Re: emergency alert system

[David Lundy <dlundy () PACIFIC EDU>]

We, too, have a system called "Pacific Connect".  Our FAQ is at: http://oitfaq.pacific.edu/index.php?category=25

We use the services of ConnectEd which was recently purchased by Blackboard.  A link to them: 
https://www.blackboardconnect.com/products/products.asp?z=20080415134418

We test this system once per semester and it is reserved only for emergencies. As such we have not had occasion to use 
it other than testing.  Our system does SMS, phone, email, and web browser pop-ups using Impluse, our NAC choice.  The 
web portion has to be sent by our network group separately from the ConnectED channel used for the other communication 
modes.

Dave Lundy

-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv on behalf of Kevin Shalla
Sent: Tue 4/15/2008 12:08 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] emergency alert system
 
The Student Affairs people here at UIC are interested in creating a 
system for emergency alerts (notifying students of some campus 
emergency), and requiring students to update that information before 
they can register.  We already have an SMS emergency message system 
available, but have no requirement for its use, and of course it 
won't reach people who don't have text messaging available.  Have 
others heard desire for this?  What have you done about it?