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With businesses striving to become more agile, they must ensure that not only their customer-facing operations are accelerated, but also that internal communications are also fast—if not instantaneous. These communications could include instructing employees to back up data due to a software update, informing them about a policy change mandated by regulatory/management decisions, or any other important announcement.
Emergency notification software can help ensure that such communications reach all employees quickly. But how do you know which software is most suitable for your organization? There are several emergency notification solutions on the market.
That's why we have created this Buyers Guide to detail everything you need to know before making the final purchase decision.
Here's what we'll cover:
Emergency notification software is software designed to increase the speed and efficiency with which an organization can send emergency messages to its employees. The software automates actions such as sending out mass notifications, sharing information, and activating response teams to prevent any operational disruptions.
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Different vendors offer different features in their emergency notification software tools. Selecting the right tool for your business is easier when you know what the common features are and what they do. Here's an overview.
Prebuilt templates |
Use or create prebuilt notification templates to send emergency messages to specific employee groups or all employees, based on the event. |
Multichannel communications |
Send mass notifications to employees via different modes such as phone call, email, or text message. |
Geotargeting |
Use GPS coordinates to define an area (such as entire campus or specific hall) and send alerts to all mobile devices within that area. |
Alerts escalation |
Escalate an incident up the authority hierarchy, if a user doesn't respond to or resolve the incident within a determined time. |
Real-time notifications |
Reduce the delay between sending and receiving a message; near real-time notifications allow employees to receive critical updates as soon as possible and act fast. |
Reporting |
Filter and view insights related to alerts and notifications made in a specific time period. |
Before you start evaluating emergency notification software options, you'll want to know what buyer category you belong to. Most emergency notification software buyers will fall into one of the below categories:
While some of the benefits of emergency notification software may be clear from our discussion above, we have called out the most notable ones below:
Here are some important questions to consider before you purchase emergency notification software:
Note: The applications selected in this article are examples to show a feature in context and are not intended as endorsements or recommendations. They have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable at the time of publication.