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Looking to enhance your on-site safety?

by lisa July 5, 2024

Looking to enhance staff safety? Need a reporting tool for workplace violence? Require active shooter or lockdown alerts? Need an emergency alerting app for your educational facility?

Genesis Systems and their dedicated development team have designed Incident Aware with your staff, students, or patrons’ safety in mind. Incident Aware is an easy-to-use, interactive app that allows you to communicate with staff during an emergency. Ensure the highest level of safety and preparedness with Incident Aware.

Contact Genesis today for more information!

Enhancing Compliance for Bill 553 Using Incident Aware

by lisa June 28, 2024

California's Senate Bill 553, effective from July 1, 2024, mandates comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans. Incident Aware by Genesis Systems provides a robust solution to help businesses comply with this law and ensure employee safety through advanced alerting and incident management capabilities.

  1. Enhanced Employee Safety: The primary goal of Bill 553 is to protect employees from workplace violence. Incident Aware allows employees to report suspicious or aggressive behavior discreetly using their mobile devices or desktops. Incident Aware helps quickly identify and respond to potential threats, ensuring swift action to prevent escalation.
  2. Legal and Financial Protection: Incident Aware’s detailed incident reporting capabilities provide employers with documented proof of compliance and response efforts. This feature is crucial in protecting businesses from legal repercussions and financial liabilities by offering evidence in case of litigation. It ensures that all incidents are logged, tracked, and managed according to the legal framework set by Bill 553.
  3. Improved Workplace Culture: By implementing Incident Aware, businesses can foster a culture of safety and vigilance. The platform's real-time chat, multimedia sharing, and checklist features facilitate thorough and collaborative responses to incidents, promoting a secure environment. Employees feel valued and secure, leading to higher job satisfaction, improved morale, and enhanced productivity.
  4. Increased Awareness and Education: Incident Aware emphasizes training and preparedness by guiding staff through incident reporting with preset questions and checklists. This ensures that all necessary information is captured accurately. The system's flexible notifications and compelled response options keep everyone informed and ready to act, fostering a culture of awareness and proactive prevention.
  5. Support for Vulnerable Workers: Bill 553 highlights the need to protect high-risk workers in sectors like healthcare and social services. Incident Aware’s ability to initiate location-rich panic alarms, evacuations, or lockdowns ensures that these workers receive immediate support during emergencies. The system’s multi-location alerting capability ensures comprehensive coverage across different facilities.

Implementing Bill 553 may pose challenges, but Incident Aware simplifies this process. Its configurable layout, integration with existing phone systems, and automated workflows streamline compliance efforts. By leveraging Incident Aware, businesses can efficiently meet the requirements of Bill 553, ensuring a safer and more compliant workplace.

California’s new workplace violence prevention law marks a significant step towards employee safety. Incident Aware by Genesis Systems is an essential tool for businesses to meet the law’s requirements. Its advanced alerting, incident management, and real-time collaboration features enhance safety, legal protection, workplace culture, awareness, and support for vulnerable workers. As the importance of workplace safety continues to grow, Incident Aware stands out as a vital component in creating a secure and thriving work environment

Alerting with Incident Aware

by lisa June 14, 2024

Genesis' Emergency Alerting & Management Solutions provide a sophisticated and comprehensive approach to emergency response, seamlessly blending rapid alerting and on-site paging with meticulous incident management. This integrated solution significantly enhances your organization's safety protocols. Let’s explore how overhead paging, when integrated with Genesis' Incident Aware, can revolutionize your emergency response strategy.

 One of the standout features of Incident Aware is its ability to initiate pages and alerts from a single platform. Alerts can be broadcast over a variety of channels, including SIP phones, multicast devices, email, SMS, desktop computers, mobile devices, fire and alarm panels, and more. This multi-channel communication ensures that everyone receives critical information promptly, regardless of their location or the device they are using.

 Reach out to Genesis today to discover how our solutions can benefit your organization.

Alerting Solutions with Genesis Systems

by lisa June 7, 2024

Keeping your team safe during emergencies is crucial. Genesis Systems has Alerting Solutions to help you manage emergencies efficiently and keep everyone informed. Here’s how our system can make a difference:

Quick and Easy Notifications

Alert selected groups or notify all staff members about on-site emergencies quickly. This ensures everyone knows what’s happening right away.

Fast Panic Alarms

With just two clicks, you can send panic alarms, initiate evacuations, or start lockdowns. Our alerts include location details to help coordinate the response.

