Citizen Notification Service (CNS) is a web-based non-emergency and emergency notification system that allows federal, state, and local governments to share information directly with the public via email, phone, and text message. Developed by the makers of CrimeWeb.net (a web-based service that facilitates the exchange of public safety related information between law enforcement agencies and the community), CNS can reach thousands of people in minutes with one easy-to-send alert that is transmitted simultaneously to each subscriber’s cell phone, pager, PDA, and e-mail accounts.
Hosted, Turn-Key Services
You don’t have to worry about installation, customization, hosting, or any other IT head aches. We can quickly and efficiently get you up and running on dedicated servers housed in our secure data center.
Near-Instant Notification
When visitors register for the service they can select to receive notifications by email, SMS, and/or phone. This flexibility assures subscribers receive information via the most effective method(s).
Customization
The web site design and email design will be customized to match your city web site, and we will host the site at a unique URL (such as www.arlingtoncns.com). We can also extend the application to meet your exact specifications. Whether your needs are as simple as adding new fields to the registration form or something as complicated as integrating with a legacy reverse 911 system, almost anything is possible.
Push and Pull Notifications
While notifications are pushed out instantly via email, sms, or phone, notification information is also automatically archived on the web site for visitors to pull down on demand. This allows a new visitor to see what has been sent in the past or an existing subscriber to review notifications online at their leisure.
Extensive Administration Tools
Quickly and painlessly manage the site content via web based forms. Adding new notification types is a snap, and is performed via an easy to use HTML editor with spell check. Notifications can also include multiple images, and it’s possible to attach documents to both email and web site notifications.
Permissions and Workflow
Grant administrative users rights to add notifications to the entire site or only certain portions of notification types. You may also require approvals of all notifications before they are sent. Automatic subscription cleanup Bad email addresses are automatically removed from your lists insuring you have accurate counts and locations of subscribers
Multilingual Capable
The service has the capability of sending notifications in multiple languages.
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