Pacific University Launches Innovative "Give-away" Program to Encourage Opt-in Participation
Forest Grove, Oregon, --[Emergency Notification News]-- November 9, 2007 - Pacific University announced a new, state-of-the-art alert notification system powered by e2Campus called "Boxer Alerts" to send urgent news to students cell phone and email. Boxer Alerts will send notifications to students and faculty registered mobile phones, Blackberries, wireless PDAs, pagers, smart or satellite phones, email addresses, and RSS feeds. Messages can also "pop up" to anyone using Google, Yahoo, or AOL as their home page.
Once intended recipients sign up for Boxer Alerts, Pacific University will be able to text student and faculty cell phones with timely information about inclement weather conditions, campus closings and imminent emergencies. Depending on personal cell phone plans, there may be a nominal fee from carriers to receive text messages, but there is no charge from Pacific University to use the service. The service is available to all current students, faculty and staff of Pacific University. To learn more and to sign up, go to www.pacificu.edu/alerts and click on the button labeled "Sign Up". All students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to register.
Students, Faculty, and Staff -- Sign up to Receive Boxer Alerts and be Entered to Win a "FlyTech" Dragonfly.
The FlyTech" Dragonfly is the world's first radio-controlled flying insect. What better way to get out an urgent notification than with a dragonfly! To be eligible for the FlyTech" Dragonfly drawing you must register for Boxer Alerts before 5:00 pm, December 10th, 2007. For more information check out the Boxer Alerts web site at www.pacificu.edu/alerts
Source: Pacific University
Pacific University Launches Emergency Notification System powered by e2Campus
CODE MAROON, Texas A&M's Emergency Notification System, Is Now Operational
College Station, TX - [EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- Sept. 03, 2007 - CODE MAROON, Texas A&M University’s new emergency notification system, is now operational, Interim President Eddie J. Davis announced Monday (Sept. 3) in an electronic memorandum sent to all students, faculty and staff.
“All it (CODE MAROON) needs is you — if you have not already signed up,” Davis said in the campus-wide memo. “Thousands of students, faculty and staff have enrolled, giving us the ability to communicate health and safety-related emergency information quickly via e-mail and phone text messaging. It’s to everyone’s advantage to do so (to sign up). It could literally be a life-saver.”
While the university has long had the ability to contact students, faculty and staff, such as via the campus-wide system used for the Monday message, Davis said the tragedy at Virginia Tech earlier this year underscored the need to have multiple means for making quick contact — ideally, almost instantaneously via email and phone text message.
“Quick contact: That’s the CODE MAROON goal — a goal that can only be met if you and all of your fellow classmates and campus colleagues enroll,” Davis said.
He assured members of the campus community that their privacy will be respected. Also, he said everyone on campus will be informed prior to any testing of the new system.
“CODE MAROON will never be used for any purpose other than delivering critical information such as campus emergencies or weather-related closings,” Davis said. “That is the goal — for all students, faculty, staff and others on campus to feel safe and secure in Aggieland.
“It’s essential for you to take the first step: enroll in CODE MAROON, if you have not already done so, and help us be in the best position to be proactive in notifying you if an emergency should arise.”
He also urged recipients of the Monday memo to “talk to fellow Aggies and colleagues and ask them to show their ‘12th Man Spirit’ by getting involved and enrolling in the program.”
“Aggieland is a great place to be. Let’s all continue to make it a safe place to be,” Davis concluded.
To enroll in CODE MAROON, students, faculty and staff are requested to go to http://codemaroon.tamu.edu. They will need to use their NetID and password as part of the sign-up process. A full set of instructions appears on the first page of the Web site.
Code Maroon is powered by the e2Campus mass notification system. The e2Campus solution allows designated university administrators to send time-sensitive messages to the mobile phones, email, and/or pagers of Code Maroon subscribers — regardless of geographic location.
