Posts Tagged ‘emergency communications systems’

• Disaster Planning for Campuses

  • April 4th, 2012
  • Posted in ARK Systems, Mass Notification Systems, Public Alerts
  • Tags: Access Control System, ARK Systems, Backup Power, Contingency Plan, Data Centers, Disaster Planning for Campuses, educational institutions, emergency communications systems, Facebook, fire alarm system, IT infrastructure, power outage, Powering Your Campus, security systems, Telecommunications

  The time to plan for a disaster is now…before a disaster takes place. Unfortunately, many educational institutions fail to develop a proper disaster preparedness and recovery plan. But how does a university go about developing a disaster preparedness and recovery… Read More

• Mass Notification Know How

  • July 22nd, 2011
  • Posted in Uncategorized
  • Tags: Advancements, Applications, ARK Systems, audible notification, capability, commercial facilities, Communication, ECS, Effective, effectiveness, Emergency, emergency communications systems, emergency messages, emergency situations, Fire Alarm, fire alarm systems, Immediate, live-voice emergency messages, Mass Notification, mass notification systems, MNS, Notifications, Notify, Real-tine information, security, security field, Technology, Threats, UFC, Unified Facilities Criteria, visual notification, ways to improve communication

  The security field is always looking for ways to improve communication, especially in terms of mass notification systems (MNS). The Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) defines mass notification as “the capability to provide real-time information to all building occupants or personnel… Read More