Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Launches Roam Secure Alert Network for Emergency Notification
Alexandria, VA --[Emergency Notification News]-- October 4, 2007 Roam Secure, Inc. today announced Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) has purchased and deployed Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN). College and campus administrators and public safety officials can send targeted alerts via SMS text messages on cell phones and to students, faculty and staff. Students (or their parents) can register for the system, NOVA Alert, at no charge by visiting https://alert.nvcc.edu or by texting “NOVA” to 411911.
NOVA, the second-largest community college in the country is located in the heart of Northern Virginia’s technology corridor just outside Washington, D.C.; with campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge. With RSAN, the entire student body or those at selected campuses, both on and off campus, can be notified. The system is capable of reaching most text-enabled device including cell phones, pagers, e-mail, and BlackBerry. RSAN also integrates with other communication media that may be deployed such as message boards, sirens, and speakers providing a single using a layered approach to mass notification.
“NOVA has a very mobile student body with many full- and part-time students spread across the greater Washington region on campus, at work, home or on the road. Reaching our students quickly with emergency information is very important and we have taken great strides to keep our students, staff, and faculty informed via a variety of methods and technologies. Our students communicate at home, school and work through e-mail and text alerting on a daily basis. Now we can reach out to them quickly using Roam Secure. The system also integrates with the other alerting systems in the surrounding local jurisdictions via Roam Secure’s emergency information exchange,” said Dr. Steven Sachs, NOVA’s VP for Instructional & Information Technology.
About Northern Virginia Community College
Northern Virginia Community College is the largest institution of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the second largest community college in the nation. NOVA enrolls more than 60,000 students at its six campuses in Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Springfield and Woodbridge, and through the distance learning program at its Extended Learning Institute. For more information about NOVA and its programs or services, call (703) 323-3000 or visit the College’s Web site at www.nvcc.edu.
Source: Vendor Press Release
Northern Virginia Community College deploys Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN)
University of Southern California Launches Roam Secure Alert Network for Emergency Notification (RSAN)
Text Alerting System Showcased on NBC Nightly News
Arlington, VA --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- August 28, 2007 - Roam Secure, Inc. today, announced that the University of Southern California (USC) has deployed the Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN™). TrojansAlert (https://trojansalert.usc.edu) enables campus public safety and university officials, to send targeted alerts to its 33,000 students and more than 17,000 faculty and staff. Parents of USC students can also sign up for the system.
USC’s main campus is located in downtown Los Angeles. The university also has a health sciences campus located east of downtown, plus facilities in Marina Del Rey, Orange County, Sacramento, Washington, D.C., Santa Catalina Island, and Alhambra. With RSAN the entire campus, or targeted areas both on and off campus can be notified. The system is capable of reaching most text-enabled device including: cell phones, pagers, e-mail, Blackberry, instant messaging as well as voice calls via landline and cellular phones and fax. RSAN integrates with other communication media including indoor and outdoor speakers and AM radio station. The system also provides two-way messaging capabilities. All messages are stored and presented in the web-based application via the AlertTracker or to the field via a mobile device, creating an alert summary and audit trail.
Roam Secure supports more than 135 RSAN systems across the country at major cities, counties, states and federal government agencies, schools, hospitals, airports, refineries and other key businesses for routine and emergency communication. The Roam Secure Information Exchange (RSIX) enables the University of Southern California to automatically and securely connect with other RSAN systems in six major metropolitan areas, including the Northern California Regional Terrorism Threat Assessment Center (NC RTTAC) and the three county system in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin. USC’s system can also share information with other RSAN systems across the country in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Colorado via RSIX. Each new RSAN system, including existing systems throughout California, can join the growing national emergency information exchange and share private and public all hazards emergency information regionally, statewide and nationally at no additional charge.
“USC joins a growing number of Universities across the country deploying RSAN and RSIX. USC has deployed a text-based, fully interoperable emergency alert system that serves the students, faculty, parents, and campus security at USC,” said David Drescher, CEO of Roam Secure. “They have further enhanced their communication capabilities and are better prepared to communicate with their constituents quickly, on all types of devices, and share information with other colleges and government agencies across the country.”
NBC Nightly News showcased the USC alert system along with Washington, DC and Roam Secure. Watch the video at http://www.roamsecure.net/pressitem.php?news_id=189.
Source: Vendor Press Release
Villanova University Harnesses the Power of Roam Secure Alert Network for Emergency Notification
RSAN Notifies University Community Instantly via Text, and Can Tap Into Five County Area Emergency Information Exchange
Arlington, VA --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]--August 14, 2007 - Roam Secure, Inc. today, announced Villanova University purchased and deployed the Roam Secure Alert Network (RSAN™). Nova Alert (https://alert.villanova.edu) will enable campus public safety and university officials, to send targeted alerts to its 10,000 students and faculty members. Parents of Villanova students can also sign up for the system, and receive real-time information during a major emergency or a routine incident.
Villanova University sits on more than 254 acres, and spans 60 buildings. With RSAN and advanced GIS mapping capabilities, the entire campus, or targeted areas both on and off campus can be notified in seconds. The system is capable of reaching any text-enabled device including cell phones, pagers, e-mail, Blackberry, instant messaging and other communication media. The system also provides two-way messaging capabilities. All messages are stored and presented in the web-based application via the AlertTracker or to the field via a mobile device, creating an easy to view alert summary and audit trail.
"The Roam Secure Alert Network gives Villanova University the ability to instantly communicate emergency information to our on and off campus constituents,” said Stephen Fugale, Villanova University’s Chief Information Officer. “Even before the Virginia Tech tragedy, Villanova had been researching text messaging systems in an effort to expand our communications platforms for students, parents, faculty, and staff. We chose Roam Secure based on their superior technology, streamlined implementation plan, and the ability to tie the system into other RSAN systems across the greater Philadelphia area.”
Roam Secure supports more than 130 RSAN systems across the country at local, state and federal government agencies, schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, airports, refineries and other key businesses for routine and emergency communication. The Roam Secure Information Exchange (RSIX) enables Villanova University to securely connect with other RSAN systems in five major metropolitan areas, including the City of Philadelphia and five county surrounding area. Using RSIX, Villanova’s alerting and information sharing system can also share information with other RSAN systems across the country in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Colorado and California. Each Roam Secure customer can join the growing national emergency information exchange and share unlimited private and public all hazards emergency information regionally, statewide and nationally at no extra charge.
“Villanova University chose to join the RSAN platform deployed across the City of Philadelphia, Chester, Delaware, Bucks, Montgomery and Gloucester Counties in the region. This gives the University the leading and proven text-based alerting technology, and a truly interoperable emergency information sharing system that serves the students, faculty, parents, and campus security at Villanova University,” said David Drescher, CEO of Roam Secure. ”We welcome Villanova to the growing base of higher education customers to be part of the Roam Secure Alert Network and the national emergency information sharing exchange.”
About Villanova University
Villanova University is a co-educational Roman Catholic institution that welcomes students of all faiths. Villanova was founded in 1842 by the friars of the Order of St. Augustine and offers a wide variety of degree programs through four main colleges – the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the College of Nursing – and a School of Law.
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