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Reach every corner of campus—in seconds.
Most campuses already have plenty of ways to send an alert—text messaging, desktop pop-ups, fire panels, outdoor sirens. But each one has its own login, its own owner, and its own blind spots, and precious minutes slip away while your team activates them. Singlewire Software brings your safety and communication tools together in one platform. With InformaCast, the InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge, and Visitor Aware, you can alert instantly across every device, reach students and staff wherever they are on campus, and respond faster to daily needs and emergencies alike.
InformaCast®. One connected system for your whole campus, in an emergency and every day.
Alert instantly with audio, text, and visuals.
Send attention-grabbing notifications from anywhere on campus.
- Use physical panic buttons and apps to activate alerts
- Monitor CAP and RSS feeds to send alerts automatically
- Integrate with video surveillance and sensors to launch notifications
Reach the right people with the right message.
Send targeted messages to select areas or across your whole campus.
- Reach everyone with comprehensive on-campus and mobile alerts, so no message is missed
- Send unique messages to specific groups and zones
- Broadcast audio, text, and visuals to connected devices like speakers and signage
Respond faster to minimize risk.
Manage every step, from the first alert to the final all-clear.
- Open location maps and links to security camera feeds
- Gather key people on a conference call or virtual meeting
- Collect confirmation responses to see who needs help, and review after-action reports
Manage emergencies and daily operations from one platform.
Campus-Wide
Notification
Send text, audio, and visual alerts to mobile phones, indoor and outdoor speakers, digital signage, desktops, and more, so no one misses a message.
Active Shooter
& Security Threats
Immediately alert everyone that an intruder is on campus, initiate a lockdown, and coordinate communication with every party, including campus security and first responders.
Campus
Lockdown
Lock down select buildings or your entire campus. With a single press, send alerts, lock doors, and gather the stakeholders who deploy a response.
911 Call
Monitoring
Know when 911 is dialed in your building, listen to and record the call for added context, and help guide responders to the right location.
Severe Weather
Alerting
Monitor National Weather Service feeds and send automated alerts when severe weather approaches campus.
Medical
Emergencies
Know the moment a medical issue occurs through integrations with AED cabinets, eyewash stations, and more.
Visitor
Check-In
Screen every visitor against national databases and create custom lists to keep unwanted guests from accessing campus buildings.
Anonymous
Tip Line
Give students and staff an anonymous way to report concerns, so you can identify issues before they become disruptions.
Complete Incident
Management
From the first alert to the final all-clear, manage every step of a critical event with access to vital resources, the ability to gather key people, and after-action reporting.
Campus-wide
Communication
Use indoor and outdoor speakers, digital signage, desktops, and mobile devices to share important information with your whole campus community, integrated with the devices you already own.
Health
Advisories
Send notifications about potential health threats, along with tips students and staff can use to protect themselves.
Equipment
Monitoring
Tie into campus connected devices to watch critical equipment that could affect operations, so you can stay ahead of potential issues.
Scheduled Announcements
& Reminders
Automate audio and text announcements for schedule changes, reminders, and other regular events, so your community stays on the same page.
IT & System
Outage Updates
Send fast, clear updates when a system goes down, and know right away when a connected device goes offline.
The InformaCast® Wearable Alert Badge.
Personal protection for faculty and staff across campus.
Campus is large, and help isn’t always close. A professor in a night lab, a staff member in a remote building, or a security officer on patrol needs a fast way to call for help. The InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge is the only wireless panic button powered directly by InformaCast. A discreet press tells your safety team who needs help and exactly where they are.
- Two button press options to distinguish everyday assistance from campus-wide emergencies
- Floor- and room-level location accuracy, so help knows exactly where to go
- Effective alerting and response through intrusive notifications and real-time insights
Bring your systems together.
Get more from what you already own.
Most campuses run a patchwork of alerting tools, each with its own interface and owner. InformaCast connects them. With nearly 100 integration partners, InformaCast helps your existing technology—indoor and outdoor speakers, digital signage, desktops, phones, sensors, and cameras—work as one. No rip and replace, no juggling separate systems, and far less time lost when every second counts.
See how other colleges and universities use InformaCast to keep students and staff safe, connected, and informed.
“We have InformaCast because it will save lives.”
Sam Small, Director of Information Technology, Centralia College
Our solutions meet the needs of community colleges, technical college, public and private universities, research campuses, and more.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Singlewire Software helps campuses keep students and staff safe and informed. Its InformaCast, InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge, Visitor Aware, and Safety Manager solutions work together to send alerts, protect people, screen visitors, and manage incidents—every day and in an emergency.
Yes. InformaCast delivers alerts as text, email, push notifications, voice, and visuals to mobile phones, indoor and outdoor speakers, digital signage, and desktops. You can reach your whole campus or a single building in seconds, so the right people get the right message right away.
Yes. InformaCast sends alerts to mobile phones and email, so commuter students get the same information as those on campus, even before they arrive. You can reach your whole community or just the group that needs to know, which helps commuters avoid an area, delay a trip, or stay away until an issue is resolved.
Yes. Many campuses run separate tools for texts, desktop alerts, sirens, and phones, each with its own login and owner. InformaCast connects these systems so you manage them from one platform, which cuts the time it takes to send an alert and helps you get more value from tools you already own.
Yes. The InformaCast Wearable Alert Badge is a wireless panic button worn on an ID badge. A press lets a professor, lab worker, or officer request help, and your safety team sees the person’s name and floor- and room-level location, so help reaches them quickly.
Yes. The Clery Act requires colleges to issue an emergency notification without delay once they confirm a threat to the campus community, and to test these procedures each year. InformaCast supports this by sending fast alerts across many channels to the whole campus or a specific area, with records you can review afterward. Requirements vary, so confirm what applies to your campus.
Yes. InformaCast works with the technology you already own, including desk phones, indoor and outdoor IP speakers, digital signage, sensors, and cameras. With nearly 100 integration partners, it brings your tools together into one system, so you avoid costly replacements and get more from what you have.
Yes. InformaCast lets you send messages to specific groups and zones, so an alert can reach one building, floor, or area without going everywhere. You can message a single classroom or your entire campus, which keeps information clear and limits unnecessary disruption.
Yes. InformaCast Respond helps your team manage an emergency from the first alert to the final all-clear. It adds real-time insights, confirmation responses, conference calling, and campus maps, so your team can coordinate a clear response and guide people to safety.
Yes. Visitor Aware helps campuses know who is on-site and keep students and staff safe. Visitor Manager screens visitors and guests in seconds against national databases, keeps digital records, and can print badges to verify guests at a glance.
Yes. Safety Manager helps your team plan, assign, and track safety drills across campus. It monitors drill completion and keeps digital records, so you can show compliance and keep your safety plans ready.
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