Rave Mobile Safety's Market Leading Pace Continues as South Atlantic Higher Education Institutions Select Campus Safety Solutions

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rave Mobile Safety, the trusted software partner for campus and public safety, today announced that additional higher education institutions from across the South Atlantic region continue to choose its mass notification solution, Rave Alert. Already the leader in providing emergency notification and safety solutions to the higher education market, Rave closed the first six months of 2013 with deployments in nearly every U.S. state, a 99 percent customer retention rate, along with 60 institutions selecting its technology to replace existing solutions from other vendors.

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"Campus safety is a high priority for us, so we needed a mass notification solution to successfully handle emergency situations and daily communications," said the Chief of Public Safety for Bob Jones University, Joe Mulnix. "We want to do everything possible to provide an environment where all feel safe and are aware of important news and events. After researching options, we selected Rave Alert as its design and features enable our public safety team to communicate easily and cost-effectively with our faculty, staff and students."

Additional South Atlantic higher education institutions recently deploying Rave Alert include: Western Carolina University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Medical University of South Carolina, Eastern Mennonite University and Trident Technical College.

Rave Alert provides best-in-class, highly available mass notification solutions for enterprises, school districts and institutions nationwide. Offering multi-modal broadcast messaging through email, SMS, voice, RSS, social networks and other mechanisms, Rave Alert is the most reliable method for higher education institutions to react and respond to both emergency and day-to-day communications in a systematic, cost-effective manner. In addition to Rave Alert, the company's suite of campus safety products includes Rave Guardian, which transforms a mobile phone into a personal safety device, and EyeWitness, which allows students to confidentially text campus police about threats or issues.

"Campus safety is critical to creating an environment where educators, students and staff can focus on academic achievement," said the President and CEO of Rave Mobile Safety, Tom Axbey. "Institutions seek solutions proven to be effective and this is a community that shares best-practices. We protect nearly 40 percent of the entire U.S. higher education population and have a strong presence in every region, so the reputation of our technology constantly introduces us to new customers. In turn, we also have a base of partners whose insight will help us further innovate and achieve higher standards in campus safety."

About Rave Mobile Safety 

Rave Mobile Safety is the most trusted software partner for campus and public safety. Used by leading institutes of higher education and state and local agencies, the award-winning portfolio of Rave SafeCampus, Rave Alert, Rave Guardian, Eyewitness, Smart911 and SmartPrepare enables millions to feel safe, secure and connected. Rave Mobile Safety is headquartered in Framingham, MA. For more information, please visit http://www.ravemobilesafety.com.

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