Software for providing initiation, distribution, delivery and response tracking of emergency notifications to users via personal communication devices and public mass communication devices; software for supporting exchange of information and collaboration processes amongst organizations and people during emergency and crisis situations; software for the purposes of data collection, monitoring, and mass notification services for managing emergency, and crisis and business critical situations and improving crisis communications capability; software for the secure transmission of mass notification emergency information via audio, video and electronic communications networks and devices, including social networks; software for managing and analyzing data feeds and data inputs in the field of crisis reporting, communication and management, and for sending notifications through multiple IP network channels and delivery services; software for loading data from personnel directories, and managing users for purpose of crisis communication; software for managing organization directories and connections across organizations for the purpose of connecting them and facilitating collaboration before, during and after crisis situations; software for locating personnel for security and safety purposes using a global positioning system, user self-reporting, and other locating means; software for electronically monitoring, detecting and reporting on alarms, alerts, emergencies, hazards, security threats, and dangerous weather; software for notifying individuals and organizations of a changed status or condition of a sensing device or input feed via network based message alerts; downloadable software in the nature of a mobile application for sending, receiving, confirming and responding to alerts, messages, and notifications via wireless communications networks or the Internet; desktop software applications for providing desktop notifications that capture the user's attention with audio-visual signals and allow users to confirm, respond to notifications or receive additional information related to notifications; computer hardware and software communication system enabling users to manage information and data provided to the system and to control the delivery of messages through the system