Alertus Named Technology Company of the Year by the Maryland Tech Council
The Maryland Tech Council (MTC), the largest technology and life science trade association in Maryland, has named Alertus Technologies Technology Company of the Year, as part of its 2023 ICON Awards. The annual awards ceremony was held on April 27 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.
Shawn Carrick, CIO/CISO, and Adam Irvin, VP of Finance and Accounting, accepted the award on behalf of Alertus at the annual ICON Awards Ceremony. Photo Courtesy of the MTC.
Kelly Schulz, CEO of the MTC congratulated this year’s ICON Award winners and nominees by saying, “We are excited to recognize these outstanding leaders and companies. In addition to growing their companies and raising the bar of excellence in Maryland, we are proud that these winners are passionate about giving back to their employees, students, and communities.”
In 2022, Alertus opened a state-of-the-art Center for Intelligent Buildings, an IoT Technology hub for the safety and security industry, in Baltimore. The Center serves as Alertus’ headquarters for its regional and remote employees, bringing new jobs to the area and encouraging many existing employees to live and invest in the city.
Founded in 2002 out of the University of Maryland, Alertus engineers innovative emergency communications systems for colleges and universities, K-12 schools, corporations, medical centers, military bases, and government organizations. The Alertus Mass Notification System is trusted worldwide by thousands of organizations to keep their people safe during emergencies, including armed shooter incidents, severe weather-related events, terrorist threats, chemical spills, health outbreaks, and more.
“We are thrilled and honored to accept the Maryland Tech Council’s Technology Company of the Year Award,” said Jason Volk, CEO of Alertus. “As a deeply rooted Maryland-based company, we are proud to make a positive contribution to the region as we continue to grow and fulfill our mission to help organizations around the world to protect lives and assets and maintain business continuity. This recognition is a testament to the incredible work of the Alertus team, who works every day to apply technology to enhance the safety and security of millions of individuals.”
About Alertus Technologies
Alertus Technologies is a pioneer and market leader of emergency mass notification systems for large-area, high occupancy facilities. Since 2002, Alertus has engineered groundbreaking solutions for unified mass notification, in-building notification, outdoor notification, and personal notification. Alertus solutions have been implemented worldwide by thousands of organizations in multiple industries for any number of emergency situations.