Alert notification system

A system for providing an announcement to a plurality of persons, comprising:

• a database storing a plurality of communications identifiers for persons to receive announcements, the communications identifiers relating to modes of contact selected from the group consisting of:
• i. voice or facsimile communication via a fixed or mobile telephone,
• ii. computer network messaging via electronic mail or Internet protocol messaging, and
• iii. voice or text messaging via a pager, personal digital assistant, laptop or palmtop computer,
• wherein at least one person is registered to communications identifiers representing two different modes of contact,
• a computer system responding to a command identifying an announcement to be provided to persons, by retrieving from said database, communications identifiers of said persons, establishing a communications connection using each retrieved communication identifier and delivering said announcement via said communications connection, wherein at least one person is contacted regarding said message via multiple communication identifiers.

A system for providing announcements to a plurality of persons, comprising:

• a database storing a plurality of communications identifiers, and associating each communications identifier with data useful for determining whether particular information is to be communicated to said communications identifier, the communications identifiers relating to modes of contact selected from the group consisting of:
• i. voice or facsimile communication via a fixed or mobile telephone,
• ii. computer network messaging via electronic mail or Internet protocol messaging, and
• iii. voice or text messaging via a pager, personal digital assistant, laptop or palmtop computer,
• wherein at least one person is registered to communications identifiers representing two different modes of contact,
• a computer system responding to a command identifying an announcement to be announced to interested persons, by retrieving from said database, communications identifiers associated with persons to whom said announcement is to be communicated, establishing a communications connection using each retrieved communication identifier and delivering said announcement via said communications connection, wherein at least one person is contacted regarding said message via multiple communication identifiers.

A method for providing a message to a plurality of locations on a geographic basis, comprising:

• storing a plurality of communications identifiers registered for persons, the communications identifiers relating to modes of contact selected from the group consisting of:
• i. voice or facsimile communication via a fixed or mobile telephone,
• ii. computer network messaging via electronic mail or Internet protocol messaging, and
• iii. voice or text messaging via a pager, personal digital assistant, laptop or palmtop computer,
• wherein at least one person is registered to communications identifiers representing two different modes of contact,
• responding to a command identifying a message to be provided to persons, by retrieving communications identifiers of said persons, establishing a communications connection using each retrieved communication identifier and delivering said message via said communications connection, wherein at least one person is contacted regarding said message via multiple communication identifiers.

A method for providing an announcement to a plurality of persons, comprising:

• storing a plurality of communications identifiers for persons to receive announcements, the communications identifiers relating to modes of contact selected from the group consisting of:
• i. voice or facsimile communication via a fixed or mobile telephone,
• ii. computer network messaging via electronic mail or Internet protocol messaging, and
• iii. voice or text messaging via a pager, personal digital assistant, laptop or palmtop computer,
• wherein at least one person is registered to communications identifiers representing two different modes of contact,
• responding to a command identifying an announcement to be provided to persons, by retrieving from said database, communications identifiers of said persons, establishing a communications connection using each retrieved communication identifier and delivering said announcement via said communications connection, wherein at least one person is contacted regarding said message via multiple communication identifiers.

A method for providing announcements to a plurality of persons, comprising:

• storing a plurality of communications identifiers, and associating each communications identifier with data useful for determining whether particular information is to be communicated to said communications identifier, the communications identifiers relating to modes of contact selected from the group consisting of:
• i. voice or facsimile communication via a fixed or mobile telephone,
• ii. computer network messaging via electronic mail or Internet protocol messaging, and
• iii. voice or text messaging via a pager, personal digital assistant, laptop or palmtop computer,
• wherein at least one person is registered to communications identifiers representing two different modes of contact,
• responding to a command identifying an announcement to be announced to interested persons, by retrieving from said database, communications identifiers associated with persons to whom said announcement is to be communicated, establishing a communications connection using each retrieved communication identifier and delivering said announcement via said communications connection, wherein at least one person is contacted regarding said message via multiple communication identifiers.