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Coppin State University Boosts Campus Safety With
New Cell Phone Text Alert System
University officials will send emergency information
to cell phones of students, faculty & staff
LEESBURG, VA – April 25, 2007 – Omnilert, LLC, maker of
the leading mass notification system for higher education called e2Campus,
today announced that Coppin State University (CSU) will boost campus
safety with the activation of a new cell phone text alert system by
e2Campus. CSU is using the new web-based service to instantly push
urgent news and emergency information to the cell phones of students,
faculty and staff via Short Message Service (SMS) text messages.
Chief Miriam Wood, CSU's Campus Police Chief said, “We have
implemented an Emergency Messaging System via mobile text alerts.
It is a convenient system for all Coppin State University staff, faculty
and students as they can sign up for SMS alerts with the option to
receive simultaneous e-mail notification.”
Andrew Bain, Director of Web and Multimedia Development at CSU explains,
“Students may not be on a computer checking email or the Web
when an emergency hits. They may not be in their dorm room either.
And, students can’t answer a phone call or check voicemail during
class. To be able to send SMS text messages to students wherever they
are, warning them of emergencies is a real break-through in student
communication.”
“We completed a thorough analysis of notification products.
e2Campus’ winning combination of price and ease of use was a
no brainer. Once purchased, we had our account in a half hour and
had it live by the end of the week. Every time we send an alert, more
students sign up.”
“We initially purchased e2Campus for weather alerts, but now
public safety is front and center. Later, we plan to use it in the
marketing department for connecting with prospective students. It’s
an excellent service with a very supportive staff.”
How It Works
When using e2Campus’ centralized interface, a CSU school official
types a message, selects the groups to receive the message, and then
presses a button to send it. Within seconds, the message is simultaneously
sent to thousands of relevant people via the method each recipient
chose to receive it, such as a mobile phone (SMS text message), personal
or school email account, RSS feed, wireless PDA, relevant school web
pages using the automatic Bulletin Board feature, or “My Yahoo”,
AOL, or Personalized Google web page.
About e2Campus
Endorsed by Security On Campus Inc. and used by schools around the
country, e2Campus is the Web-based mass 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 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), BlackBerry, smart phone, wireless PDA,
text pager, e-mail account and relevant Web page. To learn more, visit
www.e2Campus.com
online.
About Coppin State University
Founded in 1900, Coppin State University is one of 13 campuses that
comprise the University System of Maryland. A historically black liberal
arts institution, Coppin State University enrolls approximately 4,300
students and offers more than 24 undergraduate majors, 33 minors,
and 11 master’s degree programs in high-need areas such as education,
nursing, counseling, and criminal justice. Located in the northwest
section of Baltimore, the campus has the unique mission of focusing
on the problems, needs, and aspirations of residents of Baltimore
City and surrounding areas. A fully accredited urban, residential
campus, Coppin serves Baltimore residents as well as students from
around the world, with flexible course schedules that include convenient
day, evening, and weekend classes.
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, as well as an e-mail address,
Web page, pager or wired phone. Omnilert Text and Voice 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.
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