Summary of VirtualAgility to Provide Ready-to-Run Crisis Management Solutions
VirtualAgility launches Ready-to-Run crisis management solutions for smaller agencies, leveraging IBM hardware/software and Avnet Embedded integration services. This out-of-the-box system minimizes deployment costs and complexity while enhancing situational awareness through data aggregation, sensor integration, and social media connectivity like Twitter and Facebook.
Parts used in the VirtualAgility Ready-to-Run Crisis Management Solution:
- VirtualAgility Crisis WorkCenter
- IBM Hardware
- IBM Software
- Avnet Embedded Integration Services
- Sensor Data Sources (Electronic)
- Human Sensors (Ground Intelligence)
- Social Media Platforms (Twitter and Facebook)
Winchester, MA (PRWEB) April 25, 2011
As the catastrophes in Japan have demonstrated, risk and the consequences of risk are unavoidable. To help smaller public agencies and businesses prepare, VirtualAgility (VA) will now market rapidly deployable versions of its proven crisis management solutions worldwide. Ready-to-Run products incorporate VirtualAgilitys Crisis WorkCenter and the same advanced IBM hardware and software as VAs large-scale solutions. And they can be implemented without disrupting customers existing systems. These Ready-to-Run products are designed to increase consumability, drastically simplifying the buying, configuring and installation process. With integration services provided by Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (AVT), this out-of-the-box solution is available for order now.
Our Ready-to-Run line minimizes the cost and complexity of deploying crisis management tools for smaller agencies and organizations, said VA President and CEO Stuart Rudolph. Theres no separate hardware and software to specify and install. With one phone call, you can have a world-class capability that is delivered in days.
With customers including the US Department of Homeland Security, and the Republics of Brazil and South Africa, VirtualAgility is considered the global gold standard in crisis management software. Its solutions overcome traditional barriers to inter- and intra-organizational collaboration, such as different communications and concern for proprietary data.
Preparedness is essential to effective response and VirtualAgility gives disparate groups a flexible platform for generating, disseminating and updating dynamic plans. Just as important, VirtualAgility provides an array of critical capabilities for maximizing the value of people, data, and resources to reduce the consequences of risk.
For example, VirtualAgilitys Crisis WorkCenter allows users to aggregate, normalize, and visualize enormous amounts of information from multiple sources. Information is combined and presented graphically to speed comprehension, support better decisions and enable fast action. Crisis WorkCenter also integrates sensor data from all electronic sources as well as from human sensors– the intelligence from people on the ground that helps managers maintain situational awareness and a common operational picture.
And of course, the system integrates social media such as Twitter and Facebook into a single solution that bridges the public/private community who are usually involved in crises.
According to Stuart Rudolph, VirtualAgility chose Avnet Embeddeds integration servicesfor several reasons. Avnet Embedded has global reach and the resources to support our customers wherever they are, he said. Avnet also has a thorough knowledge of IBM hardware and software. That will be critical to delivering products fast and right the first time.
“As the demand for more highly-integrated crisis management products continues to rise, Avnets team of experts is poised to provide the hardware, software as well as integration and technical services to meet the needs of this important technology, said Chuck Kostalnick, senior vice president, Avnet Embedded Americas. Being able to assist VirtualAgility has allowed us to play a key role in this critical needs market.”
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- What is the primary purpose of VirtualAgilitys Ready-to-Run products?
To help smaller public agencies and businesses prepare for crises by providing rapidly deployable versions of proven crisis management solutions. - How can customers implement these solutions without disrupting existing systems?
The products are designed as ready-to-run packages that incorporate advanced hardware and software without requiring separate specification or installation steps. - Which company provides integration services for this solution?
Avnet Embedded, a division of Avnet Electronics Marketing, provides the integration services for the out-of-the-box solution. - Can the system integrate data from social media platforms?
Yes, the system integrates social media such as Twitter and Facebook into a single solution to bridge the public and private communities. - What specific capabilities does the Crisis WorkCenter offer?
It allows users to aggregate, normalize, and visualize enormous amounts of information from multiple sources to speed comprehension and support better decisions. - Does the system utilize human intelligence for situational awareness?
Yes, it integrates sensor data from human sensors, which refers to the intelligence from people on the ground. - How quickly can a customer obtain a world-class capability with this solution?
According to the CEO, a customer can have a world-class capability delivered in days with just one phone call. - Why did VirtualAgility choose Avnet Embedded for integration services?
They chose Avnet for its global reach, resources to support customers anywhere, and thorough knowledge of IBM hardware and software.
