Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in technology and education. He is an ongoing contributor to the CDW family of magazines. Digital signage is ubiquitous in schools, found in ...

The University relies on an array of communication tools to keep the campus community informed and relay safety instructions in the event of an emergency. University Police and Marketing and ...

The data on COVID-19 doesn’t look good. A recent USA Today analysis showed that nearly 80% of the states reported more coronavirus cases than they had in the week before. Nine states set seven-day ...

Implement layered notification technologies where each system’s strengths compensate for others’ limitations. This redundancy ensures message delivery when individual systems fail or experience ...

Many emergency notification and panic alarm systems are now integrated, with some providing two-way communications to help responders effectively address a crisis. Traditionally, mass ...

No one thinks about the old Emergency Broadcast Signal anymore. It feels like a relic of another era. But the frequencies ...

Experts in alerting are keeping an eye on a project in Florida, where emergency management officials are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence in an effort to better protect residents from ...

Press release from Virtual Storefronts: One year ago, Hurricane Helene slammed into Western North Carolina, leaving behind more than just physical devastation. The storm exposed critical gaps in how ...

Being in an emergency without a way to contact your family or 911 is a scary thought. Big weather events can wipe out homes, phone lines and powerlines, making the usual cellular or Wi-Fi networks ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Madison County Emergency Communications announced on Thursday that "Text-to-911" is now available for residents to reach emergency responders. According to a release, ...

The US Air Force has issued two encrypted emergency codes typically used to transmit important military communications, sometimes related to nuclear command and control. The first Emergency Action ...