Everbridge, Inc, the US-based critical event management software developer, reports the completion of its acquisition of Unified Messaging Systems ASA (UMS). Based in Oslo, UMS provides mobile population alerting products and is a critical communications provider in Europe. UMS’s mobile alerting, crisis management, and notification applications with Everbridge’s Critical Event Management (CEM) software, will let customers assess threats, initiate and manage incidents, and notify stakeholders from a local neighborhood or building to a countrywide level, the firms say.
UMS’s Population Alerting System (PAS) provides two-way SMS broadcasting to an entire mobile population. UMS can message the mobile phones of anyone connected to a carrier’s cell towers. The company also provides Location-Based Alerting which enables municipalities to pinpoint where to send notifications within a region. UMS’s PAS systems are deployed in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, the Bahamas, Singapore, Greece, and Cambodia, as well as in the city of Kiev, and some of the largest states in India.
Everbridge says UMS significantly increases the US firm’s international reach. UMS supports, for example, over 1,200 customers in northern Europe and reaches over 500 million people globally via population alerting. Its crisis and emergency management product Previstar is used for planning and resource management purposes by public safety agencies in such places as Virginia, Georgia, Massachusetts, West Bengal in India, as well as by the US Navy.
Jaime Ellertson, CEO of Everbridge, said: “We are thrilled to welcome UMS to the Everbridge family, accelerating our international growth and creating the most comprehensive Critical Event Management platform for business, state and local government, and now entire countries. UMS provides Everbridge with a passionate and customer-focused team of experts, differentiated technology, and a shared mission to keep people safe and businesses running during a critical event.”
And Espen Gylvik, Chief Executive Officer, UMS, said: “Everbridge’s extensive technical capabilities, the breadth of its offerings, and the experience of its global team made for a natural fit with UMS. We look forward to aligning with the market leader to provide critical services and innovative communication solutions to make a significant difference in people’s lives.”
