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Israel’s Defense Forces are about to announce the details of a long-planned SMS alerts service to warn citizens of incoming missile attacks. The application was developed by Israel-based eViglio in cooperation with Ericsson, and is expected to be activated in June 2011.
The new service is part of effort made by IDF’s Home Front Command to integrate all emergency alerts in the country into one centralized system. eViglio’s system allows alerts to be sent to mobile phones, TV and radio stations, websites and even billboards.
With the new system, alerts will be sent to specific geographic regions based on the relevant threat. Home Front Command will be able to send a pre-programmed text message in multiple languages with the appropriate procedures for the home front. Moreover, the government also plans to use the service to notify citizens in cases of natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes…
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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