Sramana Mitra: In terms of trends, what kind of adoption do you see in the citizens in signing up for these kinds of alerts through mobile devices? Jaime Ellertson: There’s a couple of interesting things. I mentioned at the start about significant events like Super Bowl or the papal visit. In an event like the
Sramana Mitra: That’s a good thing because your contribution is in enhancing the quality of education, so the ones who don’t have that quality of education will gain more from your technology. Norm Wu: Right. Just like with MOOCs, you can go out and find the best educators and the best content. We’ve had a
Sramana Mitra: Talk to me about trends. What trends do you see in the public sector? What are cities and counties trying to do? Jaime Ellertson: We’re in a little bit of a unique space. We’re a technology company that has a user population today of about 120 million. It’s a pretty broad distribution. It’s
Sramana Mitra: We know quite a bit about that segment—stuff like Concordia’s huge programs in nurse practitioner training. Do you provide the content infrastructure for them? Norm Wu: It’s very much the same model. They can either create their own cases or they can license cases that we’ve worked with outside educators on. Our move
If the Brussels attacks have made you wonder about alert systems and such, this discussion will shed some light. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Everbridge. Jaime Ellertson: I’m the Chairman and CEO of Everbridge. Everbridge is a provider of enterprise SaaS applications that automate information exchange
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Sramana Mitra: Let me actually question a few things on the more specialized learning in the medical school process. In terms of the different specializations, how much coverage have you accomplished so far? This is a very intense body of simulation and content that you need to be able to deliver. Norm Wu: Our company