Alertus Customer Case Studies
Our goal at Alertus Technologies is to help colleges and universities, K–12 schools, corporations, government organizations, and other institutions solve their unified mass notification challenges. Learn how global organizations have found solutions to their unique problems using the Alertus Mass Notification System.
Campuses | K-12 Schools | Healthcare | Government | Military | Corporate
Campuses
Finding that many systems were faulty or broken and encountered delays in receiving proper and timely maintenance, Barry University switched to Alertus to provide seamless integrations with their computer system and an older speaker system.
California State University San Marcos
Strapped with an antiquated emergency notification system, California State University San Marcos needed a system that could expand functionality and easily integrate with its existing process for sending out text, email, and phone alerts.
Learn how Alertus became Clark State's "one-stop shop" strategy for controlling and distributing all emergency communications, including their legacy email and text messaging system, across multiple campuses by leveraging their existing network-connected devices and installing Alert Beacons to provide audible and visual alerting.
Durham College and Ontario Tech University
After a bomb threat occurred at Durham’s Oshawa campus, its leadership issued emergency notifications to evacuate everyone. However, the incident made them realize they needed a more comprehensive mass notification system to alert the community.
When a gunman opened fire at Florida State University (FSU) in November 2014, FSU’s police department was able to warn the entire campus within minutes, thanks to its mass emergency notification system.
When Gallaudet University – the world’s first and only higher education institution for the deaf and hard of hearing – sought out a system capable of meeting their unique challenges for emergency notification, the Alertus solution was a perfect fit.
Spread across three counties, Gateway Technical College was looking for a mass notification system that could not only connect its three major campuses and three satellite centers, but also integrate into buildings dating back to the 1950s.
Can deploying multiple emergency alert systems be a hindrance when an emergency situation occurs? Gordon College thought so and deployed the Alertus System to bring theirs together to create one unified system.
Humber College has had mass notification in place since 2013 for its two campuses, Humber North and Lakeshore. We spoke with the Manager of Business Continuity and Emergency Management, Kathy Branton, to learn about their experience with the Alertus System.
When the the administration at Methodist University recognized the major flaws in their school's emergency notification system, they knew a complete makeover was needed and deployed the Alertus Emergency Notification System.
With so many potential threats looming over Mesa Community College daily, public safety officials at the college sought an emergency notification solution capable of quickly relaying clear directions to students and faculty during emergencies.
Missouri Western State University
Mindful of the increase in school shootings and other incidents, Missouri Western State University was looking to enhance its emergency notification system.
North Carolina State University
With an emergency notification system that was reliant on delivering alerts through cell phones, North Carolina State University needed a communication solution for areas on campus that had poor cell phone reception.
The college continually evaluates opportunities to enhance its emergency communications efforts to support campus safety. After learning grant funding was available specifically for emergency notification, NCC campus safety leadership began exploring options for a mass notification system (MNS) to add another layer of communication to help protect the college community.
Randolph Community College (RCC), located in Asheboro, North Carolina, initially used an older, antiquated mass notification system (MNS) that didn’t allow the college to integrate with existing technology and assets on campus. However, after learning about Alertus from neighboring colleges, RCC began its relationship with Alertus as a “Safe in Seconds” grant recipient.
Steeped in history that pre-dates the Civil War, Randolph-Macon College is a small, private school in Ashland, VA that offers its students both personal freedom and individual academic attention. The campus safety team have always worked to keep the close-knit campus safe, but several factors made them recognize the need for a notification system to alert students to any hazard or emergency.
Rochester Institute of Technology
After the Virginia Tech tragedy, The Rochester Institute of Technology began its search for an emergency notification system that could provide more comprehensive notification coverage and protection.
Following the tragedy at Virginia Tech, the University of Saskatchewan felt that it was not adequately prepared for a similar emergency situation. Along with implementing the Alertus system, the university launched a series of emergency scenario drills to prepare and educate its emergency response team and campus population.
After facing a bomb threat in 2016, the University of Indianapolis (UIndy) recognized the need to more effectively reach everyone on campus in case of an emergency.
With a large total campus population located just a mile and a half from downtown Nashville, Vanderbilt is committed to campus safety and utilizes Alertus’ unified mass notification system to reach their community members when an emergency strikes.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University recognized this need for a system capable of sending a message to an entire campus and saw the next step in emergency notification technology in Alertus.
Washington University St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis was looking for a comprehensive, unified emergency mass notification system that it could use to alert its campus community both quickly and easily.
When Winthrop discovered Alertus, they knew they had finally found a system capable of delivering an emergency message with the power, simplicity, and speed they desired.
K-12 Schools
Allegany County Public Schools
Spread out across 500 square miles, Allegany County Public Schools needed a system capable of sending instantaneous and reliable emergency alerts to faculty and students in their buildings.
