Campus alerting system helps protect campus and students UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., June 19
UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webber
International University has become Federal Signal's Florida collegiate
community showcase campus to highlight the firm's comprehensive emergency
notification equipment and systems. "Webber demonstrates the scalability of
these robust public safety systems. Whether it's 600 students or 60,000, the
need for rapid notification in the event of an emergency is the same. The
Webber deployment also demonstrates that no matter how safe you are - and
they're as safe as college campuses get - you still need to think about the
unthinkable and have a plan to deal with it," said John Von Thaden, director
of advanced solutions for Federal Signal's Public Safety Systems Division.
Webber International University President Rex R. Yentes said, "We're very
grateful to Federal. They have installed a great system for us. It's one of
those things you hope you never need, but you're glad you have just in case.
Their timing just couldn't have been better. We just rolled out degrees in
security management. Now we don't have to take the students on a field trip
to show them a state of the art mass notification system."
"We have been thinking about how we notify our campus quickly in the event
of an emergency. With something as critical as emergency notification, you
want it done right. I didn't want to compromise; I wanted Federal Signal. We
really knew we needed this, but with continually rising costs and our
commitment to keep tuition affordable, I just didn't know exactly how to pull
it off right now," said University Executive Vice President Keith Wade.
"Federal really came to the rescue on this one. They came through not only
with a warning siren that can be heard anywhere on our entire campus, but also
text, e-mail, and voice notification. While our University president is right
about it being of interest to our Security Management majors, our Computer
Information Systems majors could learn a lot from this system too. While our
one mouse click only sets off one siren, one e-mail notification server and
one voice notification server, one could just as easily run a statewide alert
with Federal's sophisticated system."
Von Thaden added, "Federal has always been involved in protecting
communities. Yes, it is nice that folks studying business - including the
security side of business - can see Federal's products up close and personal.
But it's even nicer to know that even though Webber was one of America's
safest campuses before we arrived, it's a little safer today because of us.
We hope they never have to sound the alarm, but, if they do, because it's a
Federal Signal system, they'll be ready."
The Codespear-enabled Federal Signal campus alerting and notification
solution is part of the Federal Signal Public Safety Systems industry
platform.
About Webber International University
Established in 1927 as the first private college chartered under Florida's
then new charitable and educational laws and one of the nation's first
business schools for women, Webber International University now hosts men and
women from some 37 different nations. Recognized by the Princeton Review as
an "America's Best Value" and "Best in the Southeast" college, the SACS and
IACBE accredited not-for-profit independent University offers degrees
exclusively in the areas of business at the associate's and bachelor's levels
(Accounting, Computer Information Systems Management, Corporate
Communications, Finance, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Management,
Marketing, Pre-Law, Security Management, and Sport Management) and at the
master's level (MBA, MBA with an emphasis in Accounting, MBA with an emphasis
in Security Management, and MBA with an emphasis in Sport Management).
About Federal Signal
Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) is a leader in advancing security
and well-being for communities and workplaces around the world. The company
designs and manufactures a suite of products and integrated solutions for
municipal, governmental, industrial and airport customers. Federal Signal's
portfolio of trusted, high-priority products include Bronto aerial devices,
Elgin and Ravo street sweepers, E-ONE fire apparatus, Federal Signal safety
and security systems, Guzzler industrial vacuums, Jetstream waterblasters and
Vactor sewer cleaners. Federal Signal was founded in 1901 and is based in Oak
Brook, Illinois.
SOURCE Federal Signal Corporation's Safety and Security Systems Group
