A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, shot up a classroom across campus Monday, killing 32 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. The gunman committed suicide, bringing the death toll to 33 as of this articles date.

Top security officers were interviewed as to what we have may have done to alert other potential victims and alert them before they were killed by the madman. One possible solution was to text messages on cell phones since e-mail is to slow but with advanced surveillance equipment available today we can define cell phone alerts when motion is detected.

The LukWerks Video Surveillance Camera System are one of the newest video surveillance systems that actually rivals very expensive complete professional systems that cost many thousands of dollars and the video surveillance systems software comes packed with features not found anywhere for the price.

This article explores how to set up cell phone alerts with the Werks software that is installed on a standard PC for monitoring video surveillance from up to 6 indoor, outdoor and spy cameras. The best part of this advanced video surveillance system is that because the video travels through the wiring of the building, it is immune to interference from other computer signaling like interference from wireless networks and cell phone interference.

How Cell Phone Alerts Are Created with LukWerks Software:Most modern cell phones and cell phone providers support messaging. You can send alerts to your cell phone just like email messages. The trick is determining the email address for your phone.

The typical format for these email addresses is ##########@yourprovidersaddress.com, where ########## is your cell phone number.

Here are a few examples for different cell phone providers.
Provider Email Address
Cingular   ##########@mobile.mycingular.com
Sprint      ##########@messaging.sprintpcs.com
T-Mobile  ##########@tmomail.net
Nextel     ##########@page.nextel.com
Verizon   ##########@vtext.com
AT&T      ##########@mmode.com

For example, if your cell phone number is (123) 555-7890 and my cell phone provider is Sprint, your alert email address is 1235557890@messaging.sprintpcs.com.

Because of limits in many cell phone messaging systems, most will not send you video frames or video clips.To access the video you first create a My LukWerks user account at www.lukwerks.com. This is part of the normal process of registering you product.

With each new LukWerks setup, you register the new site with your existing account. Then when you want to check in on your property, simply login to your My LukWerks account from a Web browser or Windows Mobile cell phone and link to the video feed.

With My LukWerks it is easy to monitor your home, office, cabin, or even campus dorm rooms or classrooms anytime, anywhere – all from your My LukWerks account.With Werks you can receive email and cell phone alerts (messages) when a camera detects motion.

So using this advanced video surveillance camera technology if it was in place may have saved some lives at the Virginia Tech Campus Massacre! You can even login to your My LukWerks account from a Web browser or Windows Mobile cell phone and link to the video feed.LukWerks is compatible with a wide range of Microsoft Windows Mobile cell phones and wireless handheld’s. Of course, these devices require Internet access either through a cell service provider or wireless Internet hub, depending on your device.

Examples of Compatible Cell Phones:
Anextek SP230 Palm Treo 700w
Audiovox PPC 6601; SMT 5600; PPC
4100; Motorola Q; CN620; Motorola MPx, MPx100 & MPx220;
HP iPAQ hw6500 series Samsung SCH-i730
iMate SP5; SP5m; K-JAM; JASJAR Siemens SX66

Example Wireless Handheld Devices:
Asus MyPal A730W HP iPAQ hx2400 series; hx2700 series; hx3700 series; hx4700 series
Dell Axim X51v; X50v; X30v Toshiba

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