Press Release

 

Widener University Launches SpectraRep’s ActiveCrawl RSS® For Campus-Wide Emergency Alerting to the Desktop
 

Deployed Through e2Campus, "Widener Campus Alert" Is Part of a

Unified, Multi-Platform Notification System Approach to Campus Alerts

CHANTILLY, VA, February 2, 2010 – SpectraRep®, LLC announced today that Widener University in Chester, PA has selected ActiveCrawl RSS® solution as its campus-wide solution for desktop emergency notifications. Deployed through e2Campus, the leading unified emergency notification system for education, ActiveCrawl RSS allows Widener campus officials to send emergency alerts that appear as text crawls on the computer desktops of all students, faculty and staff. Named “Widener Campus Alert,” the ActiveCrawl RSS solution is a part of the school’s unified, automatic approach for sending out desktop alerts simultaneously with other platform alerts.

“When an emergency situation occurs, it is critical to have the ability to reach students, faculty and staff on each of our four campuses,” said Gary Stelzig, deputy director of campus safety at Widener University. “We chose the ActiveCrawl RSS solution because its integration with e2Campus lets us send out desktop emergency alerts along with other platform alerts. This comprehensive plan is necessary to secure the safety of our college.”

ActiveCrawl RSS is part of SpectraRep’s ActiveAccess™ suite of solutions for emergency alerting to the computer desktop. As a Certified Endpoint Provider of e2Campus, ActiveCrawl RSS is easily accessed through the e2Campus administrative interface to initiate and send alerts to the desktop. Text crawls are delivered through PCs and Macs within seconds of being issued. The crawls can contain audio and graphics and the color and height of the crawl are customizable. On the desktop, ActiveCrawl RSS sits in the desktop tray. When an event does occur, text alerts appear as a text crawl that scrolls on the computer screen. Alerts appear in front of any other open programs so they are not missed.

“Widener University is among many other colleges implementing ActiveAccess solutions as an efficient means for communicating during emergency situations,” said Thomas Buono, CEO of SpectraRep. “Desktop applications bypass busy network lines during times of crisis to place critical information in front of people quickly, and work in harmony with other communication channels like SMS, voice, and digital signage.”

For more information on the suite of ActiveAccess solutions for emergency alerting, visit www.spectrarep.com/products/activeaccess or email sales@activeaccess.com to request a personal demonstration.

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About Widener University

Widener University is a private, metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience. A comprehensive doctorate-granting university, Widener comprises eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences, professional and pre-professional curricula leading to associate's, baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. The university's campuses in Chester, Exton, and Harrisburg, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., serve some 6,700 students. Visit the university website, www.widener.edu.

About SpectraRep

SpectraRep® is a leading provider of managed network solutions, applications and systems for homeland security, public safety, education and mass media sectors. SpectraRep’s ActiveAccess™ Desktop solutions for delivering emergency alerting to computer desktops, in combination with SpectraRep  AlertManager™ and IncidentOne™ solutions, provides a comprehensive emergency alert notification resource for state and local governments, colleges and universities, as well as businesses and organizations. For more information about SpectraRep’s ActiveAccess, visit www.spectrarep.com.

About e2Campus

Used by more than 650 schools around the country, e2Campus is the first and most trusted unified emergency notification system in education. The CAP compliant, Tier-1 notification system enables non-technical staff to administer and send custom or predefined messages instantly to the entire campus community for improved crisis communications. There is no traditional software to install, no hardware to buy and no additional phone lines needed. Through one unified interface, e2Campus instantly and simultaneously sends multimodal alerts to a subscriber's mobile phone (via SMS text message), landline phone (via voice message), computer desktop (pop-up), and e-mail accounts, plus school infrastructure such as PA systems, digital signage, alert beacons, Facebook Pages, Twitter Accounts, and relevant school Web pages. To learn more, visit http://www.e2Campus.com.

 

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