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TekAlert wins Rensselaer's Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan Competition.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 30-APR-04 		Format: Online - approximately 883 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 April 2004-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: TekAlert wins Rensselaer's Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan Competition(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:04292004

TROY, N.Y.-- TekAlert, a technology start-up company founded by Rensselaer students, won this year's Tech Valley Collegiate Business Plan Competition. The competition was sponsored by the Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship at Rensselaer's Lally School of Management and Technology.

TekAlert showcased its plan to develop and bring to market the Team Accountability Buddy System (TABS), a wireless tethering system to aid firefighters in burning buildings from getting separated from their team. TABS is designed to constantly monitor each firefighter, incorporating wireless communications technology, infrared and visible light systems, and audible alarms. The device is patent pending.

Ryan O'Donnell, TekAlert's CEO, is a mechanical engineering senior at Rensselaer and assistant fire chief of...

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