In this featured piece by Security Info Watch, the outlet spotlights Visitor Aware, a tool from Singlewire Software that combines visitor screening with the company’s existing InformaCast mass notification and incident management capabilities. InformaCast lets organizations send custom, widely distributed text and audio alerts about critical events, supported by real-time insights, virtual collaboration, and digital safety resources to manage a crisis from start to finish. Visitor Aware adds the ability to screen visitor IDs against sex offender databases, government watchlists, and legal injunctions using encrypted facial recognition, which the article notes results in fewer false positives. The combined solution requires no proprietary hardware, letting organizations use devices they already have in place.
Key Takeaways
- Visitor Aware, from Singlewire Software, combines visitor screening with the company’s InformaCast mass notification and incident management platform.
- Visitor Aware screens visitor IDs against sex offender databases, government watchlists, and legal injunctions using encrypted facial recognition.
- Encrypted facial recognition helps reduce false positives compared with other visitor screening methods, according to the article.
- The combined Visitor Aware and InformaCast solution requires no proprietary hardware, allowing organizations to use their existing devices.
- If a flagged visitor attempts entry, the system can set off InformaCast notifications, while approved visitors can be added to temporary distribution lists to receive alerts during their visit.
Original Story
Visitor Aware is an emergency communication solution that helps organizations detect threats, notify all their people, and manage incidents from start to finish. Part of the InformaCast software long been used by organizations to send in-building and mobile alerts about critical events. With custom-built messages, organizations can alert their people about any kind of incident and widely distribute information using, text and audio so no one misses a message. These mass notification capabilities are combined with a complete incident management toolset to handle any crisis an organization may encounter. Organizations can leverage real-time insights, virtual collaboration, digital safety resources, and reporting to help with their emergency response.