Mayor Raymond T. Eppinger
Borough of South River
48 Washington Street
South River, NJ 08882

BOROUGH OF SOUTH RIVER, NEW JERSEY PREPARES FOR EMERGENCIES WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

South River, New Jersey - July 31, 2009 - When a crisis affects the Borough of South River, New Jersey, Emergency Management officials must be able to reach residents instantly with warnings, information, and updates. In order to ensure that residents can be contacted quickly and effectively, the Borough of South River has begun using Global Connect's Emergency Notification System, which gives municipalities the ability to call thousands of residents, staff members, and volunteers within minutes.

"The Global Connect system will allow the Mayor, Chief of Police, or Emergency Management Coordinator to record a message in his or her own voice and send that message to every telephone number listed in the directory within a matter of minutes," explained Mayor Raymond Eppinger "Whether residents need to be informed of a water main break, fast-moving fire, approaching storm, or other crisis, the Global Connect Emergency Notification System is the most efficient way to reach them with the news."

The Global Connect Emergency Notification System uses Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) to send a message to a database of telephone numbers, email addresses. All South River residential and business landlines have been acquired, and the Borough of South River strongly encourages residents to visit their website at www.southrivernj.org, to register their cell phone numbers and email addresses to receive emergency messages on these additional devices. The system offers a number of features that render it particularly useful during a crisis:

Instant Callback - Residents who need additional information or require special assistance from the municipality can make a return call to a designated telephone number with the press of a single key on their telephone keypad.

Customized Mapping Capability - Municipalities can create a customized list of call recipients by selecting the area(s) affected by the emergency at hand. Global Connect will instantly develop the list of telephone numbers for residents in that area.

Remote Access and Deployment - Emergency management officials can deploy a message from any location. Only a telephone is required to record and send a broadcast.

Real-Time Reporting - Municipal officials can see immediately which residents have been reached by telephone, and which have received messages. The system will continue to call residents who have not been reached as frequently and as many times as desired.

Multi-Lingual Messaging - Residents can hear messages in their primary language with the press of a button on their telephone key pad.

If you would like additional comments or information, please contact:

Ray Eppinger (440) 666-8491 cell

Andrew Salerno (732)257-1999 ex 118 office

Charles Benn, OEM Director 732-672-2759

Jessica Becotte, Global Connect 609-837-8276

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