Global Security Systems
("GSS") is a privately held Mississippi corporation. GSS
developed GSSNet, a satellite-based, fully addressable FM radio-based
alert and messaging system, known as Alert
FM, that enables emergency management personnel to create and
send digital alerts and messages to targeted recipients. Currently,
GSSNet/Alert FM is deployed in 13 states (LA, MS, AL, TN, AR, VA,
MO, AZ, CA, MI, SC, and FL) and Washington D.C.
In 2005, the State Office of Homeland Security for Mississippi awarded
GSS a statewide contract to deploy GSSNet satellite delivery network,
which is operated today on over 80 locations across the state. GSSNet
was successfully deployed for the six counties of the Memphis UASI
in 2008, and it has since been expanded to 20 counties in West Tennessee.
Currently, GSSNet serves over 210 locations in the United States and
has nationwide coverage.
For more information about Alert
FM click on logo
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Sage Alerting Systems,
Inc., is a privately held New York corporation. The founders, Harold
Price and Gerald LeBow, have been active in the EAS marketplace since
the early trials in 1992 and 1994. The original Sage ENDEC, the first
Part 11 certified EAS device, sold more than 10,000 units between
1996 and 2007. Sage switched to the CAP-ready Sage Digital ENDEC in
2008. The installed base of Sage ENDECs exceeds that of all other
vendors combined. Other details are available under NDA.
Sage Alerting Systems developed the original Sage ENDEC in 1995, the
first unit to receive FCC Part 11 certification. The same team that
developed the original ENDEC has now produced the new Sage Digital
ENDEC, adding digital audio, LAN connectivity, and CAP support.
Sage Alerting Systems has worked with several clients to either integrate
EAS/CAP into large systems, or to provide customized versions based
on the standard EAS hardware. Sage also enjoys a reputation for "broadcaster-friendly"
products. The Sage Digital ENDEC received the Radio World "Cool
Stuff" Award, presented at the 2009 NAB Show.
The ENDEC is a 2U rack
mount device that serves as the gateway between the EAS network and
one or more CAP sources, broadcasters, or state EAS origination points.
By receiving alerts via the Internal, Satellite and from the traditional
EAS system, the ENDEC provides transport redundancy to help assure
the public receives broadcast alerts even when segments of the telecommunications
infrastructure are down.
The ENDEC is self-contained, and is designed for long term unattended
deployment, using no fans, hard drives, or other moving parts. Flash
storage and use of the Linux operating system allows the ENDEC to
perform complex software functions and keep up with changing interface
requirements.
The ENDEC can be controlled via a thin client web browser. Setup is
performed by pushing a setup file into the ENDEC via a browser. The
settings are currently edited using a thick client Windows program,
which will be replaced by a browser interface in the near future.
The ENDEC includes the ability to convert text to speech, and it can
also retrieve audio from a CAP URI, or embedded audio sent through
one way satellite or other multicast service using the CAP derefURI
element. The ENDEC can be controlled via a browser interface. Using
the CAP 1.2 protocol and standard access methods, it can receive CAP
alerts from a variety of sources.
When used in an EAS role, the ENDEC uses CAP 1.1 and various ad-hoc
standards for encoding EAS messages, or it uses CAP 1.2 with the IPAWS
1.0 profile. The ENDEC can also be used with other CAP profiles, such
as CAP-CP. When used in Canada, the ENDEC does not wrap the CAP audio
with the EAS data tones, as it does in the US.
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