Rave Mobile Safety, a provider of the critical communication and collaboration platform, and Multi-Award Winner in the Annual ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Five Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce its 12^th consecutive year of revenue growth as government agencies, corporations and educational institutions continued to turn to Rave to power their critical communication and collaboration efforts.

Rave’s critical communication solutions sent close to 2 billion messages in 2021, for a 30% increase over 2020, and were utilized in an incident response every 12 seconds.

In 2021, over 500 new customers across the education, corporate, and public sectors leveraged Rave’s solutions to address their most pressing safety and communication challenges, which included:

• Enhancing response to natural disasters through targeted emergency mass notifications

• Ongoing communication about COVID-19

• Timely notifications on cyberattacks and system outages

• Managing compliance with established business continuity procedures

• Swiftly addressing threats of violence, and

• Providing first responders with increased situational awareness

(See how your organization can get the right information to the right people to respond effectively in an emergency with Rave’s critical communication and collaboration platform, so that you can do all that you can today. Courtesy of Rave Mobile Safety and YouTube.)

Rave Mobile Safety’s key customers include all 14 universities in the Big Ten Conference in higher education; the Denver Health and Hospital Authority, CoxHealth and Inova Health System in healthcare; Lear Corporation, Michigan University Federal Credit Union, and Seaboard Foods in corporate and manufacturing; and statewide deployments in Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

“We rely on our partnership with Rave Mobile Safety to keep residents and visitors informed with LENSAlert and first responders aware with Rave’s Smart911 service,” explains Jody Meiman, Louisville Metro Emergency Services Executive Director.

“We urge Louisville residents to sign-up for Smart911 as a free and private service to share critical personal and medical information that allows first responders to arrive on scene prepared with the right knowledge and resources in an emergency, saving critical time when seconds count,” continued Meiman.

Rave Acquisition of AppArmor Extends Market Leadership

• Rave Mobile Safety’s momentum continues into 2022 with the company’s recent acquisition of AppArmor, an industry leader in providing custom-branded mobile safety apps.

• Together, Rave and AppArmor offer a scalable and robust critical communication and collaboration platform with added agile mobile app customization capabilities.

• The combination delivers best-in-class product innovation, mobile-first customization and customer-focused services in safety and incident response solutions.

(See a brief demonstration of press coverage for AppArmor apps across the globe. Courtesy of AppArmor and YouTube.)

Rave Aware Enables CAD Data Sharing

• Rave’s continued growth comes at a time when public safety agencies are increasingly looking for ways to speed response, share data, increase collaboration, and enhance the safety of first responders.

• As a solution to meet these needs, Rave recently launched Rave Aware™, a new solution that enables Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) data sharing and facilitates interoperability between CAD systems.

• 9-1-1 call centers and emergency response agencies benefit from improved operational efficiencies and greater situational awareness across jurisdictions.

(Residents and visitors pass through cities and towns daily, making it difficult to keep everyone informed and up-to-date when an emergency strikes. Learn how your role in community safety can be positively impacted by stronger communication. Courtesy of Rave Mobile Safety and YouTube.)

Partnership with RapidDeploy Seamlessly Delivers Rave data to 9-1-1

• Rave has also partnered with RapidDeploy to provide Rave data into 9-1-1 call centers to better inform emergency response, get help onsite more quickly and add context on the caller’s condition.

• The integration of Rave Mobile Safety’s Smart911™ emergency profiles, facility floor plans, and Rave Panic Button™ event data into RapidDeploy’s RadiusPlus mapping system seamlessly delivers additional critical information to the telecommunicator’s native interface.

• “We share Rave’s mission to ensure the best response in a crisis for our communities and first responders,” said Steven Raucher, RapidDeploy co-founder and CEO.

• “Our partnership with Rave allows us to share critical life-saving information with telecommunicators, directly on the map as part of the 9-1-1 workflow.”

Operational Messaging Expands Notifications Beyond Emergency Alerts

• Rave Mobile Safety has introduced operational messaging to expand communications beyond emergency alerts to informational updates, sales promotions, and marketing messages.

• Driven by the goal to prevent spam messages and strengthen emergency messages, Rave supports the industry’s new 10-digit long code (10DLC) requirements. Organizations can send both operational messages and emergency messages from different, clearly defined phone numbers in line with the latest requirements from mobile carriers.

• “The face of public safety and critical communication is constantly evolving, and we are committed to providing our customers with solutions that solve for their most pressing challenges,” said Todd Piett, Chief Executive Officer at Rave.

