Los Angeles, July 1, 1999 (PRIMEZONE) -- eteam.com, inc. has created a state-of-the-art web-based solution called E Team to protect against potential problems that may be experienced when computers roll over into the year 2000. E Team is a web-based solution to address those problems.
Congress and the White House reached a compromise on the Y2K bill this week, which is designed to curb frivolous litigation related to computer glitches and Y2K. Although E Team does not prevent Y2K bugs, it will help manage problems that public agencies and private companies may experience as a result of Y2K.
"There has been a shift from trying to fix problems to managing problems that are likely to unfold with inherit unpredictability, despite our best efforts at preventing them," says Matt Walton, President and Chief Executive Officer of eteam.com, inc. E Team "By having E Team in place before Y2K problems occur, public agencies and private companies will be better equipped to mitigate the consequences that may occur as a result of the Y2K bug."
E Team, a web-based off-the-shelf emergency management information system designed by eteam.com, inc., was effectively demonstrated for the City of Los Angeles during a citywide Y2K demonstration in May. "The product successfully linked more than 40 city departments, despite the formidable scenarios that were being played out," said Ellis Stanley, assistant Los Angeles City administrator and head of the Emergency Preparedness office. "It performed even beyond our expectations. This tool is so intuitive that it bridges the gap between the technological novices and the more advanced information resources in one's communities."
E Team is the first enterprise-wide software solution that takes full advantage of the cross-platform capabilities of the Internet to deliver vitally needed information to virtually anyone connected to the global network. Before E Team, the inability to share time-critical information across agencies at all levels, including the private sector, was recognized as an urgent problem within the emergency and special event management community.
"It's the greatest innovation in emergency management in a long time," said Stanley. "E team will allow us to tap into all the resources of the community."
Besides the management of any problems created by the Y2K computer bug, E Team can also help municipalities manage all of the parties and celebrations on New Year's Eve. "Los Angeles alone has more than a half dozen planned major events and many unscheduled events scheduled for New Year's Eve," said Stanley. "Cities generally rely on neighbors through mutual aid agreements to handle surges in their demand for additional resources. But on New Year's Eve there is going to be a problem for every city so availability of resources within a geographic region are going to be strained in a way that historically has not been a major factor."
Effective for all types of emergency or event management, E Team addresses the most critical problems faced before, during and after an emergency or event. Information can be gathered and shared at all levels of emergency management with maps, photos and forms transferred through a variety of platforms. Designed and tested by experienced emergency managers, E team will save lives, prevent billions of dollars in property loss and ultimately, lower taxes. Inherently user friendly, operators can be trained to use it in less than five minutes.
For more information on E Team, contact eteam.com, inc. at 805-449-4255, or visit the web site at www.eteam.com.