In this featured piece by Canadian Occupational Safety, the outlet reports on the origin story behind Visitor Aware and its integration into Singlewire Software’s suite of safety tools. Bennett Stone created Visitor Aware after noticing his daughter’s Arizona elementary school lacked an effective way to monitor who was entering the building, developing a program that scans visitor IDs and uses encrypted facial recognition to check sex offender registries, government watchlists, and active legal injunctions. Singlewire Software, which sends alerts to devices like computers, phones, and tablets through its InformaCast software, acquired Visitor Aware after customers began asking for help with visitor check-in and student management.
Key Takeaways
- Bennett Stone created Visitor Aware after noticing his daughter’s Arizona elementary school lacked an effective way to monitor visitors entering the building.
- Visitor Aware scans visitor IDs and uses encrypted facial recognition to screen against sex offender registries, government watchlists, and active legal injunctions.
- Singlewire Software, which operates in 80 countries and works with more than 5,000 organizations, acquired Visitor Aware after school customers requested help with visitor check-in and student management.
- Paul Shain, CEO of Singlewire Software, said Visitor Aware pairs with the company’s mission of keeping people safe and informed.
Original Story
A new technology is becoming available to improve safety at schools by scanning and closely monitoring visitors.
Bennett Stone created Visitor Aware while his daughter was in elementary school in Arizona. He noticed the school didn’t have an effective way to monitor and track who was coming and going from the school, “just giving me and other parents peace of mind to know who’s around their children.”
Singlewire Software specializes in safety communication during critical events by using its InformaCast software that sends alerts to electronic devices like computers, phones, and tablets being used by staff and students. It operates in 80 countries and works with more than 5,000 organizations, hundreds of which are in Canada.
When the company saw Visitor Aware, it knew it had to incorporate it into its suite of tools, as it competes with other companies using technological advancements to improve workplace safety.
“Our school customers started asking us for help with visitor check-in and student management,” says Singlewire CEO Paul Shain. “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.”