In this featured piece by EdWeek Market Brief, the outlet covers Singlewire Software’s acquisition of visitor and student management platform Visitor Aware. Singlewire, based in Madison, Wisconsin, adds Visitor Aware to its existing InformaCast emergency notification and incident management system. Paul Shain, CEO of Singlewire Software, said in a statement that the deal stemmed directly from school customers asking for help with visitor check-in and student management, noting that school safety starts at the front door. Bennett Stone, creator of Visitor Aware, said he was excited for Visitor Aware to join Singlewire so organizations can add InformaCast notifications to extend the reach of critical messages during an incident.
Key Takeaways
- Singlewire Software, based in Madison, Wisconsin, acquired visitor and student management platform Visitor Aware.
- Paul Shain, CEO of Singlewire Software, said the deal stemmed from school customers asking for help with visitor check-in and student management.
- Bennett Stone, creator of Visitor Aware, said joining Singlewire would let organizations add InformaCast notifications to extend the reach of critical messages during an incident.
- Singlewire’s InformaCast system serves as an emergency notification and incident management platform, according to the article.
Original Story
Singlewire Software has acquired visitor and student management platform Visitor Aware.
Singlewire currently makes InformaCast, an emergency notification and incident management system. Adding Visitor Aware to its product lineup will help the company expand its offerings in the visitor and student management space.
The deal stemmed from its clients’ request for those capabilities, said Paul Shain, CEO of Singlewire Software, in a statement.
“It’s becoming more evident that school safety starts at the front door, so when our school customers started asking us for help with visitor check-in and student management, we went looking for a partner that could offer a solution that would exceed their expectations,” he said.
At the same time, Visitor Aware creator Bennett Stone said the deal will allow it to expand its software with InformaCast’s emergency notification features.
“We’re excited to join Singlewire so organizations can add InformaCast emergency notification to our Visitor Aware software extending the reach of critical messages to help create a safer and more responsive environment,” he said.