WeatherBug^® Protect

Now on Verizon	WeatherBug Protect is now available to both Verizon Wireless BREW consumer and enterprise customers.
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WeatherBug Protect is the first location-based mobile solution that proactively alerts end-users when severe weather threats are detected or pre-defined weather thresholds are exceeded within their proximity. WeatherBug Protect supports messaging for voice, paging, SMS text and email, and provides administrators with a delivery status and end-user response message. And, the service may be extended to serve as a broader notification platform enabling administrators and other officials to initiate their own alert messages.

The system continuously monitors potentially threatening weather conditions and is the first to provide users with real-time wind gust monitoring. WeatherBug Protect matches weather alerts with each end-user’s specific location, weather profile and mobile device and then formats and delivers the appropriate alert message — end-user’s receive precise, relevant and immediate alerts.

Over 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations deliver 27 live weather parameters including temperature, heat index, wind speed, direction and gusts. This unprecedented improvement in weather granularity provides end-users with greater accuracy, relevancy and warning than was previously available with traditional ZIP code based systems.

Precise: Live, streaming weather data from WeatherBug’s proprietary network of 8,000 WeatherBug Tracking Stations throughout the U.S.

Relevant: First alert system to support the LBS protocol in cellular phones to transmit important weather alerts based on a users current location.

Customizable: Define weather thresholds and deliver specific calls-to-action based on organization policies.

Reliable: Uses the same system and provider that supports business critical systems for leading fortune 500 companies; advanced network redundancy insures 24/7 system uptime.

Secure: 128-bit Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption ensures critical communications are delivered safely and securely.

User-Friendly: Integrated, Web-based application makes set up of weather alerts and non-weather notifications simple and intuitive.

Exclusive for Verizon Wireless BREW customers:

WeatherBug Mobile: WeatherBug Protect comes will all the features commonly found in the WeatherBug Mobile consumer application, including: current conditions, forecast, hourly forecast, maps, tropical weather...and more.

Maps and Graphics: GPS alert maps with neighborhood-level radar, lightning and wind gust details for your location and up to three (3) additional static locations. Includes zoom and pan navigation as well as animation.

Customizable Alerts: All subscribers are given access to a personal portal where they can manage their alerts profile, including: silence times, saved static locations and even turn certain Protect alerts on/off.

Location Updates: Subscribers can specify how frequently Protect will verify and update their location, from a minimum of 15 minutes to every 4 hours.

Protection for All: Verizon Wireless is the first to offer WeatherBug Protect to both consumer and enterprise customers directly from the deck, including self-provisioning and registration.