Cooper Notification is adding the ability to connect to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Wireless Emergency Alert system and Emergency Alert System through the company's mass notification system, the Roam Secure Alert Network.
A company that develops radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and products for healthcare and manufacturing has developed an alerting product specifically for K-12. Guard RFID Solutions has announced SafeGuard K-12 Safety System, which is intended to speed up communication in an emergency situation.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/30/13
Blackboard has launched a new service that allows for anonymous texting between students and school staff. The service, TipTxt, is designed to let students report school safety issues, abuse, bullying, and other incidents privately. Blackboard is making the service free to K-12 schools, though the purchase of a dedicated line is required to use the service.
Eighty-five percent of educational institutions allow instructors or students to use their own devices on institutional networks according to a new survey from Bradford Networks.
A security technology company has implemented a new theft management service that may interest schools running iPad programs.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/13/13
Devolutions has released Password Vault Manager 4.2, the latest version of its enterprise password management tool.
Following a rash of school shootings, districts around the country are deploying a variety of technological solutions to help protect their campuses.
- By John K. Waters
- 04/23/13
Knowledge Delivery Systems, a provider of online professional development courses, has partnered with nonprofit Common Sense Media to make four Internet safety courses available to K-12 teachers.
Identity management, vulnerability assessment, and other forms of enterprise IT security technologies are slowly moving to the cloud. According to a report released this week, just about 10 percent of all enterprise security product features will be delivered via the cloud.
Beginning this summer, middle school students will have a chance to learn about cyber security and take part in a national online competition.
- By Sharleen Nelson
- 04/15/13