Alvarado Independent School District
Reliant on the National Weather Service for up-to-date information on threatening weather situations, the Alvarado Independent School District sought a quick, easy-to-use unified mass notification solution that would integrate with systems like WeatherBug to quickly notify faculty and students of tornado watches and warnings.
Arlington Public Schools
With critical infrastructure for mass notification already established through physical and technological systems, Arlington Public Schools wanted to build on that by integrating and connecting all of their separate mass notification systems into one, unified solution.
The Canterbury School is a college preparatory, coeducational private day and boarding school in New Milford, CT. Before implementing Alertus in 2020, the Canterbury School worked with an older wireless technology system that was difficult to upgrade and maintain. Being network-based, they found that the Alertus System made everything much more scalable and user-friendly.
Before installing the Alertus System on their campus, Ballarat Clarendon College did not have a mass notification system and manually distributed alerts when needed. Alertus’ customizable suite of products allowed the flexibility and consistency they required.
Daviess County Public Schools recognized their need for increased emergency preparedness and sought a solution capable of quickly sending detailed alerts to their numerous schools.
Episcopal High School required a notification solution that could integrate with its existing siren alerting system and provide additional alerting support during threats like active shooter scenarios.
With more than 1,000 students visiting the school’s 68-acre campus daily, maintaining a safe learning environment is a top priority for the Gilman School.
Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Both students and some staff at Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children are deaf and hard of hearing, so when it comes to emergency mass notification, audio-only notifications are ineffective in this environment, so they needed a system that provides both audible and visual alerts.
Following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT, Ridgefield Public Schools evaluated its own emergency notification system knowing they needed to quickly alert staff and students of an emergency while also notifying police and central administration of the event.
St. Benedict's Preparatory School
With an air horn and email/texting system already in place, St. Benedict’s realized the need for a more comprehensive emergency alerting system that could get alerts out to all faculty, staff, and students across campus quickly.
St. Paul’s Grammar School is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, nestled on a 70-acre campus in Cranebrook, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. To protect their students and staff, the school invested in the Alertus System to enhance their emergency mass communications.
The Wellington School was looking for one specific emergency notification tool: a panic button for their school's nursing unit. After finding the right tool with Alertus, however, they realized that the Alertus System could help them make a wide range of emergency notification upgrades to many other areas within the school.
Healthcare
When Anderson Hospital needed to address critical emergency notification issues, Alertus provided a solution that allowed the hospital to leverage existing infrastructure and integrate with existing notification technologies.
A number of unique challenges led Boston Medical Center to seek a campus-wide emergency notification solution.
Following the Boston Marathon bombings, Cambridge Health Alliance began a search for a more comprehensive emergency notification system.
Carolinas HealthCare System implemented the Alertus fire alarm control panel interface to improve emergency response times and communication between departments.
Hennepin County Medical Center
Being spread across five city blocks in downtown Minneapolis makes emergency communication a crucial element in Hennepin County Medical Center’s day-to-day operations.
Ridgecrest’s most significant need was to take over computer desktops and reach employees through mobile devices.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Like many healthcare facilities, Shawnee Mission Medical Center faced the challenge of ensuring comprehensive coverage with their existing emergency mass communication systems. After identifying critical communications gaps that needed to be filled, the facility deployed the Alertus Desktop Alert Notification and Alert Beacons.
Veteran Affairs (VA) Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
The VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System provides healthcare services at 21 locations across central Tennessee and southern Kentucky. We spoke with Charles Pickett, Emergency Management Specialist, to learn more about their experience with the Alertus System.
Government
Having the highest concentration of chemical plants in the world, the City of La Porte, Texas needed an emergency notification solution that allowed them to easily alert schools and other public buildings in the event of a threat, such as one involving hazardous waste.
Greater Baytown - Chambers County, Texas
Emergency officials in Greater Baytown - Chambers County, Texas needed an emergency notification solution to better safeguard citizens and city employees assembling and working in publicly-owned buildings such as schools and courthouses.
Laclede County Office of Emergency Management
Responsible for reacting to any and all disasters in a 768 square mile area, Laclede County Office of Emergency Management needed a system capable of quickly and effectively reaching every government facility in Laclede County with a clear, concise message.
Military
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
Visual alerting is ideal for high-occupancy and high-noise ammunition production facilities such as the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. So when the plant installed the Army’s first audiovisual notification system for use in an ammunition production area, they incorporated the Alertus Alert Beacon.
Corporate
To bring all their existing notification technology together as well as fill critical gaps in coverage, KUA needed a system that was powerful yet flexible enough to meet their specific needs.
Cobb Electrical Membership Corporation
After realizing an email system was not solely adequate enough for crisis communication, Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) sought a more emergency-specific mass notification solution.
Packaging Corporation of America
Before Alertus, the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) used email as its primary communication method. With active shooter incidents increasing in the news, there was a heightened need for preparedness, enhanced safety, and emergency management.
To better provide emergency communication to the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre members training across the 300,000-square-foot facility, management recognized the need to expand the emergency notification system by integrating it with the Alertus System.
