e-CYREN Blog

CYJ Enterprises is so appreciative of all of you that have contacted us asking for instructions on how to submit your vote. I realize that it is not a straight forward process. So here are the step by step instructions.

Thanks to a program sponsored by Chase and LivingSocial called Mission: Small Business℠, your support could translate into a $250,000 grant. But CYJ Enterprises, LLC need at least 250 votes at http://missionsmallbusiness.com.

CYJ Enterprises, LLC, announced that it has finalized an agreement to provide Life Steps Foundation’s business partners and affiliates with access to the Web-based platform e-CYREN™. Life Steps is a Los Angeles, CA based non-profit organization that will use the platform throughout California.

Carole Johnson from e-CYREN won the $5,000 tweet award on November 19! Congratulations!

Carole Johnson, founder of CYJ Enterprises, received a $5,000 prize as the winner of Accelerate Michigan’s Tweet award.

CYJ Enterprises and BDPA Detroit Encourages Americans to Get Ready during National Preparedness Month (NPM) Seventh annual NPM helps Americans take steps toward becoming prepared

Detroit, MI –CYJ Enterprises and BDPA Detroit is proud to be participating in the seventh annual National Preparedness Month (NPM) in September. Sponsored by FEMA’s Ready Campaign, NPM is a nationwide effort encouraging individuals, families, businesses, and communities to work together and take action to prepare for emergencies.

This year, NPM focuses on encouraging all Americans to take active steps toward getting involved and becoming prepared for emergency situations. Preparedness is everyone’s...

Carole Y. Johnson, CEO of CYJ Enterprises expressed her views on "Where America Stands" on the CBS Nightly News with Katie Couric. Watch CBS News Videos Online...

Carole Johnson, founder of CYJ Enterprises takes center stage in a new CNN video examining the perks and perils of being a small business owner in Detroit. Johnson, a former engineer for Compuware, formed her infotech company in 2005. She is focused on developing software to help schools and daycare centers provide real-time emergency notices to parents and others. Check out what Carole told CNN and see if you agree. Small biz key to Detroit"s Recovery"...

Spring has sprung with that comes longer days and warmer weather and for some the desire to pull out cleaning buckets and brooms for spring cleaning. This is also a wonderful time to check batteries in smoke detectors, test carbon monoxide detectors, check expiration dates on the fire extinguishers and verify medical and emergency contact information is up to date and available. Spring forward and be prepared http://www.ecyren.com.

A Special Test of Utility in Global Healthcare

The e-CYREN product, created by CYJ Enterprises, LLC is currently being implemented in a clinical setting in Chandigarh, India, at the Society of Rehabilitation for the Mentally Challenged (SOREM). The objective is to determine the response and usage of the e-CYREN system by parents with special needs children, with a specific focus on autism. This project came about based on a collaborative set of relationships between principals of several organizations mentioned below. From the e-CYREN corporate strategy perspective, having made claims that the general communication tool has numerous applications in healthcare, this is an opportunity for a robust demonstration of such functionality in an emerging market, targeting a growing special needs population that is comparable in prevalence to that in the U.S., but for which fewer solutions to ease family burdens exist. This setting was therefore chosen because it will yield valuable and pure data on the basic functionality...

91% of Americans believe it’s important to be prepared for emergencies. However, only 58% of households report having taken any steps at all to prepare. The Department of Homeland Security and FEMA encourages more Americans to be responsible and prepare themselves, their families and their communities to respond to all kinds of emergencies. Families empower yourself 1) get an emergency supply kit, 2) make a family emergency plan, and 3) be informed about the different types...

Choking is a very common cause of unintentional injury or death in children under age one, and the danger remains significant until the age of five. Objects such as safety pins, small parts from toys, and coins cause choking, but food is responsible for most incidents. You must be particularly watchful when children around the age of one are sampling new foods. Here are some additional suggestions for preventing choking. Don’t give young children hard, smooth foods (i.e., peanuts, raw vegetables) that must be chewed with a grinding motion. Children don’t master that kind of chewing until age four, so they may attempt to swallow the food whole. Do not give peanuts to children until age seven or older. Don’t give your child round, firm foods (like hot dogs and carrot sticks) unless they are chopped completely. Cut or break food into bite-size pieces (no larger than ½ inch [1.27 cm]) and encourage your child to chew thoroughly. Supervise mealtime for your infant or young child. Don’t let her eat...

Your family is important to you. Why not begin this year resolving to be ready.

Start today :

1. Create your family's communication plan.

2. Discuss your emergency plan with your family.

3. Purchase an emergency kit.

Have a Safe and Happy New Year !!

Are you a caregiver for a parent or an elderly adult? If so, have you discussed with other family members, and caregivers where you and/or your parent would go in case of an emergency when home is not the option? There is no time like the present and with Thanksgiving around the corner, I can't think of a better time to have this discussion. During this season family members will come together to laugh and share great family stories with one another. One may think that discussing an emergency during this happy time could put a damper on this festive occasion. But, this may be a good time to prepare now for peace of mind in the future. Whether you are a caregiver for an elderly family member with chronic diseases or you know of a healthy senior living alone, families, friends and caregivers should take the time...