Multi-Site Alerts

Our system works for organizations with multiple locations. You can send and receive alerts across all your buildings, ensuring everyone is covered.

Reliable Push Notifications

In emergencies, push notifications ensure your messages reach mobile users, no matter where they are.

Multiple Alert Channels

We send alerts via email, SMS, and desktop notifications. This way, everyone gets the message, no matter their preferred method.

Real-Time Collaboration

Our 911 alerting feature allows staff to collaborate in real-time, sharing notes and comments to handle the situation better.

Easy Integration

Genesis Systems integrates with your existing cloud or on-premises telephone system, enhancing your current setup without major changes.

A reliable alerting system is essential for managing emergencies. Our solution ensures your team is informed and ready to respond quickly. Contact us today to learn how our alerting solutions can improve your emergency response.

Emergency Safety for Educational Institutions

by lisa May 14, 2024

Ensuring the safety and security of Educational Institutions is crucial. With the implementation of Incident Aware by Genesis Systems, campuses transform their emergency response capabilities, revolutionizing how they handle crises and safeguard their Educational Community.

Knowledge is power, especially during emergencies. Incident Aware equips security staff with immediate access to crucial information during emergency incidents, enhancing the overall safety of the campus. Security personnel can now pinpoint the exact location of a caller on-site the moment a 911 call is made, allowing for swift and precise response actions. Real-time call monitoring further empowers security teams to initiate an effective response promptly, ensuring the well-being of everyone on campus.

With Incident Aware, the campus experienced a remarkable reduction in response time during emergency drills. Real-time notifications now reach all staff and students across the campus promptly, slashing the delay in reaching smaller buildings by several critical minutes. This swift response can mean the difference between safety and chaos in a crisis.

Genesis Systems has revolutionized emergency communication framework. Through innovative cloud and on-premises integration and alerting solutions offered by Incident Aware & GenAlert continues to lead the charge in providing innovative, reliable, and flexible solutions for meeting complex communication needs.

 Incident Aware: Transforming Campus Safety, One Alert at a Time.

Benefits of switching to a Hosted Environment

by lisa April 26, 2024

In today's dynamic business landscape, staying competitive means embracing innovation, efficiency, and adaptability. One significant shift that forward-thinking businesses are making is transitioning to hosted software solutions. Moving away from traditional on-premises software to hosted options offers a multitude of benefits, revolutionizing the way companies operate. Let's explore why making this transition with your Genesis Software is a strategic move for any business. 

Cost-Effectiveness: Hosting software off-site eliminates hefty upfront investments in hardware, infrastructure, and maintenance. Through a subscription-based model with Genesis Systems, businesses enjoy predictable monthly expenses, avoiding unexpected costs from hardware failures.

Scalability: With Genesis Systems our hosted solutions offer scalability tailored to the needs of your business. Whether you're a small startup or a large enterprise, you can easily scale your software resources up or down as your business grows or requirements change. This flexibility ensures that you're never paying for more than what you need.

Accessibility with Flexibility: With hosted software, access isn't restricted to a single physical location or device. Employees can securely access applications and data from anywhere with an internet connection, enabling remote work, collaboration, and productivity. This flexibility is particularly advantageous in today's mobile-driven work environment.

Streamlined Maintenance & Support: Say goodbye to the hassle of managing software updates, patches, and troubleshooting. Hosted software providers handle maintenance tasks, ensuring that your applications are always up-to-date and running smoothly. Additionally, comprehensive support services are typically included, minimizing downtime and maximizing productivity.

Enhanced Collaboration & Integration: Many hosted software solutions offer seamless integration with other business tools and applications, fostering collaboration and streamlining workflows. Whether it's integrating with PBX, paging system, or other communication tools, businesses can create cohesive ecosystems that enhance efficiency and decision-making.

By embracing hosted software, organizations can unlock new levels of agility, efficiency, and competitiveness, positioning themselves for long-term success in an ever-evolving marketplace. Contact Genesis Systems today to learn more about our hosted offerings.

Genesis Call Accounting & Tracking

by lisa April 19, 2024

Genesis Call Accounting is an advanced cloud-based solution that seamlessly integrates with your RingCentral system, enhancing your organization's telecommunications intelligence. It offers precise control over costs, performance, usage, and system security through a range of dynamic features designed to optimize your communication infrastructure.

 Core Features:

 Automated & Customizable Reporting: With Genesis, receive tailored summarized reports or detailed analytics directly to your inbox, facilitating swift and informed decision-making through automated and flexible reporting capabilities.

