CATAAlliance rewards expertise, innovation and leadership in technology
OTTAWA, July 9 /CNW/ - TELUS today announced that the CATAAlliance has
awarded TELUS the Outstanding Product Development - ICT award for the TELUS
Emergency Management Operating System solution (EMOS).
"We are honoured by this recognition for our innovation and technological
development in public safety. TELUS is dedicated to developing integrated
emergency management communication solutions to preserve and protect the
safety of our communities," said Terry Tarle, TELUS director, National
Application Solutions. "EMOS is one of our TELUS SafetyNet solutions with
proven effectiveness in emergency situations such as its successful operation
linking over 35 communities during the 2005 Alberta floods and supporting BC
Coastal Tsunami preparedness."
The CATAAlliance awards program recognizes Canadian organizations
demonstrating expertise, innovation and leadership in the technology field.
The Outstanding Product Achievement ICT award is given to the Canadian
organization demonstrating excellence in technological engineering of a
world-class product or family of products. The products' successful operation
and market infiltration works to enhance Canada's international reputation for
innovation. EMOS is fast becoming a standard emergency management system
platform with Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan governments currently
deploying and/or utilizing the solution.
EMOS is a secure, managed, web-based system supporting the key functions
of emergency management - mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. It
is a powerful platform enabling effective communication and decision making
across emergency management stakeholders. Officials can access geographic
information with GeoExplorer (a web-based geographic information system),
share updates through incident logging capabilities, and quickly notify large
stakeholder groups including fire, police, emergency workers and citizens.
TELUS' Emergency Management Operating System is currently being
demonstrated at the 17th World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto,
Ontario, July 8-11.
About CATAAlliance
CATAAlliance spurs the business of advanced technology. It is Canada's
largest and most powerful multi-sector technology trade association; it is
dedicated to stimulating growth for technology enterprises through the
promotion of strategic partnerships, technological innovation and
entrepreneurial values and is recognized as "the Canadian champion" of
research, development and innovation. More information at http://www.cata.ca
About TELUS SafetyNet Solutions
TELUS is a trusted provider of safety communications for organizations
across Canada. Working with governments, first responders, emergency agencies,
and the industry, we developed our TELUS SafetyNet portfolio of communication
solutions. TELUS SafetyNet is a comprehensive set of emergency management
solutions supporting the safety of communities, individuals and assets. For
information about TELUS SafetyNet solutions please visit
www.telus.com/safetynet.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications
company in Canada, with $8.8 billion of annual revenue and 10.8 million
customer connections including 5.1 million wireless subscribers, 4.5 million
wireline network access lines and 1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS
provides a wide range of communications products and services including data,
Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being
Canada's premier corporate citizen, we give where we live. Since 2000, TELUS
and our team members have contributed more than $91 million to charitable and
non-profit organizations and volunteered more than 1.7 million hours of
service to local communities. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead
our philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit
telus.com.
For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Allison
Vale, TELUS Media Relations, (416) 629-6425, Allison.Vale@telus.com
