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Text message alerts and tips.(Intelligence)

APRIL'S VIRGINIA TECH tragedy led to a surge of interest in the use of text messages in mass notification systems on college campuses. But schools aren't the only ones interested in this technology.

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Many police departments use e-mail and text alert systems to notify registered members of their communities about crimes they need help solving or situations citizens should be aware of, such as a water main break.

CTIA-The Wireless Association, an international trade group for the wireless industry, is working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Justice Department on sending out Amber Alerts via text message when ...

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