New York City Launches Emergency E-Alert Pilot

Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a pilot program to provide emergency information to citizens via e-mail, text messages and phone alerts today.

The initiative, called Notify NYC, "will give New Yorkers in the pilot communities' access to information while serving as a proving ground for different technologies that could one day benefit the entire City," Bloomberg said.

Anyone can register to receive the service through the Notify NYC Web site, beginning Dec. 4. The service, provided by Send Word Now, will launch Dec. 10.

[via e-Week]

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