SOS LINK(TM) Signs Blackboard Content Network Agreement and Launches Campus SOS LINK(TM), Delivering Automated Enhanced Physical Security Alerts, From Students to Their Helpers or Security Personnel
VANCOUVER, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- SOS LINK™ announces it has signed on with Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB), as a Content Network Provider. For this agreement, Campus SOS LINK™ has been custom designed and launches today adding to the physical safety and security needs of millions of students within global Blackboard communities.
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Campus is a software application that runs on selected smartphones. It is now available for download on Apple iTunes for iPhone and Blackberry App World for selected models. Campus retails for $14.99/year per person for a one year membership. SOS LINK's website www.soslink.com also manages downloads, purchases, and enables students' access to SOS LINK Online - a web portal for managing profiles, a student's Campus media and helpers. The agreement between SOS LINK and Blackboard further results in students being able to access Campus from their Tools menu after they sign in to their Blackboard operated educational facility website.
Using SOS LINK's patented process, students can quickly and automatically issue alerts to their chosen friends, family members or security personnel, who may receive them in as little as 15 seconds. These alerts include: numerous emailed photos of what the student sees, along with their GPS location, as well as a follow up phone call and text message that is sent to up to four chosen helpers. End-to-end encryption enhances the potential of using these photos as legal evidence, resulting in a new deterrent for perpetrators.
"There is published government research and many news stories documenting the tens of thousands of reported threats, stalking, assaults and other crimes on campus facilities annually," said Chris Rush, Vice President of SOS LINK. "Smartphones are in widespread use and are usually readily at hand. They are a natural device to use for issuing an alert, notifying those that care about you, and capturing valuable evidence. We believe Campus will contribute significantly to crime prevention. After all, no one wants to get caught in the act."
Campus SOS LINK runs on many smartphones and provides an added layer of security to students when they are commuting, walking between classes, exercising, or travelling - wherever wireless coverage is in place.
SOS LINK is a leader in personal portable security. We develop innovative patent-based software solutions for smartphones and other smart-wireless devices that take advantage of their portability and increasing global use.
For More Information: www.soslink.com.
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