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Tsunami
Tübingen/Germany, November
16th, 2005. The Tsunami Alarm System for everybody has successfully passed its
first practical test. Yesterday at 7:38 am (21:38 UTC) a seaquake happened with
a magnitude of 7.3 near the Japanese coast. Only a few minutes later the
Tsunami Alarm System warned of the risk of a high tide.
The seaquake occured
about 220 miles off the east coast of Honshu, Japan. Not until one hour later
local radiostations reported the seaquake. At the same time the tsunami wave
had reached the japanese coast. Fortunately the wave only reached a height of
one foot at the coast of the Japanese island.
In future,
travellers and residents will be warned in time of catastrophes like the
tsunami, that occurred a year ago in Asia, with the world-wide unique tsunami
alarm system for everyone. In every reachable place in the world, people can
receive a message on their mobile phone in case there is a threat to their
lives in places where they are. They only have to register their mobile phone
with the Tsunami Alarm System and in the event of an alarm it will send a
message that cannot be ignored.
Background-Informations:
Tsunamis
are caused by the sudden displacement of huge bodies of water. Most tsunamis
are the result of earthquakes or seaquakes, or are set off after submarine
landslides. The term "tsunami" is Japanese and means "big wave
in the harbour". Tsunamis can travel at speeds up to 1000 km/h, or close
to 17 kilometres a minute.
Measuring stations
all around the world operate day and night to be able to warn quickly and
reliably of tsunamis: Seismic sensors measure the earth tremors. Pressure and
velocity sensors in the oceans detect fast changes of water bodies in the sea.
Advance warning systems check first alarm signals. With the Tsunami alarm
system, users can visit popular holiday destinations at the seaside now without
having to worry about their safety or life and health of family and children
travelling with them. Subscribers to the Tsunami Alarm System receive a warning
on their mobile phones, promptly and virtually anywhere in the world. Users can
be sure that the Tsunami Alarm System does not overlook any warning messages
and that a warning will set off an alarm on his mobile phone as soon as
possible.
Despite the complex
technologies behind the alarm system, it is very easy to use for subscribers.
Coastal residents, tourists, business travellers, employees of companies
working in coastal regions, for example tour guides, can subscribe to the
Tsunami alarm system by simply entering the number of their mobile phone on the
web site, thus quickly enabling the alarm system on their phone. Nothing has to
be installed or downloaded. As the system is so easy to use, some international
companies are already interested in providing their employees with the Tsunami
alarm system to offer them additional security for their stay in coastal
regions.
The Tsunami alarm
system works wherever the user can connect to a GSM mobile phone network, even
in developing countries and in remote areas. The tsunami alarm system uses
“Flash SMS” messaging which “pushes” the message onto the front screen of the
phone even if it is being used.
The Tsunami alarm
system was invented and developed by the German scientists Professor Dr. Eduard
Heindl, Heindl Internet AG in Tübingen/Germany and Professor Dr. Wolfram
Reiners, 3M Future Ltd, Konstanz/Germany. Both are constantly surveying the
quality of the system and are developing it further through their research to
the benefit of subscribers. While the research results have been filed for
patent protection in Germany, further patents are in preparation.
An international
combination of companies from Germany, South Africa and the Caribbean was
formed to be able to offer the high-tech rescue system to the market. Heindl
Internet AG has more than ten years of experience in the field of internet
technology. 3Mfuture Ltd. is responsible for technological research and
research for the alarm logic, the management of a network of sales partners,
the co-ordination of the market strategy of the joint venture and deals with
payment security. The company is based in Charlestown, Nevis in the Caribbean
and has a branch office in Konstanz/Germany. PhiBlue Mobile Ltd. In South
Africa is responsible for research into the effective distribution of the
alarms.
Customers can subscribe
to the tsunami alarm system on the web site www.tsunami-alarm-system.com.
The one-year subscription costs only 29,95 Euro. There is also a monthly subscription
for holidaymakers available for the price of 9.95 Euro.
About the Tsunami alarm system:
The
idea of a tsunami alarm system arose in December 2004 in the aftermath of the
devastating destruction of the Tsunami catastrophe in the Indian Ocean. The
German professor Eduard Heindl and professor Wolfram Reiners wanted to use
modern information technology to be able to warn people in time in case of
similar occurrences, thus being able to better protect human life in the
future. To achieve this, many systems must work together. The technical details
of the Tsunami alarm system are filed for patent protection at the German
patent office. Tsunami Alarm System is a joint venture between 3MFuture Ltd.,
Heindl Internet AG and PhiBlue Mobile Ltd., under the presidency of Wolfram
Reiners und Eduard Heindl
For further information: Heindl Internet AG,
Prof. Dr. Eduard Heindl, Hintere Grabenstr. 30, 72070 Tübingen, Germany
phone: +49 (0) 7071 44408, fax: +49 (0) 7071
44409, e-mail: info@tsunami-as.com,
internet: www.tsunami-alarm-system.com
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