Instant and Redundant Emergency Alert System

Emergency communication and campus alerts are more important than ever. Inova OnAlert™ is a notification system that displays real-time emergency messages on energy-efficient digital signs throughout a college campus or public facility.

Inova OnAlert can be used for emergency messaging, local news and weather feeds, or a synchronized time and date display.

Inova OnAlert integrates with virtually any popular mass notification platform. Therefore, an emergency manager can trigger an RSS/XML-based message on the Inova OnAlert signs at the same time that he is sending an emergency email or SMS/text message to any notification technology connected to the centralized system. This ability to distribute messages to multiple end points from one interface saves valuable time during a crisis, when every second counts.

Inova OnAlert includes a locally-hosted messaging web site that functions as a backup system in the event of a malfunction in the centralized emergency notification system. It allows authorized emergency managers and IT administrators to override RSS/XML-based messages if necessary. This redundancy offers protection from any single point of failure in the notification technology.

Inova OnAlert’s secure technology allows only authorized users to send RSS/XML-based messages, assuring that designated administrators will always have sole control of emergency messages sent to the signs.

Inova OnAlert displays are powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE), a network standard that draws both data and power from a single network connection, so no AC outlets are needed. PoE eliminates the need for wall transformers, allows centralized UPS backup, and is fully compatible with powered and non-powered 10/100BaseT Ethernet devices. Since PoE devices consume significantly less energy than AC-powered devices, they are widely regarded as energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly.