[CAP] WashTech: Emergency protocol gains converts

[Art Botterell]

<http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/20_24/federal/27578-1.html>

> The Common Alerting Protocol, an XML standard for sending warning  
> messages over many different types of networks, has picked up high- 
> profile users since it debuted in 2004.
>
> Developed by industry and public agencies and adopted by the  
> Homeland Security Department, it is now being used by the National  
> Weather Service, U.S. Geological Survey and the Centers for Disease  
> Control and Prevention's Public Health Information Network. The  
> Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information  
> Standards approved the latest version of CAP Nov. 30 with  
> geographic, imaging and audio information, encryption and language  
> capabilities.