Understanding Your Options for Campus Security
In the past few years, IT and Security professionals in higher education across the country have begun to focus attention on their emergency response plans and mass notification capabilities. The issues are as complex as they are pressing.
Many campuses have conducted assessments of their procedures, plans and technology to address this critical need. However, many of these well-meaning institutions do not have the resources, time, expertise or expanded knowledge of all the options available to create and implement an educated, comprehensive plan.
As an independent technology consulting firm with a focus on higher education, PlanNet Consulting has all the required skill sets available to tackle a mass notification project in-house. Whether the project includes infrastructure design, security planning and systems integration and/or audio/visual technologies, we have a unique capability of being able to handle any and all of these disciplines.
Implementing a mass notification system requires an extensive knowledge of many different types of solutions. From voice options like public address systems to text, web and video; each solution offers their own set of strengths and weaknesses. And any number of combinations could work for any given environment. PlanNet can help you find the best option to meet your institution’s needs - without overdesigning the system, an outcome that which usually proves to be cumbersome and difficult to manage – especially under stress.
