July 20, 2006
Israel. Missile warnings via SMS
These are sad times when missile alerts are needed.
Globes [online] reports that "Israeli start-up Cellact, a developer of cellular messaging technology, has begun marketing a system to kibbutzim, towns and factories in northern Israel that enables the issue of warnings of missile attacks.
"The system, which will be available to subscribers of all cellular companies, will issue a warning of a missile or bomb attack, shooting, or other emergency announcements.
The system enables key emergency services staff (police, firefighters, rescue teams, and stand-by details) to be paged from anywhere, including the field, by SMS.
... SMS use meets two requirements in the event of an emergency; timely warning and distribution, and high reliability even in the event of heavy web traffic or poor reception. "
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