September 2006: Ball State commences campus security pilot

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We have found that our customers have many similar questions about VersiTech and its solution set for higher education.   The Q & A format that follows is an attempt to centralize our responses in a step by step process for your convenience.

1.            What is the story behind the Company?

VersiTech was founded in 2003 as a subsidiary of FourthWave, LLC, a Fort Wayne, Indiana based holding company that develops and deploys software.   VersiTech provides products and services exclusively for colleges and universities.   The Company's focus is on campus security, with a fully integrated product line designed to help universities prepare for and manage emergency operations better than ever before.

2.            What are the products and services offered to higher education?

VersiTech currently offers four related lines:

•  Threat - Vulnerability Assessment & Response (TVAR) for campus facilities
•  Call center capability for catastrophic events on campus using your institution's own staff
•  Emergency Operations Center planning and deployment
•  Command and Control software to respond to and manage emergencies on campus

3.            What makes VersiTech unique?

The Company's technology is based on the same software system deployed in the military, tailored to the unique needs of the university environment.  In addition, one of our affiliate companies, SentryPoints, provides similar solutions for local government.   This means that VersiTech's products will integrate with the first responders from the city who help the university manage a major emergency.   The U. S. Conference of Mayors recommends SentryPoints to its hundreds of members across the nation.  

4.            If a university is interested in VersiTech for its campus, where would it begin the process?

The first step is to schedule a meeting on campus with the units most affected by emergency operations and loss mitigation.   Usually, we meet with representatives from the President's office, risk management, finance and administration, planning and campus security.   At that time we work through a checklist to determine the present state of conditions compared to a desired state of readiness.