Ottawa, Ontario, August 18, 2008: Black Coral, Inc. has been awarded a $1.9 million contract by the Alberta Emergency Management Agency ("AEMA") to provide incident management software and services throughout the province under its emergency management decision support initiative. A premier technology team was assembled and led by Black Coral to meet the current and future needs of emergency management in Alberta. Partnering with Black Coral are AGSI, Bell, and Enhanced Data Solutions with Aizan Technologies, all of which are Canada-based companies. Led by Black Coral SoftRisk® incident management software, and bolstered by its partners’ strong capabilities, the contract will provide an integrated solution for emergency management. SoftRisk®, together with Black Coral Enterprise Bridge, facilitates the sharing of information between all levels of government, emergency response agencies, and public and private organizations engaged in emergency planning and response.
"We are very excited to have been selected by AEMA in their carefully orchestrated and competitive review process for their initiative in emergency management," said Douglas Duncan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Coral. "This initiative, and the preparedness and efficiency that will result, should reassure the 3.5 million people in Alberta that their government is leading the way in public safety." Duncan added.
Offered on a subscription basis, Black Coral SoftRisk® is delivered via the Web in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model, without the burden and up-front cost of installed enterprise programs. It eliminates the need for self-hosted solutions that require IT infrastructure and support, but also ensuring that data is highly secure and always available. With its intuitive user-friendly interface, SoftRisk® requires minimal training and can be rapidly deployed.
About Black Coral Inc. – Black Coral (www.BlackCoral.net), a privately-held, Ottawa, Ontario, company, is the industry leader in software solutions that facilitate information exchange and collaboration at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels during emergencies. Their leading-edge solutions provide enhanced situational awareness, incident management capabilities, and ultimately the ability to make informed decisions that lead to successful outcomes.
About AEMA – The Alberta Emergency Management Agency (www.aema.alberta.ca) leads the co-ordination, collaboration, and co-operation of all organizations involved in the prevention, preparedness and response to disasters and emergencies. The Agency is accountable and responsible to the provincial government, to Albertans, to their communities, and to industry for the protection of people, their property, and the environment from the effects of emergency events.
Contact: Paul White
Ottawa, Ontario
(613) 216-8833
Paul.White@BlackCoral.net