InformaCast Advanced

Unite disparate systems in one powerful solution to administer critical messages that help keep people safe throughout a building or campus.

 

 

 
 
 

On-Premises Notification

InformaCast is a notification software solution that transforms devices on any network into a powerful system for IP paging and emergency IT alerting. It integrates easily with Cisco phones overhead speakers, strobes, panic buttons, and more to increase the speed, reach, and success rate of emergency alerts. And with InformaCast Resiliency, you never need to worry about your notifications failing to send. 

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Benefits:
  • Integrate with existing systems
  • Reach devices throughout a building our campus
  • Broadcast live, ad hoc or prerecorded audio
  • Quick and easy distribution of critical information

Send Messages From:

  • Desk phones
  • Web console
  • Internet of Things

Send Messages As: 

  • Live audio
  • Ad hoc audio
  • Prerecorded audio
  • Email

Send Messages To:

  • Cisco IP Phones
  • Mobile phones
  • IP speakers and clocks
  • Analog paging system
  • Computer desktops
  • Email
  • Twitter
  • Digital signage
  • Internet of Things

Find the Right Solution

InformaCast Advanced takes users beyond Basic Paging and can reach connected devices within a building or campus. However, that’s not always enough to make sure messages are being read. InformaCast Mobile utilizes a mobile app text alert system and web console to reach people on their mobile devices, and InformaCast Fusion provides the best of both worlds, bringing together the ability to reach mobile and on-premises devices from a single interface. See the capabilities of each solution below to determine which is the best fit for you.

 

Emergency Mass Notification System

    Basic*   

Emergency & Mass Notification System

   Mobile   

Text Alert & Emergency Notification System

 Advanced 

Emergency Notification System Solutions

 Fusion  
 Send Text and/or Audio From:
  Desk phones  X1   X X
  Web console   X X X
  iOS or Android mobile app   X   X
  Other systems     X X
 
 Send Text and/or Audio To:
  Cisco IP phones  X1   X X
  Desk phones        X2
  Mobile phones   X   X
  SMS text   X   X
  Phone calls   X   X
  Push notifications   X   X
  Email   X X X
  IP speakers and clocks     X X
  Analog paging system     X X
  Computer desktops     X X
  Twitter   X X X
  Digital signage     X X
  Internet of Things     X X
 
 Automatically Broadcast Notifications for:
  Outbound calls to 911     X  X*
  Incoming severe weather (via CAP)   X X X
  Conference call collaboration   X X X
  Cisco Webex Teams   X     X*
  Microsoft Teams       X
  Night bell     X  X*
  School bells     X X
 
 Event Management
  Message confirmation and escalation   X X X
  Command Center   X   X
  Geo-location and boundary triggers    X   X
  Monitor events in real-time   X   X
 
 Architecture Type
  Onsite virtual appliance X   X X
  Cloud server   X    
  Hybrid cloud architecture       X
  Internet survivability   X   X
  Hardware appliance       X
  WAN survivability       X

 

1 Exclusively for Cisco UCM, users can participate in making and receiving live audio pages to Cisco IP phones,
and can reach up to 50 Cisco IP phones at the same time with Basic Paging.
 2 Phones capable of listening for an audio stream sent over a multicast IP address and port

* Exclusively for Cisco UCM

InformaCast Advanced FAQ

Interested in learning more? Our FAQs will help you get started understanding what kind of requirements are needed for InformaCast mass notification software and how it can best be deployed in your organization.

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Resources

Take a deeper dive into how InformaCast transforms the way organizations manage emergency notification. Check out our user guides, data sheets, case studies, white papers and more to see which of our notification solutions is right for you.

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