AST Digital Magazine August 2017 Digital-Aug | Page 68

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August 2017 Edition
well as in the law enforcement , journalism , the United Nations , finance and commerce .
The TerrorMate location-sharing feature is unique and allows users to see their friends or family ’ s actual location on a map in real time .
This feature was developed after the 2017 Manchester terror attacks where thousands of teenagers scrambled to get out of the stadium and their parents had no idea of their whereabouts .
“ After two years of development , we are extremely proud to present a platform which has the potential to save many lives in a world where terror attacks are getting more and more frequent ,” said TerrorMate founder , Barry Oberholzer .
Barry Oberholzer , Senior Vice President of Defense Trading Solutions and creator of the Terror- Mate app
“ Today , we turn to mobile devices and technology to help us stay organized and connected .” “ TerrorMate will make it easier for people to take potentially life-saving decisions and know the whereabouts of loved ones during a time of crisis , or in fact , at any time , 24 / 7 / 365 .”
Nominated for the 2017 ASTORS Homeland Security Awards in the Best Mobile Technology category , the app development was self-funded by the group who are aiming for a Series A funding round in the Fall .
TerrorMate is available in the iTunes App Store today .
It is available in English and will soon be available in French , German , Spanish , Italian , Russian , Korean , Japanese and Chinese . An Android version of the application is currently in development and slated to be available by early October 2017 .
The company ’ s experts have gained their insight and expertise through careers in the military , diplomatic and intelligence services , as
( Learn More about Defense Trading Solutions , a leading security and risk management company with project experience in more than 25 countries . Courtesy of DTSUSA and YouTube )
TerrorMate Competes in 2017 ‘ ASTORS ’ Homeland Security Awards Program
The 2017 ‘ ASTORS ’ Homeland Security Awards Program , is organized to recognize the most distinguished vendors of Physical , IT , Port Security , Law Enforcement , First Responders , ( Fire , EMT , Military , Support Services Vets , SBA , Medical Tech ) as well as the Federal , State , County and Municipal Government Agencies – to acknowledge their outstanding efforts to ‘ Keep our Nation Secure , One City at a Time .’
As an ‘ ASTORS ’ competitor , TerrorMate will be competing against the industry ’ s leading providers of Innovative Mobile Technologies .
Good luck to TerrorMate on becoming a Winner of the 2017 American Security Today ’ s Homeland Security Awards Program !
To learn more about Defense Trading Solutions and their new TerrorMate app , please visit DT- SUSA . org or terrormate . com .
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