Tag Archives: Emergency Alerts

An Effective Way to Broadcast Time-Sensitive Information

Headlines bombard us with a continuous flow of real and imagined bad news, offering a stark reminder of the need to prepare for worst-case scenarios that could put lives and property at risk.

Having a well-defined response plan and appropriate technology in place are vital for dealing effectively with emergency situations. Continue reading

Why Your DR Plan Should Include Emergency Alerting

Your organization may already have a disaster recovery plan in place for dealing with adverse events that would otherwise knock your IT systems offline and severely disrupt business operations. But are you equipped with the right communications tools to spread the word about such events?

Your business can experience serious disruptions from a variety of threats – power outages, fire, flood, icy roads and severe weather – to name just a few. Continue reading

How 911 INFORM Supports First Responders’ Rapid Response

Every 60 seconds a heart attack victim goes without CPR, chances of survival decrease by 10 percent. Every 15 seconds an active shooter has unrestricted access to people, he can claim another victim. When it only takes a second… the 911 INFORM service, implemented by MABC, can save a life. Continue reading

Include Mass Notification in Your Disaster Recovery Plan

Your organization may already have a disaster recovery plan in place for dealing with adverse events that would otherwise knock your IT systems offline and severely disrupt business operations. But are you equipped with the right communications tools to spread the word about such events?

Your business can experience serious disruptions from a variety of threats – power outages, fire, flood, icy roads and severe weather – to name just a few. Continue reading

How MABC Connects Education Communities

Communications and networking technologies help students, teachers and staff stay connected. MABC specializes in the technology that helps the region’s schools keep pace with flexible learning, administrative demands, campus expansion, and a growing student population. Continue reading

An Emergency Alerting System Belongs in Your DR Plan

Your organization may already have a disaster recovery plan in place for dealing with adverse events that would otherwise knock your IT systems offline and severely disrupt business operations. But are you equipped with the right communications tools to spread the word about such events?

Your business can experience serious disruptions from a variety of threats – power outages, fire, flood, icy roads and severe weather – to name just a few. Continue reading

Simplify the Broadcast of Time-Sensitive Information

Recent headlines are a stark reminder of the need to prepare for worst-case scenarios that could put lives and property at risk.

Having a well-defined response plan and appropriate technology in place are vital for dealing effectively with emergency situations. Continue reading

Mass Notifications Protect Your People & Property

Your organization may already have a disaster recovery plan in place for dealing with adverse events that would otherwise knock your IT systems offline and severely disrupt business operations. But are you equipped with the right communications tools to spread the word about such events? Continue reading

Connecting Virginia’s University & Higher Ed Communities

Communications and networking technologies help students, teachers and staff stay connected. MABC specializes in the technology that helps the region’s schools keep pace with flexible learning, administrative demands, campus expansion, and a growing student population. Continue reading

Planning for Laws Improving Campus Security & Response

Alyssa’s Law in New Jersey has emerged as a national model to address the issue of law enforcement response time and how schools manage campus security when a life-threatening emergency occurs.

The law requires the installation of warning lights and a panic button alarm system in all schools to provide the fastest possible support during a code red, non-fire evacuation or lockdown incident. Continue reading

Protecting What Counts

Smart phones and other mobile devices are everywhere. At home, many of us have disconnected our landlines. At work, they are the device of choice in many professional settings.

These trends are impacting public safety and the mission critical communications you need to safeguard your facilities and people during emergency situations. Continue reading

Use Your Telephone System for Mass Notifications

Your employees are your company’s greatest asset and must be protected regardless of location, time zones, and shifts. Protecting your employees in an emergency is also essential for business continuity.

MABC technology partner, Alertus Technologies, has come up with an affordable way to transform your communication system so it can send mass notifications. When seconds count, Alertus technology allows you to simultaneously activate audible and visual notifications on all or select VoIP phones and speakers throughout your business. Continue reading

In-building Cellular Coverage and First Responders

When you consider that a high percentage of 9-1-1 calls are placed using cell phones indoors, it becomes readily apparent that in-building cellular coverage is a public safety concern.

Current fire codes focus on legacy first responder radio technology called Land Mobile Radio (LMR). The increased use of cellular technology by first responders and the public has created the need to improve in-building cellular coverage to augment legacy LMR frequency bands. Continue reading

Protect Your People and Property from the Unthinkable

Recent events are a stark reminder of the need to prepare for worst-case scenarios that could put lives and property at risk.

Having a well-defined response plan and appropriate technology in place are vital for dealing effectively with emergency situations. Continue reading

Weather & Emergency Mobile Phone Alerts Save Lives

When tornadoes hit the Richmond area last September, local authorities credited Wireless Emergency Alerts on smartphones and continuous storm coverage on local television for quickly getting the word out to the public.

When civil and weather emergencies hit the region, is the mobile coverage in your building able to get these life-saving alerts to every employee? Continue reading