| Feature | Description |
| Web Interface | The system is accessed through a completely intuitive web interface which uses a color
coded, logically arranged set of options designed to maintain certainty in a potentially stressful emergency environment. This intuitive web interface virtually eliminates the need for IT staff to install software on client computers. [Screenshot] |
| Multi-level authentication | The Fast Alert® system provides five
security levels allowing for a range of control that can be as limited as a single school or as broad as an entire school district. [Screenshot] |
| Email notifications | When an alert is triggered, an email is automatically sent to identified
recipients. This alert notification will contain information on the type of alert, location, and any message
associated with the alert. [Screenshot] |
| Cell Phone Text Message Notifications | When an alert is triggered,
an cell phone text message is automatically sent to identified recipients. This alert notification will contain information on the type of
alert and location. |
| Event Logs | The Fast Alert® system comes with an internal tracking system that offers report logs complete with usernames, events and time stamps, as well as post-incident times and locations for future review.
This searchable set of detailed event logs are stored for later review and can be searched by date and event type. [Screenshot] |
| Mobile Device Support | The Fast Alert® web interface provides a mobile version to accommodate the use of mobile devices such
as PDA's and network enabled cell phones. |
Event Status Notifications
(Instant Messaging) | The Fast Alert® system provides an internal instant messaging
system to deliver event status notifications to anyone with authorized access to the Fast Alert® application server. These notifications can provide a silent means of communication between
the main office or an emergency responder with the teachers in the classrooms. [Screenshot-1] [Screenshot-2] |
| Standardized Alert Tones | Standardized tones with voice provides a consistant and calm notification of and alert. |
| Server Fail-over | The Fast Alert® system can be configured to provide two types fail-over functionality to accomodate virtually any network topology. The fail-over mechanisms allow for greater uptime and low risk of data loss with an up to the minute backup of the application database. |
| Web Browser Compatability | The Fast Alert® system has been tested will nearly all modern web browsers and requires the following minimum browser versions.
Internet Explorer: 6.0
Mozilla Firefox: 1.0 |
| Installation | The Fast Alert® system typically installs into an existing
intercom system with a single connection to the data network. The system fits into a 1U case
and is compatible with standard intercom units, network racks and cabinets. |
