Boston Athletic Association Deploys Everbridge for the 122nd Running of the Boston Marathon
April 11 2018 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Everbridge Platform Will Deliver Critical Event
Updates and Safety Information to More than 10,000 Boston Marathon
Volunteers
Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical
event management and enterprise safety software applications to
help keep people safe and businesses running faster, today
announced that the Boston Athletic Association has selected
Everbridge’s Critical Event Management (CEM) platform to
communicate critical event updates and safety information to
thousands of volunteers during the 122nd running of the Boston
Marathon, which is taking place on Monday, April 16th. Volunteers
will be stationed at medical tents along the 26.2-mile marathon
route that starts in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and ends in downtown
Boston. Volunteers will receive Everbridge-powered texts and
notifications in the event of an incident or disruption.
“Everbridge provides us with an important tool in our toolbox in
the event of a situation that requires immediate and effective
communications,” said Chris Troyanos, ATC - Medical Coordinator for
the Boston Athletic Association. “We are excited to partner with
the company to help keep our volunteers safe and informed
throughout the event.”
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will also
leverage Everbridge to facilitate communications between internal
staff members during the Marathon. Members of the Everbridge team
will be embedded in the MEMA Emergency Operations Center, as well
as the B.A.A. Race Operations Center in Boston to ensure system
readiness and effective usage of the platform during the event.
“As a Boston-based company, the Marathon has always been a
significant annual event for our organization and employees,” said
Jaime Ellertson, CEO of Everbridge. “This year, we are extremely
proud to serve the Boston Athletic Association, the Massachusetts
Emergency Management Agency and other local entities throughout the
city to ensure a safe environment for this year’s Marathon.”
The Everbridge network of customers also includes the Boston
Police Department, Boston Public Health Commission and the Boston
Fire Department. The company’s CEM platform facilitates internal
communications so these organizations can effectively manage the
millions of people that will be present in downtown Boston and, if
necessary, respond quickly to any disruptive events.
About EverbridgeEverbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a
global software company that provides enterprise software
applications that automate and accelerate organizations'
operational response to critical events in order to keep people
safe and businesses running faster. During public safety threats
such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe
weather conditions, as well as critical business events such as IT
outages, cyber-attacks or other incidents such as product recalls
or supply-chain interruptions, over 3,700 global customers rely on
the company’s SaaS-based platform to quickly and reliably aggregate
and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able
to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications
processes, and track progress on executing response plans. The
company’s platform sent over 2 billion messages in 2017, and offers
the ability to reach more than 200 countries and territories with
secure delivery to over 100 different communication devices. The
company’s critical communications and enterprise safety
applications include Mass Notification, Incident Management, Safety
Connection™, IT Alerting, Visual Command Center®, Crisis
Commander®, Community Engagement™ and Secure Messaging. Everbridge
serves 9 of the 10 largest U.S. cities, 8 of the 10 largest
U.S.-based investment banks, 25 of the 25 busiest North American
airports, six of the 10 largest global consulting firms, six of the
10 largest global auto makers, all four of the largest global
accounting firms, four of the 10 largest U.S.-based health care
providers and four of the 10 largest U.S.-based health insurers.
Everbridge is based in Boston and Los Angeles with additional
offices in San Francisco, Lansing, Orlando, Beijing, London, and
Stockholm For more information, visit www.everbridge.com, read the
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