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| 20.March.2007 - Section News |
European ICT Prize for German Innovation A3M Tsunami Alarm System awarded with renowned IT Prize at German CeBIT |
Hannover/Germany/CeBIT, March 20, 2007. German A3M AG, based in Tuebingen, has been awarded with the European ICT Prize for developing the Tsunami Alarm System for mobile phones. Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, handed over the award at the CeBIT, the world’s largest IT trade fair, where the 20 nominees are presenting their products at the Innovation Area in Hall 5. “All the finalists of this competition are winners”, Reding announced during the award ceremony. An international jury chose the Swabian innovation out of 450 participants from 30 countries. Despite the high technology it is based on, the system is easy to operate and can be lifesaving in case of danger in coastal areas.
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| 20.December.2006 - Section News / Travel |
| Global Protection Against Tsunamis Free Tsunami Alarm System for mobile phones for the second anniversary of the tsunami catastrophe |
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Tübingen (Germany), December 20, 2006. The company
A3M offers a free subscription for one month for their
tsunami alarm system on the occasion of the second anniversary
of the tsunami catastrophe in the Indian Ocean. Thus, residents and travelers
can stay untroubled at the coastal regions during the main travel season at
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end of the year. To get the free subscription for one month, users should register
at www.tsunami-alarm-system.com and enter the voucher code tsunami-06. The
tsunami alarm system, one of the global leading systems
for the early warning over mobile
radio technology, is in use since more than one year. It sends warnings via
SMS directly to the concerned people and it has already
proved itself at several
tsunamis. More... |
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| 21.July.2006 - |
| Tsunami Alarm System over Mobile Phones Realised First Global Tsunami Alarm System – Made in Germany |
| Tübingen/Germany, June 21, 2006. Holidaymakers can now relax and
securely go on their well-earned beach holidays. Business travellers
can now securely travel to coastal business capitals. Residents of
coastal areas need no longer fear for their health or their lives. In
future, travellers will be warned in time of catastrophes like the
tsunami, that occurred more then a year ago in Asia, with the
world-wide unique tsunami alarm system for everyone. In every reachable
place in the world, people can receive a message on their mobile phone
in case there is a threat to their lives in places where they are. They
only have to register their mobile phone with the Tsunami Alarm System
and in the event of an alarm it will send a message that cannot be
ignored. “Particulary we are here to find trade partners for the
tsunami alarm system. We bring an attractive business opportunity for
merchants in coastal areas to Asia/Pacific”, says Prof. Dr. Wolfram
Reiners. More... |
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| 10.January.2006 - Travel Desk |
| Mobile phone helps to reduce fear of natural disasters First world-wide Tsunami Alarm System for everybody warns of fatal freak waves |
| Tübingen, January 10, 2006. Tour operators can now offer their
customers a new service to let them go on beach holiday without
worries. When travel plans are made, almost half of all European
tourists pay attention to the fact whether there is an extra natural
disaster risk at their holiday resort. This is according to research
carried out by the Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung in their "European
Consumer Study 2005". The the report furthermore states that it is the
Germans and the Italians who have particularly changed their travel
behaviour following the devastating tsunami of December 2004. A
recently established service warns tourists and coastal residents by
mobile phone if they are threatened by a tsunami. Heindl Internet AG,
PhiBlue Mobile Ltd. and 3MFuture Ltd. have developed a safe and fast
Tsunami Alarm System which helps to protect human lives. More... |
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| 10.January.2006 - News Desk |
| European Holidaymakers Especially Fear Natural Disasters |
| Tübingen/Germany, January 10, 2006. When planning a trip, every second
holidaymaker in Europe currently pays attention to the fact whether
their holiday destination is "safe" or if there is a higher risk for
natural disasters. According to GFK "European Consumer Study 2005",
German and Italian travellers are those who have most changed their
attitudes to travel and safety after the disastrous tsunami in
South-East Asia in December 2004. But now they can go on their holidays
again without a worry as tourists and residents of coastal areas can be
reliably and timeously warned over their mobile phone in the event of a
tsunami. Heindl Internet AG, PhiBlue Mobile Ltd. and 3Mfuture Ltd. have
developed a fast and secure Tsunami Alarm System to help protect human
life. More... |
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| 14.December.2005 - Science Desk |
| Earthquake Reports and Tsunami Warnings by Mobile Phone Tsunami Website Now Also Shows Earthquake Events |
| Tübingen/Germany, December 14, 2005. Devastating destruction and
thousands of victims after the latest large earthquake in Pakistan have
shown how powerless mankind can be in the face of natural disasters. A
new Tsunami website now shows when and where earthquakes occur and how
dangerous they are. The website is connected to several hundreds of
measurement stations all over the world, with which it is in constant
contact. Results received from these stations are immediately analysed
and the results published on the website. This offer complements the
first Tsunami Alarm System, which sends warnings to mobile phones and
is offered on the Tsunami website. More... |
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| 30.November.2005 - |
| Tsunami Alarm System Over Mobile Phones Realised |
| Tübingen/Germany, September 30, 2005. Holidaymakers can now relax and
securely go on their well-earned beach holidays. Business travellers
can now securely travel to coastal business capitals. Residents of
coastal areas need no longer fear for their health or their lives. In
future, travellers will be warned in time of catastrophes like the
tsunami, that occurred a year ago in Asia, with the world-wide unique
tsunami alarm system for everyone. In every reachable place in the
world, people can receive a message on their mobile phone in case there
is a threat to their lives in places where they are. More... |
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| 29.November.2005 - Security Section |
| Tsunami Alarm System over Mobile Phones Realised |
| A group of international technology companies and academics have
launched a global tsunami alarm service for travelers to coastal
regions of the world. The Tsunami Alarm System uses a sophisticated
network of computers to monitor seismic and tsunami stations around the
world. Once a verified tsunami alarm is generated, it is delivered by
SMS anywhere in the world where there is GSM mobile coverage. More... |
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