In this featured piece from eSchool News, Singlewire Software announces its acquisition of Visitor Aware, a tool for visitor and student management, expanding its suite of safety and communication offerings beyond the emergency notification and incident management capabilities of its InformaCast software. Paul Shain, president and CEO of Singlewire Software, said the acquisition stemmed directly from school customers asking for help with visitor check-in and student management, noting that school safety starts at the front door. Visitor Aware provides schools and other organizations with tools to screen visitors and identify threats before unwanted guests gain access to sensitive areas, scanning visitor IDs and using encrypted facial recognition to check against national sex offender and government watchlists.
Key Takeaways
- Singlewire Software acquired Visitor Aware, a tool for visitor and student management, to expand its suite of safety and communication offerings.
- Paul Shain, president and CEO of Singlewire Software, said the acquisition stemmed from school customers asking for help with visitor check-in and student management.
- Visitor Aware scans visitor IDs and uses encrypted facial recognition to screen against national sex offender and government watchlists before allowing entry.
- Bennett Stone, creator of Visitor Aware, said joining Singlewire lets organizations add InformaCast notifications to extend the reach of critical messages during an incident.
- More than 5,000 organizations in over 80 countries use Singlewire Software’s InformaCast and Visitor Aware tools, according to the company.
Original Story
Singlewire Software, the leader in solutions that help keep people safe and informed, announces its acquisition of Visitor Aware, a robust tool for visitor and student management. The acquisition enables Singlewire to expand its suite of safety and communication offerings with visitor and student management capabilities that add to the emergency notification and incident management offerings of its InformaCast software.
“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,” said Paul Shain, president and CEO of Singlewire Software. “Visitor Aware develops state-of-the-art safety solutions that help organizations keep their building secure and their people protected, which pairs perfectly with our mission of keeping people safe and informed, everywhere. Every time.