Mass Notification Systems

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Achieving Critical Mass Notification

May 1, 2013

High profile incidents are fueling greater demand than ever before for mass notification systems (MNS). Find out how new technologies, standards, designs, installation techniques and practices are helping fire/life-safety solution providers grow their MNS business and help clients better deal with emergencies.

Tech Talk: The Quest for Intelligent Speech

September 4, 2012

How many times have you been in a public place and heard an announcement that was impossible to recognize? What if the message was an evacuation order for assistance in exiting a burning building? Learn the critical facets of speech intelligibility and how to test for it.

Fire Side Chat: Cracking the 2013 National Fire Alarm Signaling Code

September 4, 2012

New requirements for total coverage, remote alarm indication, audible and visible notification, mass notification systems, and evacuation messages are among the many changes in store for the latest version of NFPA 72. Get a jump on what you’ll need to know to satisfy AHJs with an overview of the updated National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code.

Notification Methods You Need to Know

April 12, 2012

Mass notification and emergency communications systems have received a lot of attention in recent years and represent a growing market for installing life-safety system contractors. Picking up where the previous column left off, find out where and how code plays a part, as well as the many different types of systems and applications.

Behind the Scenes of Mass Notification & Emergency Communications

March 9, 2012

Mass notification systems have received a lot of attention in recent years and represent a growing market for installing life-safety system contractors. Find out how this area developed, where it differs and overlaps with emergency communication systems, and where this market is heading.

ATI Systems Increases Sales Support Team

November 21, 2011

Mass notification solutions provider Acoustic Technology Inc. (ATI Systems) has appointed Ralph Nichols as sales director.

Cooper Notification WAVES HPSA-7100 Series

October 1, 2011

Cooper Notification of Long Branch, N.J., introduces the WAVES HPSA-7100 Series, a wide-area mass notification system (MNS) that can be integrated with an organization's existing audio source, including fire alarm control panels (FACP).

Alertus Technologies ECS Alert Beacons

September 29, 2011

Beltsville, Md.-based Alertus Technologies' Alert Beacons, wall-mounted text-to-speech interface modules, digital signage and computer desktop alerts that can integrate seamlessly with Gamewell-FCI by Honeywell E3 Series of fire alarm and other emergency communications systems (ECS).