Mike, At my dayjob we've been using WENS (Wireless Emergency Notification System) from Inspiron Logistics for county wide Fire, Police, EMS alerts.
http://www.inspironlogistics.com Call Scott Dettling, 866.998.9367. Feel free to get in touch with me offline if you'd like. -- -Rick MG> I'm looking for an SMS solution to address emergency communication during a MG> campus lockdown or other emergency event, e.g. a fire. We have several MG> buildings, and I want to address information getting out as soon as possible MG> to staff and class leaders. I'm researching this online now, but would like MG> the opinion of those here who may be using something like this now. MG> MG> Ideally, I would like the following features: MG> MG> 1) Text one number that forwards to a group MG> 2) A user check-in/out system of cell numbers as staffing may be MG> different from week to week MG> MG> I don't have any requirements as to an online service or local equipment. I MG> know there are several novel SMS implementations out there for marketing MG> events, voting, etc. So even if there is one that can do what I want, but is MG> designed for something else I would interested in knowing about it. MG> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin