NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for Personal Protection and Safety (CPPS), one of the world's leading providers of customized Safety and Security training, high-level consultation and specialized technology solutions, has chosen to represent NaviGate™ by Lauren Innovations. The CPPS, whose client list boasts 40% of the Fortune 100 companies and over 1000 colleges and universities, will help NaviGate further its reach into the corporate, education & healthcare markets.
Randy Spivey, CEO and founder of the Center for Personal Protection and Safety, was immediately impressed by NaviGate's "…virtual command and control capabilities." NaviGate™ by Lauren Innovations is a Web-based critical information system designed for safety and security purposes. The system began as a resource to provide vital information to first responders, including floor plans, response plans, call lists, videos, photos and locations of hazardous materials, among other important documentation. While emergency management is still an important component of the system's functionality, it is now fully integrated to also include incident management, document management and learning management systems. Together, NaviGate's modules provide actionable data that can be used to enhance security, safety, compliance and efficiency in an easy-to-use, Web-based format for daily and emergency response situations.
"The ability to manage a critical incident through the Web was crucial," continued Spivey "Our clients look to us in the area of training, incident prevention, and active shooter response. Because NaviGate is online platform, there is a perfect synergy between the training that we do and the technology that we offer." Some of the live CPPS course offerings include Workplace Violence, Active Shooter Response, Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking, Travel Safety and Kidnap Survival, Threat Assessment and Management, and Corporate Investigations. Additionally, the CPPS has created a suite of online training video programs to assist organizations to train their employees to be safe in the workplace and while traveling abroad.
NaviGate will be sold through the CPPS direct channel sales team, which is located in Spokane, Wash. The CPPS is composed of former U.S. Department of Defense, State and FBI officials, responsible for much of the US Government's current teaching and training on crisis negotiations, workplace violence, abduction prevention, and hostage survival situations. The Center's leadership are recognized leaders in personal safety issues; are in demand as speakers; and appear regularly in media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, New York Times, USA Today and Forbes Magazine.
NaviGate™ by Lauren Innovations was recently given a highly effective rating in all critical areas as evaluated by The National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at the University of Southern Mississippi. The report, which is published online at , establishes the product as a suitable safety and security solution for operators and personnel at large-capacity public venues, including sports stadiums and arenas.Additionally, NaviGate will be featured at the 2011 NASCAR Summit, January 10-13, 2011, in Concord, North Carolina, and at the NCS4 Conference, August 2-4, 2011, in New Orleans.
About The Center for Personal Protection and Safety
CPPS is composed of former U.S. Department of Defense, State and FBI officials, responsible for much of the US Government's current teaching and training on crisis negotiations, workplace violence, abduction prevention, and hostage survival situations. The Center's leadership are recognized leaders in personal safety issues; are in demand as speakers; and appear regularly in media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, New York Times, USA Today and Forbes Magazine. The Center for Personal Protection and Safety is a proud member of the following professional associations: Society for Human Resource Management ( www.shrm.org ); International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety ( www.iahss.org ); Risk and Insurance Management Society ( www.rims.org ); International Association of College Law Enforcement Administrators ( www.iaclea.org ); and ASIS ( www.asisinternational.org ).
About NaviGate™ by Lauren Innovations
NaviGate™ by Lauren Innovations is a highly secure, Web–based system that can be used by any organization to collect, manage, and apply their unique essential information through integrated document, incident, and learning management functions. Through controlled, role- and permission-based access, NaviGate optimizes daily operations and emergency response, with secure, instant access to information at any time, from anywhere. Based on its proven effectiveness, NaviGate has received SAFETY Act designation from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and has been given a highly effective rating by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) Laboratory. For more news and upcoming events, visit .
About Lauren Innovations
Lauren Innovations () is dedicated to the development and enhancement of technologies and services that contribute to a safer, healthier and more secure world. Headquartered in New Philadelphia, Ohio, Lauren Innovations is a subsidiary of Lauren International (). For more information, call 866.861.7400.
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Lauren Innovations () is dedicated to the development and enhancement of technologies and services that contribute to a safer, healthier and more secure world. Headquartered in New Philadelphia, Ohio, Lauren Innovations is a subsidiary of Lauren International (). For more information, call 866.861.7400.
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