April 18, 2006 at 11:58 pm · Authored by Ewan · Filed under SMS

Omnilert have upgraded their e2Campus SMS alerts service for colleges and universities to version 2.0.  It’s got a host of new features:

- a few lines of code added to the website and SMS sign-up is integrated right away
- alerts can be dynamically added to the institution’s website… very smart
- additional group management functions (this looks like they’ve extended the ability for you to segment student lists and groups — e.g. 2nd year students or the like)

I’m continually encouraged to read news of this sort.  It is simply unacceptable for a college or university to be without a system such as e2Campus. 

I absolutely cannot comprehend why every single college and university isn’t made to have something like this.  I’m a huge fan.

I ask every headmaster, head teacher or provost I meet (not that this is an every day happening, you understand) the following question:

"How do you contact all your students, right now, with a time sensitive message?"

Invariably they look at me dumbfounded.  That’s not possible, they tell me.  Or ‘I don’t know?’ followed by a helpless look.  I had one guy suggest ‘I’d use a loudspeaker’.  Yeah… right.  Another told me ‘We never need to’.  Absolute rubbish.

I think it’s critical, absolutely critical, for organisations to have this sort of facility. Not just schools, colleges and universities — but big offices and factories as well. 

Anyway if you’ve any questions about the Omnilert service, talk to Bryan Crum on 1 800 936 3525 (x703) or email him bcrum@omnilert.com.