Articles
- Companies Team Up for Integrated Mass Notification System (SecuritySystemsNews.com, July 7, 2011)
IMLCORP and Metis Secure Solutions, both providers of emergency notification systems, in June announced a new partnership “that will integrate their technologies to create a comprehensive indoor and outdoor emergency notification solution.” Read more.
- How to Select a Digital Signage System (www.campussafetymagazine.com, June 30, 2011)
Over the past four years, campuses across the nation have adopted or updated their audio mass notification systems, be they PAs, giant voice systems or voice evacuation systems. Read more.
- Cooper Notification Introduces New Wide-Area Mass Notification System (June 24, 2011)
Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), today announced the launch of its latest Wide-Area Mass Notification System (MNS) solution. Read more.
- Alpha Video & Audio Develops Interface between CastNET Digital Signage Software and Bosch Praesideo Emergency Sound System (May 10, 2011)
Alpha Video & Audio, Inc. announced today that it has developed a visual communication interface between its CastNET digital signage software and the Bosch Praesideo digital public address and emergency sound system. Read more.
- Report: Adoption of MNS Expected to Grow (SecurityInfoWatch.com, May 3, 2011)
According to a new research, adoption of mass notification systems is expected to increase dramatically over the next several years. A new study from IMS Research forecasts adoption rates of MNS solutions at Fortune 500 companies to increase from 20 percent in 2010 to 40 percent by the end of 2015. Read more.
- Bosch Unveils the Industry’s Biggest Exhibit Truck (April 6, 2011)
Bosch Security Systems, Inc. has launched the Safe & Sound security and audio tour – the largest, most interactive product exhibit truck in the industry. Featuring video surveillance, access control, intrusion and fire detection, critical communications, and audio systems, the mobile product display enables dealers, specifiers, and end users to experience Bosch products in dynamic ways. Read more.
- Case Study: Oregon Hospital Future-Proofs Its Paging System (www.campussafetymagazine.com, February 9, 2011)
In 2010, officials at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., realized the facility needed a paging system that was on par with the standard of care it was known for. Read more.
- New NFPA 72 Code to Expand Scope of MNS Projects (Security Sales & Integration, December 13, 2010)
New standards for emergency communications detailed in 2010 NFPA 72 are expected to bring new business opportunities for fire installers, physical security integrators and other contractors that have the proficiency to install appliances used in mass notification systems (MNS). Read more.
- Mass Notification 101: Specifying code-compliant emergency communication systems (The Construction Specifier, December 2010)
When it comes to specifying an effective emergency communications solution, there are myriad products, countless vendors, and industry codes to decipher. Read more.
- Cooper Notification’s New Mass Notification System Meets Latest Industry Codes and Standards (December 8, 2010)
Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Safety, today announced the launch of its In-Building Mass Notification System (MNS) solution, SAFEPATH MNS (SPMNS), which meets the new Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standards for MNS. Read more.
- It's the Intelligibility: Key Technical Information Related to the New Fire Code (November 2010, Live Sound International)
New changes to the U.S.
fire code, 2010 NFPA-72, as they
relate to fire EVACS (Emergency
Voice/Alarm Communications
Systems) and MNS (Mass
Notification Systems), could
present a big business opportunities
in the fixed sound system
installation market. Read more.
- The New Fire Code: It Could Equal Big Business for Sound Companies (October 2010, Live Sound International)
I'll bet you're wondering, “Why is there an article on the new fire
code in this magazine?” Well, if you do
any sound system installations in your
business, the new fire code, 2010 NFPA
72 (National Fire Protection Association’s
National Fire Alarm and Signaling
Code), will have a huge impact on the
fixed installation sound business. Read more.
- Olympic Overtaking (August 6, 2010, ProAudio-Central.com)
Presenting an ideal test site, the Sydney Olympic Park has been equipped with the pilot version of Biamp's distributed paging system ahead of full release. Read more.
- TOA Europe releases world's first total solution for EN 54 compliant voice alarm systems (May 3, 2010, Sound & Video Contractor)
TOA has revealed the world's first total solution of EN 54 certified equipment consisting of speakers, system manager and power supply. Read more.
- Double-Duty Audio Technology:
Next-generation audio technology now doubles as a paging and highly reliable voice evacuation system (April 2010, Archi-Tech)
Whether it's background music, pre-recorded announcements, zoned paging, or emergency evacuation broadcasts, the latest generation of audio technology now integrates paging and voice evacuation systems onto one shared network. Read more.
- Shanghai World Financial Center Installs Bosch's Praesideo Public Address and Emergency Sound System (March 2, 2010)
Bosch Security Systems' Digital Praesideo Public Address (PA) and Emergency Sound System is being installed in the prestigious new Shanghai World Financial Center. At 492 meters, the center is currently the world's third tallest building. Read more.
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center’s Mass Notification Makeover (Campus Safety, January 1, 2011)
Computer pop-up messaging allows this Northern California hospital to send targeted emergency alerts to specific groups at specific locations, as well as reach staff members in remote buildings. Read more.
- Six Months Later: New Codes Translating into Business (December 22, 2009, Security Systems News)
Six months after manufacturers were boldly predicting that changes in fire codes would mean more business for fire installers, GE Security's Steve Hein says it's happening. Read more.
- GE Security's MNEC system deployed at Bradley University (December 18, 2009)
Supplier of security and life safety technologies GE Security said on Thursday that its EST3-Sixty Mass Notification/Emergency Communications (MNEC) system has been deployed at Bradley University. Read more.
- Say What? Intelligibility in the Spotlight (December 7, 2009, ProAV MAGAZINE)
A suspected gunman is on campus — stay in the classroom. A tornado is coming — proceed to the nearest shelter. When such warnings reflect actual emergencies, they must reach as many ears as possible to guide people to safety. Mass notification, a term coined by the U.S. government in a 1997 report, has become a crucial means for doing so. But until recently, such systems were underscrutinized and little attention was paid to a fundamental characteristic that should define their effectiveness — intelligibility. Read more.
- Khobar Towers Attack Proved Need for Mass Notification (July 2009)
For better or worse, the world is a different place now than it was 20 or even 10 years ago. Facility executives know too well that threats are more varied and complex than they have ever been, ranging from fires to weather emergencies to intruder scenarios to chemical spills to terrorist attacks that may be explosive, chemical, biological, or even nuclear in nature. Read more.
- NFPA-72-2010 Dedicated to Mass Notification Systems (July 2009)
Experts agree that the time is right for the regulation of mass-notification systems. The need is driven, in large part, by the fact that effective mass notification depends on complex and coordinated interaction between multiple systems. Read more.
- Showcase: Safety (July 2009)
Mass notification and emergency communication products from a variety of manufacturers. Read more.
- Emergency communications systems and NFPA 72-2010 (April 1, 2009)
Over the past two years, the technical committees responsible for NFPA 72 have been hard at work developing the 2010 edition of the National Fire Alarm Code. Read more.
- Wikipedia Description
Mass Notification is rapidly gaining traction as a comprehensive solution that leverages cutting-edge communications technology to not only warn people of danger, but to keep them informed and guide them to safety. Read more.
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