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Power 911 PSAP Initiated Video

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Worth a Billion Words – Power 911 PSAP Initiated Video

This probably won’t come as news to you: Something like 3.5 billion people around the world consume some type of digital video, whether streamed or downloaded. And about one-quarter of that time is spent watching live video. Eighty percent of...

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Voice of the Customer: KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools’ Perspective on Enhancing School Safety and Communication with Mass Notification Software

In June 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Alyssa’s Law. This law requires schools to consider incorporating silent panic alarm systems in...

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Mass Notification Systems and Lockdown Drills

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Incorporating Mass Notification Systems with Your Lockdown Drills

A lockdown typically takes place when there is a credible threat within the interior or exterior of a building – such as an active shooter or...

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Sonic Edge Computing

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Why Edge Computing?

In the coming weeks, Intrado will introduce the Sonic EDGE, an alternate configuration of the Sonic G3, and a cutting-edge appliance that gives...

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Why Zero Trust

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Why Zero Trust?

I was raised with the old adage that you had to “take the bad with the good.” Your heavy-duty pickup truck comes in handy at the lumber yard but...

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K-12 Smart Campus

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Intrado Safety Suite Blog Series Part 3: Creating a Smart Campus Leveraging Integrated Safety Solutions

It’s important for schools to have the right communication tools and safety systems to alert faculty, students, security personnel, and visitors in...

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Private Wireless

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Private Wireless: Just One Voice Call Makes You a Regulated Carrier

Hidden beneath the buzz of 5G wireless network rollouts was the FCC auction of a band of spectrum that could spur a wave of private wireless network...

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Technology

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Why Nationwide ESInets?

Cybersecurity experts often refer to the dangers to an enterprise in terms of their threat surface—all the ways in which a hacker could break into...

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Eight Guidelines to Consider When Building an Emergency Communication Plan for Your School

A strategic — and well-tested — emergency plan can help staff respond effectively in a crisis. Emergency planning is something we all know we should...

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