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ActiveCrawl RSS
Deliver RSS Feeds as a Text Crawl on the Computer Desktop
Campus security officials are increasingly realizing the power of Real Simple Syndication (RSS) technology as a reliable means of publishing information. Now, ActiveCrawl RSS™ by SpectraRep® automates delivery of RSS emergency alert feeds straight to the computer desktop, giving campus security officials another powerful mechanism for alerting people during a moment of crisis.
ActiveCrawl RSS - Feeds Delivered to the Desktop
ActiveCrawl RSS integrates with a campus RSS feed to automatically deliver a text crawl directly to the computer desktop whenever a security alert is published in the RSS Feed. Text crawls are delivered as pop-up text bars that scroll along the bottom of a computer screen. Text crawls are seen within seconds of being issued.

ActiveCrawl RSS streamlines delivery of RSS feeds by automatically creating and delivering a text crawl each time a new item is published. To view an actual alert please click here.
Campus officials can deploy the ActiveCrawl RSS solution on their own servers and have complete administrative control over the solution. Managing your RSS Feed within ActiveCrawl can be done quickly and easily within our intuitive administration tool.
If a campus does not have an internal campus alerting feed, this solution can be delivered either through SpectraRep’s ActiveAlert solution or deployed through e2Campus, an emergency notification system for higher education. As a certified product of e2Campus, ActiveCrawl RSS is easily accessed through the e2campus administrative interface to initiate and send alerts to the desktop.
Simple Download
ActiveCrawl RSS is PC and Mac Compatible and only requires a simple download from your website. On the user's computer, it is minimized in the toolbar until a crawl is activated, which causes the crawl to appear on the screen.
The technology works behind the scenes to provide a secure, easy to use and low bandwidth application to the end-user. As with all ActiveAccess technology, this solution is free from any malware, adware or spyware.
Technical Specifications
Windows
- Intel® Pentium® III 1GHz or faster processor, 512MB of RAM
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Recommended: Pentium 4 2GHZ or faster, 1GB RAM
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Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise including 64 bit editions, Windows Vista SP1, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition SP2 and SP3, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows 2003 Server Mac OS X
Mac
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Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor; PowerPC® G4 1GHz or faster processor
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OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5
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512MB of RAM
With ActiveCrawl RSS, campuses can feel confident they are doing everything in their power to alert people to incidents and keep them safe.
For more information on how ActiveCrawl RSS, please call us at 703.227.9690 or send an e-mail to info@spectrarep.com.





