e2Campus Version 2.4 Now Calls Traditional Wired Phones, Satellite Phones, Mobile Phones, and VoIP Phones for Greater Emergency Notification

The new enhancements include message confirmation and more automated tools

    RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- From the Governor's Campus
 Security Conference, Omnilert(TM), LLC, maker of the leading emergency
 notification system for higher education called e2Campus(TM), today
 announced the release of e2Campus version 2.4. A major new enhancement to
 the service includes the ability for the system to call phones and
 broadcast a message that recipients can listen to and reply with
 confirmation that the message was received. Another new feature, called
 SEED, ensures 100% alert coverage of all campus users from day one -
 whether they have opted-in to the alerts or not. This new version will
 enable a greater broadcast of time-sensitive communication to reach ALL
 students, faculty and staff whether they are in class, at home, or at their
 office desk.
     Now any authorized campus official can conveniently push an urgent
 message to the campus Web site, to all digital visual displays, alert
 beacons, and loudspeakers around campus, and to the phones, mobile phones,
 email accounts, and RSS readers of the entire campus community.
     Major New Features
     -- Text-to-Voice: Broadcasts a voice message to phones that enables
        confirmation of message received
     -- SEED: Automatically sends an email to all users with a school email
        account without opt-in required
     -- Auto Opt-Out: Automatically removes a person from notifications with
        user-defined expiration date
     -- NetID Match: Automatically inserts school's existing username/password
        from LDAP, Active Directory, or UserID for a subscriber into e2Campus
     -- Domain Authentication: SmartCode only appears on authorized pre-defined
        URLs
     Availability and Pricing
     As a hosted solution or Software as a Service (SaaS), e2Campus 2.4 is
 available immediately. All institutions purchasing the new e2Campus Voice
 service must also have e2Campus Text service. The e2Campus Text service
 costs about $1 per user per year, depending on the total number of
 recipients to be covered. e2Campus Voice service plans start at $841 per
 year.
     About e2Campus
     Endorsed by Security On Campus Inc. and used by schools around the
 country, e2Campus is the Web-based emergency notification system that
 enables school officials to self-administer and send time-sensitive
 messages for a fraction of the cost and complexity of existing notification
 solutions. There is no traditional software to install, no hardware to buy
 and no additional phone lines needed. A school can set up a secure
 notification system in minutes to send routine, urgent or emergency
 notifications to their entire campus community or smaller groups, such as
 multiple campuses, residence halls, staff-only or sports news. e2Campus
 instantly and simultaneously sends mass alerts to a subscriber's mobile
 phone (via SMS text message), e-mail accounts, RSS reader, and handset
 phone (via text-to-voice), plus all campus digital signage, alert beacons,
 loudspeakers, and relevant Web pages. To learn more, visit
 http://www.e2Campus.com.
     About Omnilert, LLC
     Omnilert, LLC is the leading provider of selective mass communications
 for sending time-sensitive information to large groups of people. The
 self-service, Web-based system enables a single person to communicate
 timely information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device.
 It is ideal for announcing school closings, game cancellations, weather
 warnings, terrorist alerts, and marketing promotions. The system is built
 around a reliable SMS text messaging system that sends content directly to
 a mobile phone, traditional phone, e-mail address, Web page, RSS reader,
 digital sign, alert beacon, or loudspeaker. Omnilert solutions are sold
 under the names e2Campus, Amerilert, RainedOut and through resellers. The
 privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at
 http://www.omnilert.com online.
 
 

SOURCE Omnilert, LLC