Overview and Benefits
 University of California
Los Angeles (UCLA)
Campus–wide Emergency Mass Notification
Triggering an alert is simple. “We just add the location of the emergency, fill in the blanks, target the recipient groups and send out the alert."
David Burns, Emergency Manager for UCLA
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Universities and colleges face many challenges for mass notification. Their populations are highly mobile and widely dispersed, and for the most part their facilities are open and accessible. Further, no one communication channel can effectively reach the entire population quickly. A network-centric and unified mass notification solution can overcome those challenges by leverage an existing IP network for a pervasive integrated and cost-effective mass notification system.
AtHoc’s solutions provide universities and colleges with the capability to reach students and staff via PCs, personal digital assistants (PDAs), land and cell phones, pagers, Blackberries, and giant voice systems in real time. AtHoc’s unified alert management console allows authorized managers to trigger and control alerts through a single Web-based console.
Organizations of Higher Learning can rely on mass notification for:
- Student and Staff Protection – Mass dissemination of alerts to personnel to accelerate threat response
- Personnel Accountability – Receive feedback on alerts to know status of recipient during a crisis
- Updated Contact Information – Ensure emergency contact information is accurate through integration with existing data sources
- Regulatory Compliance – Meeting federal and state regulations and requirements such as section 508, HEA and the Cleary Act
The AtHoc IWSAlerts solution:
- Transforms an existing IP network into a comprehensive, enterprise-class mass notification system for rapid communication, boundless reach and cost effectiveness
- Unifies all communication channels and devices, including networked computers, land/mobile phones, sirens, display boards, radios and others, into a single system to simplify activation, ensure message consistency and reduce alerting time
- Manages the emergency notification process across the enterprise by providing pre-defined scenarios, operator access policies, multi-location support, alert activation flow, tracking and reporting
- Monitors video feeds, physical sensors and external data sources to automatically trigger notification scenarios
- Ensures continuous accuracy of personnel contact information by integrating with enterprise directories, providing operator user management tools and supporting end user self service
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