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Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works
Since 9/11, some security experts have pushed the idea that peer-to-peer alert systems that rely on openness and the crowd can save lives, particularly when centralized communications and decision-making break down.
Ryan Singel
Full Story: http://www.wired.com/culture/education/news/2007/04/vtech_disaster_alerts
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In Virginia Tech shooting, one start-up’s solution
The story of that start-up, Rave Wireless, is a tale of an entrepreneur who saw a solution before many knew there was a problem. I wrote about Rave last year in an article about successful entrepreneurs who learned from past mistakes. Now, the company — launched in fall 2005 — may have technology to help avoid tragedies such as the Virginia Tech massacre.
Full Story: http://blogs.usatoday.com/smallbiz/2007/04/in_virginia_tec.html?csp=34
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