ROANOKE, Va. (July 16, 2026) — Valcom has launched its latest innovation in emergency response technology: V-Guardian Alert, a wearable panic button backed by a comprehensive safety ecosystem. The company officially introduced the solution last week, expanding its portfolio of security and emergency communication technologies.
V-Guardian Alert delivers real-time location awareness, increased situational visibility, and faster emergency response when every second counts. The solution integrates with RapidSOS to help notify local law enforcement while simultaneously alerting school officials, administrators, or on-site security personnel during an emergency. Designed for organizations where safety is a top priority, V-Guardian Alert is an ideal solution for K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, industrial environments, hotels, and casinos.
“V-Guardian Alert and its ecosystem reflect our commitment to helping organizations keep people safe and informed during emergencies,” said Todd Alford, vice president of product management and marketing at Valcom. “Across industries, organizations are seeking reliable wearable panic button solutions to better protect employees, students, and staff. Whether in a school district, hospital, hotel, or manufacturing facility, V-Guardian Alert delivers a faster, more connected emergency response helping ensure the right people receive the right information when every second counts.”
More than just a wearable panic button, V-Guardian Alert is part of a complete safety ecosystem. By combining wearable technology, intelligent location services, emergency notification, and seamless integration with existing safety infrastructure and endpoints, Valcom delivers a comprehensive solution designed to improve awareness, accelerate response times, and help organizations create safer environments.
About Valcom
Valcom is a leading provider of IP-based communications, emergency notification, mass notification, paging, intercom, visual messaging and life safety communication solutions. The company serves education, health care, commercial, industrial, government and corrections markets with scalable technologies designed to improve communications, enhance situational awareness and help protect people and property. Valcom solutions integrate with modern IP infrastructure to support both everyday operations and emergency response.
About Potter Global Technologies
Valcom is part of Potter Global Technologies, a global portfolio of trusted life safety, fire protection, communications and emergency response brands. Together, the organization delivers integrated technologies, engineering expertise and customer support that help protect lives, property and critical infrastructure around the world.
