Systems to Critical Communication Software to Provide Innovative Emergency Warning Solution
March 17, 2015: 10:00 AM ET
UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS), a global leader in environmental and safety solutions, has formed a strategic partnership with Everbridge, the worldwide leader in unified critical communications. This alliance will provide an industry leading unified platform integrating Federal Signal's SmartMsg mass notification solution, powered by Everbridge, to enable communication with Federal Signal's physical devices such as indoor and outdoor sirens, panic buttons, digital signage, and two-way radios to trigger emergency notifications, along with other communications.
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"Communities rely heavily on outdoor warning systems and multimodal communications to ensure that the right message is sent to right people at the right time," said Matthew Brady, vice president of the Integrated Systems Division of Federal Signal. "As technology advances, it is imperative to integrate hardware driven warning systems with multimodal communications software. This integration will enhance efficiency and safety by providing a single easy-to-use interface on desktops, smart phones and tablets. We are excited to partner with Everbridge to provide a solution that integrates with our market leading indoor and outdoor warning solutions to meet our customer's critical communication needs."
The strategic partnership between Everbridge and Federal Signal is the first of its kind in the market for emergency warning and critical communications solutions. The integration between the two companies will enhance efficiency and safety by providing a single interface to control all emergency alerting tools and communications simultaneously.
"This is a game-changing partnership between Everbridge and Federal Signal. Now, Federal Signal's customers can connect audible and visual devices to the Everbridge platform to deliver real-time contextual communications during critical events," said Jaime Ellertson, CEO of Everbridge. "We are very excited to provide customers with the ability to harness The Internet of Things to improve critical event preparedness and response."
The integration enhances efficiency and safety by providing a single interface to control all emergency alerting tools and communications simultaneously. According to a recent report from Gartner, titled The Internet of Things Will Shape Smart Cities, "The best-case scenario is for cities with centralized emergency response and safety systems where they can connect the city infrastructure and assets and provide a data stream between the infrastructure and city's centralized management systems." 1
Customers can now utilize either Federal Signal's Mass Notification Platform or the Everbridge Suite interface to activate physical devices. Examples of the integration in action include:
Following a hazardous chemical spill, businesses and local governments can activate emergency sirens to deliver notifications that alert individuals to evacuate their nearby homes and facilities.
Warning systems for cities, municipalities, universities, industrial sites and nuclear power plants can now be activated to broadcast national weather service storm warnings or lockdown situations directly from the new Federal Signal Mass Notification solution.