• “It’s more important than ever that emergency response and critical data are taken out of siloes so those tasked with public safety can share information and seamlessly work together to protect their communities.”

Recent recognition for Rave is highlighted by inclusion in BuiltIn’s Best Midsize Places to Work in Boston list, a 2021 Security Today New Product of the Year Award (Rave Collaborate), the Mass Technology Leadership Council Tech Top 50, and their Multi-Award Win in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program – for their Fifth Consecutive Year.

Rave Mobile Safety is a leading provider of critical communication and collaboration technology used to save lives, manage crisis incidents and increase resiliency.

From major disasters and crisis events to everyday emergencies and operational incidents, the Rave Mobile Safety platform enables critical data sharing, mass notification and emergency response coordination.

Over 8,000 first responder, emergency management, 9-1-1, and federal, state and local agencies, as well as corporations, healthcare organizations, universities and schools all rely on Rave Mobile Safety to prepare better, respond faster, recover quicker and mitigate anticipated critical incidents.

Learn how Rave can enable you to do all you can today™ to keep everyone safe, by visiting www.ravemobilesafety.com today.

Rave Mobile Safety Takes Platinum & Gold in Fifth Consecutive ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

American Security Today’s Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards is the preeminent U.S. Homeland Security Awards Program, and now entering its Seventh Year, continues to recognize industry leaders of Physical and Border Security, Cybersecurity, Emergency Preparedness – Management and Response, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal government agencies in the acknowledgment of their outstanding efforts to Keep our Nation Secure.

Rave Mobile Safety (First of Two)

• Best COVID-19 Communications Solution

• Rave Coronavirus Recovery Solution

• As public safety and first responders continue to struggle with the implications of COVID-19, it is more crucial than ever that they are able to proactively identify, communicate with and respond to those at greatest risk.

• Of equal importance is ensuring the protection of first responders to COVID-19 exposure, and in order to provide better safety and communication capabilities to organizations across all industries, Rave Mobile Safety developed its Coronavirus Recovery Solution, to enable these organizations and agencies to adhere to national and local guidelines while creating a safe environment for their staff and community.

• Two key applications include Critical Communications for timely, targeted, and personal notifications to employees and members within an organization; and Mass Notifications across 9-1-1, first responders, and emergency management to protect public safety through natural disasters, operational events, and crisis incidents.

(Learn what to look for in a critical communications platform and how it can help your agency improve response efforts during your coronavirus recovery efforts. Courtesy of Rave Mobile Safety and YouTube.)

Rave Mobile Safety (Second of Two)

• Best Risk, Crisis Management Solution

• Rave Collaborate

• It’s challenging to have paper-based checklists sitting in a folder or notes on a personal mobile phone when lifesaving decisions and actions must be made.

• Teams need to be prepared for all possible events and make strategic decisions quickly during those initial critical moments of an incident as first responders arrive on scene.

• Rave Collaborate ensures all key resources can be easily found and implemented when the unimaginable occurs.

• Staff can quickly see what needs to be done, make appropriate response decisions, and account for their actions.

(See how you can Mitigate Operational Disruptions, and initiate communication during major events, from severe weather to facility closures, power outages and road closures to operational issues that impact your supply chain, infrastructure and IT. Courtesy of Rave Mobile Safety.)

• *Rave Mobile Safety was also recognized with Multiple Award Wins in the 2020, 2019, 2018 and 2017 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Programs.

The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards highlight the most cutting-edge and forward-thinking security solutions coming onto the market today, to ensure our readers have the information they need to stay ahead of the competition and keep our Nation safe – one facility, street, and city at a time.

The United States was forever changed 20 years ago on September 11th, and we were fortunate to have many of those who responded to those horrific tragedies join us at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon.

In the days that followed 9/11, the critical needs of protecting our country catapulted us into new and innovative ways to secure our homeland – which is how many of the agencies and enterprise organizations that are today ‘ASTORS’ Awards Champions, came into being.

Our 2021 keynote speaker featured a moving and informative address from TSA Administrator and Vice-Admiral of the United States Coast Guard (Ret), David Pekoske; to our attendees who traveled from across the United States and abroad, on the strategic priorities of the 64,000 member TSA workforce in securing the transportation system, enabling safe, and in many cases, contactless travel.

Legendary Police Commissioner William Bratton of the New York Police Department, the Boston Police Department, and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department was also live at the event, meeting with attendees and signing copies of his latest work ‘The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America,’ courtesy of the generosity of our 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Premier Sponsors.

