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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Upgrades Federal Signal Campus Emergency Notification System

Posted on: Monday, 2 March 2009, 08:01 CST

Integrated alerting and notification systems connects students, staff and parents

UNIVERSITY PARK, Ill., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, one of the top undergraduate engineering, science and mathematics colleges in North America, needed to enhance their critical communications capabilities they turned to Federal Signal for help.

"When it was time to upgrade our existing Federal Signal campus emergency notification system, we were anxious to add the robust capabilities of the Federal Signal SmartMSG mission-critical communications system to provide rapid real-time access to more information for our faculty, staff and students," said Michael Howard, Manager of Environmental Health and Safety at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Enable mission-critical communications

Federal Signal is a leader in the design and deployment of fully redundant indoor, outdoor and personal alerting and notification systems. Mission-critical communications systems from Federal Signal are deployed in hundreds of implementations in countries, states, counties and cities around the world.

Rose-Hulman upgraded their campus and safety security system to connect with mobile devices, landline phones, radios and e-mail addresses across the campus community. Faculty, staff and students can now opt-in to receive messages on the college's website.

"Federal Signal is delighted to deliver an enhanced level of interoperable emergency notification capability to the Rose-Hulman campus community," said John Von Thaden, director of product management for Federal Signal Corporation's Public Safety Systems Division.

More than 100 colleges and universities have deployed safety and security systems from Federal Signal's Public Safety Systems Division. For more information please visit www.federalsignal.com/CampusSafety .

About Federal Signal

Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE: FSS) is a leader in advancing security and well-being for communities and workplaces around the world. The Company designs and manufactures a suite of products and integrated solutions for municipal, governmental, industrial and airport customers. Federal Signal's portfolio of trusted, high-priority products include Bronto aerial devices, Elgin and Ravo street sweepers, Federal Signal safety and security systems, Guzzler industrial vacuums, Jetstream waterblasters and Vactor sewer cleaners. Federal Signal was founded in 1901 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. http://www.federalsignal.com

SOURCE Federal Signal Corporation

Source: PR Newswire

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