Pending a City Council vote, Hoboken may soon replace its Nixle alert system with a $32,050 alternative that the city will use to send timely messages about public safety, community engagement, and emergency notifications.
The council discussed the matter during yesterday’s caucus, contemplating a resolution that would award a contract to Everbridge Inc. for a community alert and messaging platform for $32,050. The measure will be voted on at Wednesday’s 7 p.m. meeting
“Everbridge, Inc. combines the power of the Everbridge 360 platform with Community Engagement (formerly Nixle), Everbridge’s anonymous opt-in SMS community alerting service, to provide a complete platform for managing a full spectrum of community communications,” the resolution says.
“Everbridge is built on the robust Everbridge 360 platform featuring advanced security protocols, scalable infrastructure, mobile accessibility, interactive reporting, and adaptive resource mapping.”…