PIER Systems and PIER™ was acquired by Witt O'Brien's in 2013. PIER™ is on-demand, information management software tailored for crisis communications. PIER unifies innovative technology and tools in one web-based application to help organizations maintain business continuity, while making communications simple and easy. PIER Systems is the company that develops and supports PIER™ (originally called The PIER System). Their product is designed for information management, crisis communications, business continuity, disaster recovery, public relations, mass notification, news monitoring, press release distribution and the management of documents, contacts, inquiries, and media.