About Northland Innovation Corporation

Northland Innovation Corporation was born as a result of a public service project performed by Are You OK?® author and developer Bruce Johnson, in 1987 for the Osage Police Department in Osage, Iowa who at the time, owned and operated a movie theatre and video store in Osage and was a computer hobbyist.

RUOK® went on line at the Osage Police Department in March of 1988 and in the following several months of operation issued alerts which, due to the prompt and efficient response of officers of the Osage Police Department and deputies of the Mitchel County Sheriff's Department, saved the lives of several senior citizens resulting in copious amounts of publicity for the Osage Police Department and the Are You OK?® Program.

As a result of this publicity, law enforcement agencies in other communities around the world started inquiring about RUOK®. Bruce Johnson created Northland Innovation Corporation in June of 1989 to market the Are You OK?® telephone reassurance program throughout North America.

Currently there are over 1,700 RUOK® systems installed throughout North America.