New Dell partnership strengthens enterprise risk management

In the event of a major problem, whether it's a cyber attack, political unrest or a natural disaster, getting critical information to the right people in a timely manner is crucial.

To address this, Dell Software has formed a partnership with enterprise risk visualization software company, IDV Solutions to integrate Dell's AlertFind enterprise notification solution with IDV's Visual Command Center. The combined product will give companies the ability to monitor and respond to security threats by enabling communication with affected employees when a risk occurs (via email, text, voice, pager or fax) and track real-time status of message recipients to know who has responded and who may require assistance.

The IDV Visual Command Center offers businesses a single, integrated picture of their asset locations and risk events that may threaten them. This information is combined with things like floor plans, security systems and details of internal procedures to provide a single resource when disaster strikes.

Dell's AlertFind is a cloud-based service that provides communication with employees in the event of an emergency. It's scalable to meet the needs of large organizations and can deliver communication via a variety of routes with the ability to track responses. Features include automated escalation, text to speech conversion and conference call bridging.

Jonathan Wolf, director, product management at Dell Software says, "Dell is committed to helping organizations maintain business continuity during emergencies, even when communications infrastructure may be impacted. Integration with a risk monitoring platform is a natural extension of the value Dell AlertFind brings to the entire risk management process. We’re excited about the Dell AlertFind and IDV Solutions Visual Command Center integration. Not only do we use this integrated solution internally at Dell, but many of our customers -- particularly Global 500 organizations -- use or are evaluating Visual Command Center".

You can download a PDF with more details of the integrated solution from the Dell website.