Be on the lookout this month for a test of the MIT Alert text-messaging service, a key component of the Institute's emergency notification program.
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In a continuing effort to safeguard students, faculty and staff, the Georgia Institute of Technology has implemented a new emergency communications system. Known as the GT Emergency Notification System (GTENS), the system allows urgent messages to be distributed in the form of e-mail, voice mail, and text messages in a matter of minutes.
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The federal government has released a report saying emergency responders in most U.S. cities still do not have the equipment and training they need for "interoperability" -- the ability to communicate easily with each other during a crisis.
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