In support of National Preparedness Month, CYJ Enterprises presented "Beyond the Fire Drill" Emergency Preparedness Workshops to over 20 day care centers during the month of September. Family Day Care and Day Care Directors and staff met to discuss and review emergency management.

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The American Red Cross, City of Detroit Homeland Security and Citizen Corp reviewed how to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from crisis situations. As a demonstration of how food is prepared in Red Cross shelters, Glen Hendricks, with the Red Cross prepared a hot blueberry pancakes and bacon breakfast without the use of fire. At the Child Care Coordinating Council of Detroit/Wayne County, Carole Y. Johnson and Harold T Jones conducted...

By: Nichole Christian, Director of Communications, TechTown Carole Johnson is putting her training and vast experience in information technology to work for a critical group of consumers: childcare customers. Johnson's company, CYJ Enterprises, LLC, has developed e-CYREN, software that stores, formats and prints emergency contact information mandated as part of the state's emergency card (Michigan form OCAL-3731). Johnson is offering parents access to the technology free-of-charge via her Web site at www.ecyren.com. Johnson first released e-CYREN on September 30, and a second release of e-CYREN is planned for December. The charge to schools and day care centers will be $39.95 per family. "I created e-CYREN to solve two problems,'' said Johnson, a former project manager for Compuware. "As a parent, I got tired of writing...

By Rebecca Marquis, Acting Director, Ready Campaign

While you may think you have everything you need in the event of an emergency on hand and could wing it on the fly, you might not be as prepared as you think you. You are your family’s first responder, so you need to proactively prepare for emergencies. Local, state and national authorities are going to help, but they may not be able to get to you right away. September is National Preparedness Month (NPM), which is a great time to get your family Ready. Preparedness goes beyond fire alarms, smoke detectors, dead-bolt locks and extra food in the pantry. The Ready Campaign has made it easy with four simple steps: get an Emergency Supply Kit; make a Family Emergency Plan; be informed about emergencies and their appropriate responses; and get involved in community efforts.

To help get your family started, Ready Kids is a family-friendly tool to help parents and teachers educate children, ages 8-12, about emergencies and how they can help families...

At the time, it all seemed surreal. As I left work, on August 14, 20003, around 4:00 PM, I realized that the radio station I always listen to was not broadcasting, but I really didn’t think much of it until I tried other stations. None were working, and I immediately go onto the freeway home; oblivious to the traffic signals not working. Once I exited the freeway, I immediately realized something was wrong (the car radio still wasn’t working), and now there was traffic chaos because the signals were out. I tried my cell phone, which did not work (Cingular was my carrier then), so I used a pay phone and got through to my office. I was informed that there was a blackout across the state and that the hospital (where I work) was on generator power. A thirty-five minute trip home took me three hours, but I was able to buy a cold beverage because I had cash money, which came in handy at a gas station where the pumps and cash register were disabled. After arriving home, I realized there was no hot water, and that my decision to get rid of my land line telephone was a big mistake. However, I did find my battery operated radio and a couple candles. It was a long, dark night and the blackness of normal darkness was somewhat unsettling; we’re so use to artificial light. During the early hours of morning (4:00 AM) I learned that my hospital pager still worked, and they were trying to reach me. With no land line or operable cell phone, I left home in total darkness and went to a nearby hospital to use their land line phone. I learned a valuable lesson about redundant communications during this ordeal. What lessons did I learn from this event? There were a few, which are worth sharing....

September is Emergency Preparedness Month and to promote Emergency Preparedness for child care providers, a free "Beyond the Fire Drill" workshop will be held on September 12, from 10:00 to 2:00 pm. Presenters from the Office of Detroit Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Detroit Citizens Corp will address questions that require planning and practicing beyond the fire drill, such as: What if you had to evacuate your children and staff and could not return to your school or center? What if you had to Shelter in Place for several hours? For more information go to www.ecyren.com EVENT Information Date: September 12, 2009 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Location: Tech Town, 440 Burroughs St., Detroit, MI 48202 Refreshments will be served Register Online: Click here to register on line...

As summer begins to turn up the heat, you should start taking extra care to protect yourself from the sun. UV, or ultraviolet, rays have the ability to damage your skin cells and cause a variety of problems, including skin spots and skin cancer. In order to help protect yourself against UV rays, avoid being in direct sunlight for extended periods of time, especially during peak hours of daylight (10:00am and 4:00pm). Also use sunscreen that has an SPF of at least 15; be sure to reapply after swimming, toweling off, or being in the sun for more than an hour and a half. Learn more about sun safety.

We would love to hear from you on your plans for keeping your children entertained for the summer. With so many families feeling the effects of the economy, we would like to share with our readers the different ways that you can enjoy the summer on a shoe string budget.



Perhaps you are taking a “Staycation”, a term coined to describe a period of time a person stays home or takes day trips in lieu of traveling to another city, state or country to relax.

If you are planning to take a Staycation, you may want to consider becoming a tourist in your own city. Enjoy places that you have not visited, create an itinerary and strategically plot your trip to decrease gas consumption, while optimizing family time by enjoying the trip as well as the destination.

Take advantage of dollar movies, visit a park, go bike riding...