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Students Question University’s Use of Mass Notification Alerts

August 23, 2010

In an effort to make sure students received an E-mail highlighting the changes to the university's updated alcohol policies, James Madison University (JMU) officials sent a text message through the university's emergency alert system. However, students believe JMU is misusing the text alerts.

REACT Desktop Notification for Apple OSX Computers

July 26, 2010

The REACT Player, which provides desktop notification is now available for Apple OSX-based computers. The Los Altos, Calif.-based REACT Systems Inc. product allows organizations to provide critical information as well as general staff messaging to Mac computers as well as to the Windows-based computers already available with the REACT solution.

Towson U. Gets the Message Loud and Clear

July 4, 2010

A new centrally controlled fire alarm/emergency communications system ensures students, faculty, staff and visitors receive emergency communications during a disaster.

Stetson U. Incorporates Emergency Alert System Into Campus Safety Program

June 26, 2010

Stetson University has announced its plan to incorporate a new state-of-the-art emergency alert system into its campus safety program this fall.

U.S. Supreme Court Allows PDs to Search Officer Pagers

June 18, 2010

A California police department did not violate the privacy of a SWAT sergeant, when it reviewed text messages sent using his department-issued pager, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.

Notre Dame Relies On Cellular Alerting Platform During Fire

June 10, 2010

A fire in a utility tunnel knocked out communication but couldn't derail emergency alerting.

Released Texts Shed Light on Fla. Beating

May 24, 2010

The 15-year-old boy accused of severely beating a Deerfield Middle Student into a coma said his rage was set off when the girl commented about his deceased brother.

Mass Notification Survey: Throughput Glitches Drop by 6 Points

May 24, 2010

For the most part, the number of problems academic and healthcare campuses are experiencing with their emergency alert systems has decreased compared to last year, according to Campus Safety magazine's 2010 Mass Notification Survey results.

FIU President Demands Changes to Emergency Alert Policy

May 18, 2010

It took more than 80 minutes for Florida International University (FIU) officials to notify students of the stabbing of a university football player -- or that the killer still remained at large, according to a new report.

Lessons Learned from a Community College Fire

May 4, 2010

A fire at Lorain County Community College (LCCC) in Elyria, Ohio, on Feb. 18, 2009 took four hours to extinguish and caused approximately $1 million in flame and smoke damage to the business building, as well as several other structures. Campus Security Director Keith Brown learned important lessons involving evacuations, emergency notification, incident command, traffic control cooperation with other agencies, managing the media, disaster recovery, business continuity and apprehending the alleged arsonist. Listen to our podcast with Brown.

S. Daniel Carter Discusses Virginia Tech With Katie Couric

April 29, 2010

S. Daniel Carter, senior vice president of Security On Campus and a nationally recognized campus safety expert, discusses the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.

U.S. Supreme Court Hears SWAT Texting Case

April 21, 2010

U.S. Supreme Court justices began discussing the merits of the firing of a California SWAT sergeant for receiving sexually explicit text messages on his department-issued pager, the New York Times reports.

4 Calif. Teens Cited for Posting Sexted Photos of Classmates

April 19, 2010

Four teenage boys are facing charges for posting nude to seminude photos of eight of their female classmates on the Internet.

Survey Shows Most Schools Regularly Test Emergency Notification System

April 14, 2010

Omnilert LLC, maker of e2Campus, the leading unified emergency notification system for education, announced the results of a customer survey that measured the testing practices of clients’ emergency notification systems (ENS).

Last Chance to Take the Campus Safety Mass Notification Survey!

April 1, 2010

Campus Safety magazine is conducting its 3rd Annual Mass Notification Survey. Campus protection professionals are requested to take the survey by Friday April 2.

Fla. Student Brutally Beaten for Sending Text

March 23, 2010

A 15-year-old Deerfield Middle School student remains in critical condition and in a medically induced coma after a teenage boy viciously attacked her on campus March 17.

Man Brandishes Gun in Kentucky State Student Center

March 5, 2010

A man was arrested for pointing a gun at people in the student center at Kentucky State University, reported the Associated Press. No one was injured during the incident.

Cooper Notification Delivers 11M-Plus Messages During Winter Storms

February 21, 2010

As road crews worked around the clock and residents extracted themselves from the onslaught of February storms, Cooper Notification's award-winning Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN) systems sent more than 11 million messages throughout the mid-Atlantic to communicate critical information, including school and road closures, severe weather warnings, shelter-in-place, and opening of warming centers.

More than 6 Million Emergency Alerts Sent During Last Snow Storm

February 14, 2010

As the northeast part of the country endured back-to-back blizzards, Omnilert® LLC announced Feb. 11 that schools across the region relied on e2Campus to send critical messages to students, staff and parents.

Activists Object to No-Bid Contract for Mass Notification System

February 2, 2010

By opting for a $1 million no-bid contract with Washington, D.C.-based Blackboard Inc. for its mass notification needs instead of participating in a three-year contract with a company bid through an educational agency, the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) has angered grassroots activists who are now insisting there be a public accounting of spending.

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