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Nuvel vSOS Now Available for Connecting iPhone Users to Emergency Response Teams with a Single Button
Nuvel vSOS Now Available for Connecting iPhone Users
to Emergency Response Teams with a Single Button
Simultaneously Contacts GEOS International Emergency Responders 24/7, Provides
Current GPS Location and Personalized Medical Alerts, Notifies Physician/Family/Friends
CAMPBELL, CA (April 27, 2011) – Nuvel <http://www.nuvelinc.com/> announced today
that vSOS™ <http://www.nuvelinc.com/products/vsos/>, its personal emergency response
application for smart phones is now available for Apple® iPhone™ users to download
at the iPhone App Store <http://www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for-iphone/>. Featuring
advanced, patent-pending technology, vSOS provides users ranging from school
age children to the elderly with the peace of mind that help for medical emergencies,
personal safety and accidents is available with the push of a button. Through
its partnership with GEOS Alliance, Nuvel’s feature-rich application provides
emergency response services in North America, South America, and Europe. The
vSOS subscription fee of $9.97 per month includes both the application and the
personal emergency response services.
vSOS is designed to be the gold standard against which all mobile personal response
applications are compared and has set itself apart from the competition with
HIPPA compliance and the ability to input personal medical information such as
allergies, health conditions, medications, etc. For added value, the GEOS Search
and Rescue (SAR) feature is included at no additional cost. GEOS and the GEOS
International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) have been providing
rescue coordination and other services internationally for years. As of this
release the IERCC has operated in 88 Countries accounting for nearly 2,000 rescue
operations. To read more about their rescues visit http://geosiercc.blogpost.com.
With the SAR feature, if the official emergency services need to be supplemented
to ensure the user’s safety, the GEOS IERCC will authorize additional personnel
and equipment (including private aircraft/helicopter charter, private search
teams, etc.). During the past 18 months, more than 400 lives have been saved
as a result of the IERCC.
When an iPhone is enhanced with vSOS, users send a distress alert simply by pressing
down on the red vSOS emergency alert icon for three seconds. This triggers the
vSOS HIPPA-compliant server to automatically send a distress alert to the GEOS
IERCC. Leveraging GPS technology, vSOS provides the user’s physical location
to the responders to guide emergency personnel. Access to the user’s personalized
health information and the user’s name, mobile phone number and address is also
included with the alert. In addition, vSOS will send a text or email message
to alert up to five contacts (physician, family, friends) listed in the user
profile.
IERCC SAR Mission Coordinators can then contact the user to verify the emergency.
If a user does not answer the call from GEOS, certified emergency response professionals
will contact the closest 9-1-1, or similar dispatch center outside the US, and
provide the user’s location utilizing the Latitude and Longitude provided with
the emergency alert transmission along with any and all required information
from the user’s profile.
"There are health emergency response devices and safety emergency devices, but
a fragmented approach doesn’t work for today’s more mobile society," explained
Randy Hagin, Nuvel Senior Vice President of Sales. "With vSOS, people of all
ages can have the assurance of 24/7 response to any emergency-health, accident,
assault-at home or on-the-go. And, help is conveniently available with one touch
on their smartphone, so there’s nothing extra to buy, nothing extra to carry,
nothing technical to learn. The emergency response features, mobility and simplicity
that vSOS offers make the market for this application virtually unlimited."
The peace of mind that vSOS provides spans from children with allergies, asthma
or diabetes; college students who worry about their safety when on campus at
night; people who hike or jog alone; and people who want help fast if they have
a heart attack, stroke or accident. Even travelers who don’t speak the local
language can relax, knowing they have a team of dedicated people ready to respond
to any emergency.
Availability, Price
Apple and Google approved, Nuvel’s vSOS personal emergency response software
and service is available for download from the iPhone app store for $9.97/month.
Downloads for the Google® Android™ and other smartphone platforms will be available
soon. Volume licensing is available directly to OEM partners as well as corporate
and institutional customers at a discount price based on volume.
About Nuvel Inc.
Headquartered in Campbell, CA, Nuvel delivers software and hardware solutions
that enhance productivity, provide exciting new capabilities, and improve the
experience for all internet users including enterprises, individuals, and underserved
communities. Nuvel dramatically increases the speed and performance of the Internet,
significantly improving last-mile connectivity and the user experience for all
computing and mobile devices. For more information, visit www.nuvelinc.com <http://www.nuvelinc.com>.
