CALLCOMMAND PARTNERS WITH KLAASKIDS FOUNDATION TO INCREASE RECOVERY OF LOST AND STOLEN CHILDREN

As the number of lost and stolen reaches 2000 per day, the KlaasKids Foundation has partnered with CallCommand to help increase the number of recovered children. This strategic alliance is to expand and improve the current Amber Alert network. CallCommand, the worlds first web-based personalized calling system, provides the solution necessary to instantaneously deliver informational messages to residents nationwide in the event of an emergency. Within minutes of a childs abduction, messages can be broadcast to both static and wireless phone recipients at a local or state level, or throughout the nation if needed.

For additional information contact:
Sara West-Callahan                        
Carter-West Public Relations
Phone: 949-369-6980. Fax: 949-369-6986
E-mail: swest@earthlink.net

CALLCOMMAND PARTNERS WITH KLAASKIDS FOUNDATION TO INCREASE RECOVERY OF LOST AND STOLEN CHILDREN

CINCINNATI, OHIO (PRWEB) AUGUST 8, 2003 -- As the number of lost and stolen reaches 2000 per day, the KlaasKids Foundation has partnered with CallCommand to help increase the number of recovered children. This strategic alliance is to expand and improve the current Amber Alert network. CallCommand, the worlds first web-based personalized calling system, provides the solution necessary to instantaneously deliver informational messages to residents nationwide in the event of an emergency. Within minutes of a childs abduction, messages can be broadcast to both static and wireless phone recipients at a local or state level, or throughout the nation if needed.

A key advantage to CallCommands advanced telephony technology is that it is not hampered by the restrictions of state borders; a proven barrier to other alert systems.

The Amber Alert network has made great strides in increasing public awareness and has been invaluable in helping recover missing children due to increased speed of information dissemination and by forwarding information and pictures over the Internet. CallCommand can help provide the missing link and further strengthen the system as many people could be in their car or at remote locations without access to a computer. With the ever-increasing proliferation of cell phones, most individuals can be reached anywhere, at any time, with a voicemail message," commented Marc Klaas, KlaasKids founder.

CallCommand has developed a new technology that allows the simultaneous broadcast of a voicemail message to tens of thousands of individuals within a matter of minutes. The process is very simple and calls are executed with advanced telephony that does not tie up resources such as phone lines and personnel.

Law enforcement can dramatically improve the chances of a successful recovery by the timely sharing of relevant investigative information with other law enforcement agencies, the media and the public. However, America's law enforcement community is hindered in its efforts to accomplish this goal because most law enforcement computer and communications systems are not interoperable. Internet broadcasts have helped in this matter and CallCommand can also help overcome this problem as voicemail messages can be delivered instantaneously to the cell phone or voicemail of every individual, regardless of agency or affiliation.

The employees and management of CallCommand are particularly passionate about this current project to improve child safety and we applaud the progress the KlaasKids Foundation has made in promoting the Amber Alert network, educating individuals and putting effective systems in place. We are particularly excited as we feel we can make a real difference with the technology CallCommand has to offer. Broadcasting a voice message in multiple languages (if necessary) delivers immediate vigilance and awareness in the community, increasing the speed and streamlining the process of communicating to the community, law enforcement and media centers," commented Al Babbington, CallCommand CEO.

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ABOUT CALL COMMAND:

CallCommand offers the only Web-based personalized calling system available on the market today. This communication tool incorporates the use of Internet technology and enables an individual to deliver personal voice mail messages to a database of any size, instantaneously, right from their desk. Developed initially for the retail industry, CallCommand is expanding its product offering to help provide more effective and reliable citizen communications at the time of a local, regional or national emergency.

The system has helped hundreds of retailers, charitable organizations and others execute targeted communications with proven results significantly more effective and 3 times less expensive than direct mail. As it is Web-based, the CallCommand system requires no hardware or software installation.

CallCommand calls are executed with advanced telephony that does not tie up any organizational resources such as phone lines and personnel.

For additional information please contact Allan Cooper, EVP of Strategic Planning & International Operations: phone: 949-903-3777, email: acooper@callcommand.com, or visit www.callcommand.com

ABOUT THE KLAASKIDS FOUNDATION:

The KlaasKids Foundation was established in 1994 to give meaning to the death of twelve-year-old kidnap and murder victim, Polly Hannah Klaas, and to create a legacy in her name that would be protective of children for generations to come. The Foundations mission is to stop crimes against children.

The KlaasKids Foundation believes in fulfilling that mission by distilling the best knowledge and information through a societal approach and by acknowledging that crimes against children deserve a high priority on our national and personal agendas. Then, by forming and promoting partnerships with concerned citizens, the private sector, organizations, law enforcement and legislators in hopes that the public will take responsibility to become part of the solution to fighting crime.

The KlaasKids Foundation is the Nations leading foundation dedicated to promoting the safety of children, following and promoting the Amber Alert since its inception in 1996. In 1999 797,500 children were reported missing to the police or missing childrens agencies, equivalent to a rate of 11.4 children per 1,000 in the U.S. population. Since 1997 the KlaasKids Foundation through the Print-A-Thon program has served over 250,000 families and their children.

For additional information please call 415-331-6867 or visit www.klaaskids.org

NOTE: Marc Klaas will be available for interviews Friday August 8, through Sunday, August 10 at the Tacoma Dome and the Northgate Mall, where he is holding a KlaasKids Safety event with 16 local car dealers.