (http://www.inrelief.org), which was a significant aid in disasters like Haiti, the Mexicali earthquake, and the Gulf oil spill.
X24 will focus on testing advanced technologies with the goal of improving the ability and velocity of communications between military and civilian organizations during a disaster. The exercise will play out through a multitude of scenarios including a tsunamigenic event, oil spills and severe property destruction resulting from several massive earthquakes in California. Participants will use the showcased technologies to test reporting effectiveness and measure the life saving abilities each technology provides.
Defentect has a long-standing relationship with the Viz Center and will be taking part in the event by providing participants, including government, state and commercial organizations, with its robust and innovative smartphone application, DefenCall. The application will be used to communicate information in real time from participants to the field commanders and the X24 command center.
DefenCall is available to smartphone users who wish to enhance their personal security and safety. A touch of the alert button will immediately communicate a user's GPS location and other pertinent information to those who can be of immediate assistance. The use of DefenCall during X24 will demonstrate the versatility of Defentect's technology and allow many different organizations to experience DefenCall's ability to communicate critical and timely personal emergency and disaster information.
"We are proud to support InRelief.org and the X24 event," commented Jeff Knapp, President and COO of Defentect Group. "We are constantly seeking new ways to employ our technology, and are honored with the opportunity to provide our application to X24 participants. This is an exceptional opportunity to demonstrate DefenCall as an effective and versatile application that can be used to enhance safety and security significantly in many situations."
Prof. Eric Frost, Founder and Director of the SDSU Viz Center, and Co-Director of the Homeland Security Master's Degree Program (with Jeff McIllwain) stated, "X24 is trying to assist our nation and many other nations in disaster response with the cleverness and affordability of these new technologies as they enable decision makers to have massive input from the public to help bring solutions to the community in times of extreme need."
For more information about Exercise 24, click here.
About Defentect Group, Inc.
Defentect Group, Inc. develops and delivers intelligent messaging software solutions to facilitate the response to the detection of a threat. Defentect's proprietary technology immediately notifies key personnel and first responders so that appropriate action can be taken when a threat event occurs. The software platform is easily integrated with a wide variety of sensors and smartphones, making it attractive to many potential partners and manufacturers. For more information, visit http://www.defentect.com and http://www.defencall.com.
About InRelief.org
InRelief.org's mission is to increase the velocity of the response during Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) events by connecting military/civilian organizations, disseminating data freely over the internet, and providing the collaborative tools to expedite the sharing of critical information. http://www.InRelief.org
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words including "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," and similar expressions. These statements are based upon management's current expectations as of the date of this press release. The Company cautions readers there may be events in the future that the Company is not able to accurately predict or control and the information contained in the forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain and subject to a number of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Further information on these and other potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included in the Company's filings with the SEC under the "Risk Factors" sections and elsewhere in those filings.
SOURCE Defentect Group, Inc.
Defentect Group, Inc.
CONTACT: Michael Irving, +1-800-380-4846, ir@defentect.com
Web Site: http://www.defentect.com
NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Defentect Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFTC), a developer and provider of immediate intelligent messaging applications and services, announced today that the Company will participate in Exercise24 ("X24") on September 24 & 25. X24 is a collaborative disaster-training event facilitated by San Diego State University's Homeland Security Master's Program and its Immersive Visualization Center ("Viz Center"). Many of the components of X24 will be highlighted on the Google Apps and Sites partnership of the Viz Center and the US Navy at InRelief.org (http://www.inrelief.org), which was a significant aid in disasters like Haiti, the Mexicali earthquake, and the Gulf oil spill.
X24 will focus on testing advanced technologies with the goal of improving the ability and velocity of communications between military and civilian organizations during a disaster. The exercise will play out through a multitude of scenarios including a tsunamigenic event, oil spills and severe property destruction resulting from several massive earthquakes in California. Participants will use the showcased technologies to test reporting effectiveness and measure the life saving abilities each technology provides.
Defentect has a long-standing relationship with the Viz Center and will be taking part in the event by providing participants, including government, state and commercial organizations, with its robust and innovative smartphone application, DefenCall. The application will be used to communicate information in real time from participants to the field commanders and the X24 command center.
DefenCall is available to smartphone users who wish to enhance their personal security and safety. A touch of the alert button will immediately communicate a user's GPS location and other pertinent information to those who can be of immediate assistance. The use of DefenCall during X24 will demonstrate the versatility of Defentect's technology and allow many different organizations to experience DefenCall's ability to communicate critical and timely personal emergency and disaster information.
"We are proud to support InRelief.org and the X24 event," commented Jeff Knapp, President and COO of Defentect Group. "We are constantly seeking new ways to employ our technology, and are honored with the opportunity to provide our application to X24 participants. This is an exceptional opportunity to demonstrate DefenCall as an effective and versatile application that can be used to enhance safety and security significantly in many situations."
Prof. Eric Frost, Founder and Director of the SDSU Viz Center, and Co-Director of the Homeland Security Master's Degree Program (with Jeff McIllwain) stated, "X24 is trying to assist our nation and many other nations in disaster response with the cleverness and affordability of these new technologies as they enable decision makers to have massive input from the public to help bring solutions to the community in times of extreme need."
For more information about Exercise 24, click here.
About Defentect Group, Inc.
Defentect Group, Inc. develops and delivers intelligent messaging software solutions to facilitate the response to the detection of a threat. Defentect's proprietary technology immediately notifies key personnel and first responders so that appropriate action can be taken when a threat event occurs. The software platform is easily integrated with a wide variety of sensors and smartphones, making it attractive to many potential partners and manufacturers. For more information, visit http://www.defentect.com and http://www.defencall.com.
About InRelief.org
InRelief.org's mission is to increase the velocity of the response during Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) events by connecting military/civilian organizations, disseminating data freely over the internet, and providing the collaborative tools to expedite the sharing of critical information. http://www.InRelief.org
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT: This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions as defined within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words including "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "estimates," and similar expressions. These statements are based upon management's current expectations as of the date of this press release. The Company cautions readers there may be events in the future that the Company is not able to accurately predict or control and the information contained in the forward-looking statements is inherently uncertain and subject to a number of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Further information on these and other potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included in the Company's filings with the SEC under the "Risk Factors" sections and elsewhere in those filings.
SOURCE Defentect Group, Inc.
Defentect Group, Inc.
CONTACT: Michael Irving, +1-800-380-4846, ir@defentect.com
Web Site: http://www.defentect.com