McFarland, WI - January 2005 - The 1Call Division of AMTELCO is pleased to announce that AMTELCO has received certification for the 1Call Rapid Emergency Deployment (R.E.D.) Alert system with the NEC NEAX 2400 IPX. AMTELCO is a member of the NEC Fusion Strategic Alliance Program.

R.E.D. Alert gives healthcare organizations a fast method for notifying and communicating with the appropriate personnel in disaster and emergency situations, as well as for routine notification needs. 1Call’s R.E.D. Alert saves times for healthcare staff, reduces errors, and speeds the organization’s overall response time.

Notification plans are entered into R.E.D. Alert in advance, and can then be quickly activated for external disasters that affect the community, internal disasters that affect the healthcare organization, and routine notification needs. The designated personnel can automatically be notified by pager, wireless message, fax, or automated callouts with a prerecorded or text-to-speech message.

Using the 1Call Conference Bridge, personnel can be conferenced together with or without operator assistance. The Conference Bridge allows for multiple simultaneous conference calls, which can also be recorded for ongoing communications and historical accuracy.

For more information on R.E.D. Alert and the NEC certification, contact 1Call at (800)356-9148, or send an e-mail to info@1call.com.