New Software Helps Organizations Prepare for Emergencies

An introduction to a new software product that helps organizations of all kinds prepare for and deal with emergencies. This is the world's first collaborative emergency management software product, and is well suited for government agencies, police departments, fire departments, schools, universities, hospitals, churches, and volunteer organizations to name a few.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 3, 2006 -- To help organizations of all kinds prepare for and deal with emergencies, EastBanc Technologies, a Washington DC based IT consulting and software development firm, has released SOURCETRAC™. SOURCETRAC™ is the first software product that gives emergency managers the power to connect resources to the people who need them in real-time, and to be compliant with the latest Federal standards.

During an emergency or incident, emergency managers rely heavily on assets and resources from businesses, non-profit organizations, governments, faith-based groups and volunteer organizations. As witnessed during recent natural and man-made disasters, the coordination and interface between these groups are often difficult to manage, resulting in unfulfilled and/or redundant requests for assets, resources or support. SOURCETRAC™ is designed to manage assets and resources (i.e., equipment, materials, volunteers, personnel and cash) at the community level that allows preparedness planning and incident coordination. Emergency Managers can use SOURCETRAC™ to enhance Crisis Information Management Software and would no longer be left to rely on manual processes for managing resources. "We are proud to make SourceTrac widely available as it has the potential to change the way any organization prepares for, reacts to, and quickly readies itself again after any kind of event, incident or disaster," said Wolf Ruzicka, CEO of EastBanc Technologies. "SourceTrac was built using the most innovative open standards and technologies, and therefore gives agencies the ability to request, allocate, deploy, and recover resources seamlessly across jurisdictional and organizational boundaries as well as across existing systems in a real-time, interoperable environment."

In responding to an emergency or incident, it is the role of the first responders to save lives and secure the victims. The next phase of response addresses the aftermath which may include housing and caring for victims, obtaining necessary materials for cleanup, restoring infrastructure, and managing the influx of volunteers and donated goods. Second phase activities generally require the orchestration of resources across multiple departments, jurisdictions, and non-government organizations.

SOURCETRAC™ is a secure web-based system that is accessed by authorized users over the internet or intranet from either wired or wireless devices. With SOURCETRAC™, organizations now have the power to connect the people who own the resources to the incident in real-time.

Key Product Features

Ease of use - users can be operational with minimal training.

Scalable, secure, and executes on standard computing platforms.

Prints identification badges on the fly to helps eliminate confusion and reduces risks.

Automatically generates FEMA forms -- for reimbursable expenses.

Integration with GIS (Geographic Information System) products -- helps locate resources and personnel closest to incident.

Automatic inventory accounting and tracking when resources are allocated, used, consumed, or returned.

Restricted User Access -- users, e.g. volunteers, can register online, creating and maintaining their profile. Agency staff can validate and authorize registered users before they become available for deployment.

Historical statistics and knowledge about incidents, requests and allocations of volunteer and donated goods are stored for use in pre-planning (preparedness).

Multiple Operating Modes -- Simultaneous "live," "test" and "training" modes for incident operations allow preparedness exercises to take place when required or changes to be tested before use.

Tracks the cost of resource usage for resources allocated to resource requests.

Enables after action analysis and accountability by providing reports on resource tracking, utilization costs and detailed comments on resource requests and fulfillment.

SOURCETRAC™ is the first software product designed as a collaborative resource system to be consistent with the FEMA National Response Plan, compliant with the NIMS (National Incident Management System) resource typing standards, and compatible with available Crisis Information Management Software (CIMS), for managing, interfacing, and tracking resources and people for emergency management operations.

Any organization that desires to be prepared for emergencies can benefit from SOURCETRAC™, including government agencies, police departments, fire departments, schools, universities, hospitals, churches, and volunteer organizations to name a few.

For more information and a free trial, contact Greg Davis at 202-295-3002, or go to http://sourcetrac.eastbanctech.com/contacts.html. EastBanc Technologies, 3307 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20007.

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