Source: Texas A&M University
e2Campus System in Place at Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA-[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- August 30, 2007 - Over the summer, Bryn Mawr implemented a new emergency communication system to provide immediate information to students, faculty, staff, parents and other interested parties in the event of any campus emergency. The College has purchased a system called e2Campus to provide electronic communications in any of several formats, including telephone text messaging, e-mail and RSS feeds.
Registration (at http://www.brynmawr.edu/emergency/e2Campus.shtml) is free and takes only a few minutes. If you plan to register for mobile-phone text messages, you should have your phone with you when you register; the service will send you a confirmation number that is required to complete the form.
Any emergency message sent through e2Campus will appear on the Bryn Mawr Web site's gateway pages for current students, faculty, staff and parents; the system will be used to communicate information about weather and transportation as well as emergencies. The College has also purchased a siren that can be used to notify community members of emergencies.
Phone Registration and E-mail Forwarding for Students
According to Chief Operations Officer Jerry Berenson, communicating with students has become more difficult as they have embraced cell phones rather than the College's phone system. For the first time this year, the College will not assign dorm-room telephones unless students request them. The College strongly urges all students who use cell phones to register them with the College to ensure that the College can communicate both routine and urgent information to them. To register a telephone number, visit http://virtual.brynmawr.edu and follow the steps below:
Under "Self-Service," click on "Student Center" and then click the link to the Biographical Update Form.
Update your preferred contact phone number (may be a mobile phone number) and emergency contact information. Be sure to indicate which phone number should be included in the campus directory: dorm or mobile phone. If you choose to register a dorm phone, you must visit Telephone Services to activate your room phone.
Berenson notes that e-mail is also used for many important communications from the College. He recommends that students who prefer an outside e-mail service to their Bryn Mawr accounts have their Bryn Mawr e-mail forwarded. To initiate e-mail forwarding, go to http://www.brynmawr.edu/computing/docs/e-mailforward.shtml.
Source: Bryn Mawr Press Release
Northern Arizona University NAU improves emergency notification system
NAU today announced a new emergency text notification system that sends urgent text messages to students, faculty, staff and even family members. NAU is partnering with Omnilert, LLC. and using its service e2Campus to create NAU Alert, a mass notification system to send text messages to cell phones in case of an emergency, including weather-related closures. The service is free and voluntary, but users must register to receive NAU Alert. They also can add an additional phone number as well, so that a family member or friend receives notification of an emergency. "NAU prides itself on its great safety record, and we are doing all we can to keep it that way," Fowler said. Currently NAU uses computer pop-ups, e-mail, web pages and the NAU Now Line (928-523-0007) to inform individuals of weather alerts or other emergencies. The university also works with local media to spread messages. "NAU Alert is a great new tool we can use to get critical message sent out to students, parents, staff and faculty" said Fred Estrella, NAU chief information technology officer. "It will be another method we use to communicate effectively during an emergency situation." Only emergency or other urgent messages will be sent via NAU Alert, and the system will not be used to distribute advertising or other unsolicited content. Though the system is free, subscribers may have to pay fees associated with their text messaging service. Source:
Flagstaff, Ariz. --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- August 30, 2007 - Students at Northern Arizona University (NAU) and their families have a new and fast way to learn about campus emergencies.
"The public safety partnership here at Northern Arizona University between the students, faculty, staff and the NAUPD will benefit tremendously from the improved communication created by the NAU Alert program," said NAU Police Department Chief GT Fowler. 
Thomas Bauer
NAU Office of Public Affairs
(928) 523-6126
Thomas.Bauer@nau.edu
e2Campus Version 2.4 Now Calls Traditional Wired Phones, Satellite Phones, Mobile Phones, and VoIP Phones
The new enhancements include message confirmation and more automated tools
RICHMOND, Va., --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- Aug. 13, 2007- From the Governor's Campus Security Conference, Omnilert(TM), LLC, maker of an emergency notification system for higher education called e2Campus(TM), today announced the release of e2Campus version 2.4. A major new enhancement to the service includes the ability for the system to call phones and broadcast a message that recipients can listen to and reply with confirmation that the message was received.
