The Industry Leader for Situational Readiness Deployed for the Big NFL Game
and for Three College Bowls in Arizona
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- With terrorism concerns on
par with the first Super Bowl following 9/11 and the President's State of
the Union address, NC4, the leader in Situational Readiness Solutions, put
its National Incident Monitoring Centers and its Situational Response
solution, E Team into duty in Miami for Super Bowl XLI.
NC4 provided the Emergency Managers and First Responders with a higher
level of readiness than ever before for the game, a national security event
of the highest ranking. Using sophisticated methodology and advanced
technology, NC4 monitors incidents occurring around the globe, 24/7. Highly
trained analysts stationed at NC4 monitoring centers on each coast of the
United States, were prepared to alert Miami officials within minutes to
incidents that would pose a threat in South Florida.
In concert with this, NC4's E Team Incident Management system was
selected by South Florida and Arizona emergency management because it is
the only incident management platform with proven data sharing and
collaboration. E Team introduced dynamic new components at this year's
Super Bowl and at the Fiesta Bowl and the BCS Championship Game at the
University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, as well as the Insight
Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. The enhanced E Team system provided
even greater security for the thousands of celebrants and the many
communities around the host cities.
E TEAM'S CORE CAPABILITY
E Team is a state-of-art system that allows those involved in preparing
for and responding to emergencies with the ability to collaborate and
manage their efforts across multiple organizations, from a single common
view and coordination point. It connects all of the key players critical to
effective incident planning and response and ensures that the right
information gets to the right people at the right time, regardless of their
location.
E Team allows authorities to observe, assess and analyze data from
spontaneous and planned events to make accurate and timely decisions.
HOW IT WORKED
The focal point of the E Team system at Super Bowl XLI was located in
the Miami-Dade Emergency Operations Center (EOC) where emergency managers
and security personnel monitored everything from traffic, airspace,
waterways and crowds to investigating alerts, tips and any unusual events.
But the EOC was just the hub. Every local, county, state and federal
law enforcement and special security agency across South Florida and all
the way to the nation's capitol were linked via E Team. All users were able
post and retrieve information from a commonly accessible virtual
information space. As reports graphics, maps or satellite displays were
updated, the new information was automatically available to everyone.
"E Team allowed us to maintain situational awareness during an event
that had a myriad of activates scheduled throughout a diverse geographic
area. Without E Team, the many agencies (over 60) that work in the
Emergency Operations Center would not have been able to remain constantly
aware of the all activates and incidents, and how they might have impacted
operations," said Jonathan Lord, EOC Operations Chief, Office of Emergency
Management & Homeland Security, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. "E Team v.6.0
provided even novice users the ability to find as little or as much
information as they needed at the click of a mouse. NC4 really paid
attention to our needs and have provided us with an excellent product that
we are confident will grow with us," Lord added.
In Arizona, the E Team hubs were located at the Glendale Homeland
Security Emergency Operations Center for the Fiesta Bowl and the BCS
Championship Game and at the Arizona Counter-Terrorism and Information
Watch Center in Phoenix for the Insight Bowl in Tempe.
"The Watch Center found E Team to be very supportive in the sharing of
information," said Lt. Lori Norris of the Arizona Department of Public
Safety. "And it was supportive in facilitating timely notifications to
command personnel."
THE NEWEST SITUATIONAL RESPONSE TECHNOLOGY IS TRULY CUTTING EDGE
This was the first Super Bowl to incorporate E Team's new Analysis and
Reporting Engine (ARE). Users were able to view high-level snapshots of the
key indicators necessary to manage any incident.
In addition to ARE, E Team's industry leading software Release 6.0 was
installed at the Miami-Dade EOC. This version operates on the Oracle
framework.
E Team's solution for the Super Bowl was further enhanced by integrated
technology from its strategic partner ESRI, utilizing their latest mapping
software, ArcGIS Server 9.2. It allows users to access maps, and conduct
GIS analysis using a simple browser. Users can conduct incident modeling,
access incident data and obtain situational awareness with highly detailed
geographic data.
"We are very proud of our products and services that provide ultimate
situational readiness," said Jim Montagnino, president of NC4. "We are
equally proud to serve our nation in equipping law enforcement and security
personnel with the tools they need to protect our fellow citizens,
especially in these dangerous times. E Team has been the incident
management software for many single national events, but it is the system
of choice of hundreds of organizations and law enforcement agencies across
the country every single day."
About NC4
NC4 and E Team have helped public and private sector organizations
enhance their awareness and preparedness programs by offering capabilities
that cover the entire life cycle from incident awareness and notification
through response and recovery.
NC4, with Incident Monitoring Centers on the east and west coasts of
the United States, improves the Situational Awareness of both business and
government by providing 24/7 real-time proactive incident information,
personalized, geo-relevant alerts and coordination services. NC4's E Team
solution covers the incident management and Readiness life cycle from
preparation to response and recovery. The E Team incident management
software combines a common operational picture, based on real time,
historical and GIS mapping data, with powerful information management,
sharing, and reporting capabilities to facilitate rapid decision making. E
Team has the most proven experience managing major emergencies and
prominent events such as New York City's response to 9/11; hurricanes
Katrina, Charley, Frances and Ivan; the tsunami disaster; 2003 Northeast
Blackout; Arizona and California wildfires; Salt Lake City and Athens
Olympics; four Super Bowls; 2004 Democratic and Republican National
Conventions; 2004 G8 Summit; 2005 Presidential Inauguration; and the 2006
World Soccer Cup.
Early awareness, notification and incident management, enhance the
Readiness of public and private sector organizations to handle situations
-- expected or catastrophic. To find out more about how NC4 can benefit
your organization, visit our website at http://www.nc4.us.
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