 Streamlined Call Management: Genesis offers seamless navigation of call logs, concise management summaries, detailed call analysis, and precise access to recordings, ensuring efficient oversight and restricted access to communication data.

 Centralized Oversight for Multi-Site Operations: Genesis ensures standardized reporting and vigilant monitoring across all sites and remote workers, simplifying communication management while proactively detecting unauthorized activity.

 

Discover the future of communication management with Genesis Call Accounting, where every detail is an opportunity for growth. With Genesis and RingCentral, you're not just implementing a solution, you're investing in a future where communication management is intuitive, answers are easily accessible, emergencies are effectively handled, and every call brings valuable insights.

Choose Genesis for smarter, safer and more strategic communication and emergency management solution.

GenAlert Real-time 911 Alerting

by lisa April 12, 2024

Genesis System’s Real-time 911 solutions, GenAlert offers customers a strategic advantage in fortifying their organizational resilience and responsiveness during critical situations. This cutting-edge feature operates by identifying and promptly notifying users of 911 and other emergency calls moving through their network, ensuring rapid situational awareness, and coordinated action when seconds count. By Adding GenAlert as your real-time 911 solution, customers can significantly enhance the safety infrastructure of their operations, establishing a robust framework for handling emergencies with utmost efficiency and efficacy.

Beyond its fundamental role in strengthening safety protocols, the implementation of GenAlert equips customers with a transformative toolset for optimizing emergency response procedures. By harnessing the power of real-time call identification and alerting mechanisms, organizations can streamline their response workflows, facilitating quicker resource mobilization, seamless coordination with emergency services, and informed decision-making. This proactive approach not only fosters a culture of preparedness within the organization but also provides a sense of security and confidence among employees and stakeholders, positioning the customer at the forefront of emergency management excellence.

Genesis Systems Support

by lisa April 5, 2024

Genesis Systems offers unparalleled technical support, setting the standard in the industry. With a team of highly trained and dedicated professionals, we provide comprehensive assistance to ensure seamless operation and maximum efficiency of their systems. Whether it's troubleshooting issues, offering guidance on system optimization, or providing timely updates, Genesis Systems' technical support goes above and beyond to meet the diverse needs of our clients. Our proactive approach to problem-solving and commitment to customer satisfaction make us a trusted partner for businesses relying on cutting-edge telecom technology.

Contact Genesis Systems today for more information on our product offerings and unlimited support. 

Strengthening Municipalities through Genesis Public Alerting

by lisa March 28, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of municipal governance, ensuring the safety and well-being of residents is a top priority. Effective communication during emergencies is essential for municipalities to fulfill this duty. However, traditional alerting methods often struggle to reach everyone efficiently. Enter Genesis Public Alerting, a powerful tool that is transforming emergency communication for municipalities.

Key Features:

  1. Multi-Channel Delivery: Utilizes SMS, email, voice calls, social media, and mobile apps to reach residents across diverse demographics.
  2. Geo-Targeting: Precisely targets alerts to specific areas within the municipality, ensuring relevant information reaches those affected.
  3. Customizable Templates: Enables municipalities to create tailored alert messages for various scenarios, such as weather emergencies, public safety incidents, or health advisories.
  4. Comprehensive Reporting: Provides municipalities with detailed analytics to evaluate alert effectiveness and engagement, enabling continuous improvement of emergency communication strategies. 

Benefits:

  1. Enhanced Situational Awareness: Empowers residents with timely and targeted alerts, enabling them to take proactive measures to protect themselves and their families.
  2. Rapid Response: Facilitates swift dissemination of critical information, allowing municipalities to respond promptly to emergencies and mitigate risks.
  3. Community Trust: Builds trust and confidence in municipal authorities by delivering transparent and accurate information during crises, fostering positive relationships with residents.
  4. Cost-Efficiency: Offers a scalable and cost-effective solution compared to traditional alerting methods, ensuring municipalities can allocate resources effectively.
  5. Regulatory Compliance: Helps municipalities comply with emergency communication regulations and standards, demonstrating their commitment to public safety.

 Genesis Public Alerting is a game-changer for municipalities seeking to enhance emergency communication and ensure the safety of their residents. By leveraging advanced technology and comprehensive features, municipalities can effectively reach their communities during emergencies, saving lives and strengthening community resilience. With Genesis Public Alerting, municipalities can navigate crises with confidence, knowing they have the tools to communicate effectively and protect their residents.