| Contracts,
Costs, and Support |
Virtual
Weatherman™ |
Unattended
Weather |
|
24 Hour
Technical Support Help Desk? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Online
User's Group Support Forums |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Flat Rates
for All Market Sizes? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Usage and
Daypart Based Service Plans? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Contracts
Required? |
Never! |
Required |
|
Monthly
Service Possible for under $200? |
þ
Yes! ($59+) |
ý
No! ($275+) |
|
Years Providing
Automated Weather to Broadcast Stations? |
25+
( 1981) |
<1
(2005) |
|
Setup
and Control Functions |
Virtual
Weatherman™ |
Unattended
Weather |
|
3 Minute
Installation on Any Non-Dedicated PC? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Instant
Crash Recovery of all Configurations if Host PC Hardware
Fails? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Simultaneous
Live Control of Air Feed fromMultiple PC's and Web? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Control
Panel Support for Real Time Configuration Changes of Feed? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Control
Panel Support for Real Time Changes to Weathercast Wording? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Control
Panel Support for the use of 3rd Party Weather Forecasts? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Live Doppler
Radar & Satellite Images & Loops on all Control
Panels? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Supports
Hardwired Local Weather Sensors? |
þ
Yes! |
þ
Yes |
|
Supports
Weather Sensors Located Anywhere there is Web
Access? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Outputs
Local Sensor, Audio, Radar, and Satellite to your Website? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Sends E-Mail
Notification of Severe Weather and System Events? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
SMS Cell
Phone Text Messages of Severe Weather and System Events? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Audio
Options |
Virtual
Weatherman |
Unattended
Weather |
|
Full CD
Quality Recordings? |
þ
Yes! |
þ
Yes |
|
Reduced
Bandwidth Weathercast Libraries for the Web and AM? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Spanish,
French, English Weathercasts and Bulletins Available? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Customized
Local Liners Available? |
þ
Yes! |
þ
Yes |
|
Customer
Real Time Control of Normalization, Timing, Deadrolls? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
|
Fully EAS
compatible Real Time Bulletins? |
þ
Yes! |
þ
Yes |
|
Optional
External USB Relay Control of Bulletin and Weathercast Plays? |
þ
Yes! |
ý
No! |