This new version will enable a greater broadcast of time-sensitive communication to reach ALL students, faculty and staff whether they are in class, at home, or at their office desk.
Now any authorized campus official can conveniently push an urgent message to the campus Web site, to all digital visual displays, alert beacons, and loudspeakers around campus, and to the phones, mobile phones, email accounts, and RSS readers of the entire campus community.
As a hosted solution or Software as a Service (SaaS), e2Campus 2.4 is available immediately. All institutions purchasing the new e2Campus Voice service must also have e2Campus Text service. The e2Campus Text service costs about $1 per user per year, depending on the total number of recipients to be covered. e2Campus Voice service plans start at $841 per year.
e2Campus and Exhibio Link Up to Offer Emergency Alerts to Digital Signage
WASHINGTON, DC --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- July 31, 2007 – From the Campus Technology 2007 Conference, Omnilert™, LLC, maker of a mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus™, today announced that their e2Campus technology will seamlessly transmit urgent messages to Exhibio™ digital signage systems. This will enable a larger broadcast of time-sensitive communication to reach all visitors, students, faculty and staff. With a single click of a button, any authorized campus official can conveniently push an urgent message to the campus Web site, to all digital visual displays and alert beacons around campus, and to the mobile phones, email accounts, and RSS readers of the entire campus community.
This mass notification delivery method is available today for purchase and implementation. Current e2Campus customers should contact Exhibio for details to install a digital signage system on their campus. Current Exhibio customers should contact OmniLert to learn how they can setup a mass notification in less than an hour.
About Exhibio
Established in 1995, Exhibio, LLC specializes in developing digital signage and content management systems that are Web-accessible, reliable and incredibly easy to use. They offer solutions to create, integrate and schedule content on plasma, LCD or other displays. Each unit has an intuitive visual interface, exclusive to Exhibio, which enables users to easily create customized mixed-media displays. The company’s patent-pending digital display systems can be updated from anywhere on the Internet using a Web browser. Exhibio’s digital signage systems are being used by hundreds of corporations, universities and government institutions for a wide variety of public and private applications. The privately held company is headquartered in Buffalo, NY and online at www.exhibio.com.
e2Campus Partners with Alertus Technologies to Offer Emergency Notifications to Radio Controlled Alert Beacons
Latest technology empowers colleges and universities to easily push urgent news to mobile recipients and fixed high-traffic areas around campus
HOLLYWOOD, FL --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- July 30, 2007 – From the ACUTA 36th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Omnilert™, LLC, maker a mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus™, today announced that their e2Campus technology will simultaneously broadcast urgent messages to radio controlled Alertus Notification Beacons. This will enable a wider transmission of time-sensitive mass communication to reach all visitors, students, faculty, and staff in campus buildings. Through a centralized interface, any authorized campus official can conveniently push an urgent message to the campus Web site, to Alertus Notification Beacons and digital signage systems around campus, and to the mobile phones, email accounts, and RSS readers of the entire campus community.
This new mass notification delivery method is available today for purchase and implementation. Current e2Campus customers should contact Alertus Technologies for details to install alert beacons on their campus. Current Alertus Technologies customers should contact Omnilert to learn how they can setup a mass notification in less than an hour.
About Alertus Technologies
Alertus Technologies, LLC helps campuses solve the emergency response challenge of notifying thousands of students and staff occupying dozens or hundreds of buildings of a threat or crisis. The Alertus solution is a simple, easy to use, essential tool for instantly communicating with your campus community in any emergency – violent acts/terrorism, natural disasters, hazardous materials incidents, and epidemics. In seconds, safety leaders can deliver a clear, informative message to all or a select group of areas, buildings, or corridors by activating wireless wall-mounted Alertus Notification Beacons. Alertus Technologies was established in 2002 after a tornado ravaged the University of Maryland campus killing two students and threatening thousands of other students and staff. To learn more, visit http://www.AlertusTech.com.
Source: Vendor Press Release
Omnilert, LLC.
