With one of the country’s largest-ever winter storms blanketing 30 states with unprecedented snowfalls last week, Honeywell Instant Alert delivered more than three million notifications to students, parents, and faculty — a record volume of traffic for the company’s Web-based emergency notification service. On February 1, 2011 alone, nearly 1.4 million voice notifications were sent by K-12 schools and colleges in the storm’s 2,000-mile path.
Instant Alert is designed to broadcast critical information through multiple channels. The system sends customized alerts via voice, text, and e-mail messages to any communication device — phone, cell phone, smart phone, and computer – enabling schools to reach parents no matter where they are.
Throughout the week, hundreds of institutions used Instant Alert to send details on school closings, delays, and program cancellations to help keep people informed and safe.
“I was impressed with the speed Instant Alert worked this past week,” said Sherry Switzenberg, superintendent, transportation, and building and grounds secretary for Colon Community Schools in Michigan. “It sure made my job much easier.”
The Peck School in Morristown, N.J., also benefited from using the service during the rough weather.
“Instant Alert worked very well for us over these last few, very difficult weeks. We are pleased we went with Instant Alert,” said Kevin Greishaber, technology director for the Peck School.
For more information, visit Honeywell’s Instant Alert website.
