Rave Alert 5.0 Expands Social Media Integration -- Campus Technology

Cybersecurity

Rave Alert 5.0 Expands Social Media Integration

By Tad Wayne Taborn
06/24/11

Higher education mobile services provider Rave Wireless has released Rave Alert 5.0, the latest version of its campus-wide notification system, which has been specifically developed for institutions of higher education to alert and keep the campus updated to the developing status during emergencies.

Rave Alert 5.0 is designed to allow administrators to send messages to students, faculty, and staff using a "three-click operation." The latest version also adds native support for integration with social media services like Face-book and Twitter.

Other new features include:

Mobile Administrator Tools that allow administrators to control Rave's Mobile Safety Administration Console through a smart phone, tablet, or other mobile device;
Expanded reporting capabilities, including real-time feedback and confirmation of message delivery;
Upgraded messaging capabilities for increased throughput;
An RSS Manager for activation and monitoring of several RSS feeds linked to both emergency and non-emergency environments; and
A Template Manager for the creation of a variety of alert templates that can be stored for later use.

Rave Alert 5.0 is also designed to integrate with popular learning management (LMS) and student information systems (SIS). The improved functionality includes more than 60 data integrity checks that are performed on both student-provided information and uploaded institutional data.

Rave Alert 5.0 is available now. Further details can be found on Rave Mobile's site.

In related news, Rave reported that its Smart911 technology has been adopted by a number of local agencies and municipalities. Smart911 adds a social networking aspect to emergency services for citizens off the campus as well. It allows participants to enter additional information online to supplement the general data collected while responding to a 911 emergency call. Users can enter pictures, individual medical information (such as allergies and special instructions), and home addresses connected to mobile phones.

The Smart911 technology has been adopted by various local government agencies in 13 states, including Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, and Pennsylvania.

About the Author

Tad Wayne Taborn is an independent journalist, professor, and screenwriter. He can be reached at [email protected].

E-Mail this page

Printable Format

Featured

University of Illinois System Sets Sights on Community College Transfers with One Million Degrees Partnership

In a multiyear pilot program, the University of Illinois System is working with nonprofit One Million Degrees to bridge the community college transfer gap and improve student outcomes.
Meta Forms 'Superintelligence Group' to Pursue Artificial General Intelligence

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is assembling a new team focused on achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), amid internal dissatisfaction with the performance of its current AI offerings. The team, known internally as the superintelligence group, is part of a broader effort to enhance Meta’s AI capabilities.
New Anthropic AI Models Demonstrate Coding Prowess, Behavior Risks

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, its most advanced artificial intelligence models to date, boasting a significant leap in autonomous coding capabilities while simultaneously revealing troubling tendencies toward self-preservation that include attempted blackmail.
Researchers Develop AI-Powered Method for Business Process Redesign

Researchers have developed a novel AI-powered approach that enables non-technical users to modify complex process models through simple conversations with chatbots.