Omnilert, LLC., a provider of selective mass communications for sending time-sensitive information to large groups of people. The system is built around a reliable SMS text messaging system that sends content directly to a mobile phone, traditional phone, e-mail address, Web page, RSS reader, digital sign, alert beacon, or loudspeaker. Omnilert solutions are sold under the names e2Campus, Amerilert, RainedOut and through resellers. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va.
Phone: 800-936-3525 Fax: 206-338-5680
Website: http://www.omnilert.com email: info(at)omnilert.com.
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Coppin State University Boosts Campus Safety
University officials will send emergency information to cell phones of students, faculty & staff
LEESBURG, VA --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- April 25, 2007 - Omnilert, LLC, maker of a mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus, today announced that Coppin State University (CSU) will boost campus safety with the activation of a new cell phone text alert system by e2Campus. CSU is using the new web-based service to instantly push urgent news and emergency information to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff via Short Message Service (SMS) text messages.
Chief Miriam Wood, CSU's Campus Police Chief said, “We have implemented an Emergency Messaging System via mobile text alerts. It is a convenient system for all Coppin State University staff, faculty and students as they can sign up for SMS alerts with the option to receive simultaneous e-mail notification.”
Andrew Bain, Director of Web and Multimedia Development at CSU explains, “Students may not be on a computer checking email or the Web when an emergency hits. They may not be in their dorm room either. And, students can’t answer a phone call or check voicemail during class. To be able to send SMS text messages to students wherever they are, warning them of emergencies is a real break-through in student communication.”
“We initially purchased e2Campus for weather alerts, but now public safety is front and center. Later, we plan to use it in the marketing department for connecting with prospective students.”
How It Works
When using e2Campus’ centralized interface, a CSU school official types a message, selects the groups to receive the message, and then presses a button to send it. Within seconds, the message is simultaneously sent to thousands of relevant people via the method each recipient chose to receive it, such as a mobile phone (SMS text message), personal or school email account, RSS feed, wireless PDA, relevant school web pages using the automatic Bulletin Board feature, or “My Yahoo”, AOL, or Personalized Google web page.
About Coppin State University
Founded in 1900, Coppin State University is one of 13 campuses that comprise the University System of Maryland. A historically black liberal arts institution, Coppin State University enrolls approximately 4,300 students and offers more than 24 undergraduate majors, 33 minors, and 11 master’s degree programs in high-need areas such as education, nursing, counseling, and criminal justice. Located in the northwest section of Baltimore, the campus has the unique mission of focusing on the problems, needs, and aspirations of residents of Baltimore City and surrounding areas. A fully accredited urban, residential campus, Coppin serves Baltimore residents as well as students from around the world, with flexible course schedules that include convenient day, evening, and weekend classes.
State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz
University to send campus closings and emergency info to cell phones of students, faculty & staff
LEESBURG, VA --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- April 10, 2007 – Omnilert, LLC, maker of a mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus, today announced that the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz has purchased e2Campus. SUNY New Paltz will use the Web-based service to instantly push urgent news and public safety information to the cell phones of students, faculty and staff whether recipients are in class, on campus, or going about their day off campus. Recipients do not need special software or hardware to receive the alerts. Recipients with an existing cell phone or email account simply register online to receive the alerts.
Rachel Reuben, Director of Web Communication & Strategic Projects at SUNY New Paltz said, “In order to communicate a delay or cancellation on campus due to weather or any other kind of emergency situation, we currently update at least two different Web sites, contact a dozen regional media outlets, update our on-campus information line, contact our switchboard operators and Welcome Center greeters, and send e-mails to the appropriate lists. However, no matter how much outreach we attempt, we still find we get occasional calls from students that say they didn't know or hear that we delayed or canceled classes.”
“We realized it was time to look into other solutions - and that's when we found e2Campus. We have heavy cell phone, and especially text-messaging, use on our campus, and realized that's the perfect way to reach our students, faculty and staff. When we learned that e2Campus has other features that will reduce the time we spend on our current procedures for notifications, we were sold.”