The 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program was Proudly Sponsored by AMAROK, Fortior Solutions and SIMS Software, along with Returning Premier Sponsors ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Automatic Systems, and Reed Exhibitions.

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.

Comprehensive List of Categories Include:

Access Control/ Identification	Personal/Protective Equipment	Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism
Perimeter Barrier/ Deterrent System	Interagency Interdiction Operation	Cloud Computing/Storage Solution
Facial/IRIS Recognition	Body Worn Video Product	Cyber Security
Video Surveillance/VMS	Mobile Technology	Anti-Malware
Audio Analytics	Disaster Preparedness	ID Management
Thermal/Infrared Camera	Mass Notification System	Fire & Safety
Metal/Weapon Detection	Rescue Operations	Critical Infrastructure
License Plate Recognition	Detection Products	COVID Innovations
Workforce Management	Government Security Programs	And Many Others to Choose From!

Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?

Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

In 2021 over 200 distinguished guests representing Federal, State and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms gathered from across North America, Europe and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields which included:

• The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• ICE Homeland Security Investigations (ICE HSI)
• Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
• The Federal Protective Service (FPS)
• Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
• DHS Science & Technology (S&T)
• The National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health (NCDMPH)
• The American Red Cross
• The InfraGard National Alliance
• The Metropolitan Police (MPD)
• The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
• Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)
• The Federal Air Marshals Service
• The San Diego Harbor Police Foundation, and Many More!

Corporate firms, the majority of which return year to year to build upon their record of accomplishment include:

AlertMedia, Allied Universal, AMAROK, ATI Systems, Attivo Networks, Axis Communications, Automatic Systems of America, BriefCam, Canon U.S.A., Fortior Solutions, guardDog.ai, Hanwha Techwin of America, HID Global, Mark43, IPVideo Corporation, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Lumina Analytics, NEC National Security Systems, NICE Public Safety, OnSolve, PureTech Systems, Quantum Corporation, Rave Mobile Safety, Regroup Mass Notification, Robotic Assistance Devices, Rajant Corporation, SafeLogic, Senstar Corporation, ShotSpotter, Singlewire Software, SolarWinds Worldwide, Teledyne FLIR, Valor Systems, and Wiresecure, just to name a few!

Why American Security Today?

The traditional security marketplace has long been covered by a host of publications putting forward the old school basics to what is Today – a fast-changing security landscape.

American Security Today is uniquely focused on the broader Homeland Security & Public Safety marketplace with over 75,000 readers at the Federal, State, and local levels of government as well as firms allied to the government.

American Security Today brings forward a fresh compelling look and read with our customized digital publications that hold readers’ eyes throughout the story with cutting-edge editorial that provides solutions to their challenges.

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AST Digital Publications are distributed to over 75,000 qualified government and homeland security professionals, in federal, state, local, and private security sectors.

‘PROTECTING OUR NATION, ONE CITY AT A TIME’

AST Reaches both Private & Public Experts, essential to meeting these new challenges.

Today’s new generation of public safety and security experts need real-time knowledge to deal with domestic and international terrorism, lone wolf attacks, unprecedented urban violence, shifts in society, culture, and media bias – making it increasingly difficult for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Military and Private Security Professionals to implement coordinated security measures to ensure national security and improve public safety.

These experts are from Government at the federal, state, and local level as well as from private firms allied to the government.

AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website, and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.

AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.

Other areas of concern include Transportation Hubs, Public Assemblies, Government Facilities, Sporting & Concert Stadiums, our Nation’s Schools & Universities, and Commercial Business Destinations – all enticing targets due to the large number of persons and resources clustered together.

(See just a few highlights of American Security Today’s 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon at ISC East. Courtesy of My Pristine Images and Vimeo.)

To learn more about ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award Winners solutions, please see the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS Edition Fully Interactive Magazine – the Best Products of 2021 ‘A Year in Review’.

The Annual CHAMPIONS edition includes a review of Annual ‘ASTORS’ Award Winning products and programs, highlighting key details on many of the winning firm’s products and services, including video interviews and more.

It serves as your Go-To Source throughout the year for ‘The Best of 2021 Products and Services‘ endorsed by American Security Today, and can satisfy your agency’s and/or organization’s most pressing Homeland Security and Public Safety needs.

From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection, and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION has what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.

It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.

• For a complete list of 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Award Winners, begin HERE.

For more information on All Things American Security Today, as well as the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, please contact Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

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