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CASE Emergency Systems Acquired by Knightscope

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Public Safety Innovator Continues Market Expansion with Growth Accelerator MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Knightscope, Inc. (Nasdaq: KSCP) (“Knightscope” or the “Company”), a leading developer of autonomous security robots, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire CASE Emergency Systems (“CASE”) and to close on the transaction during October. The acquisition is planned to boost the company’s revenues while increasing… [Read More...]

Your Questions About Emergency Communications – Answered

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When it comes to the safety of students, nearly everyone can agree that taking extra precautions is worth the effort. However, there’s always two sides to every solution. For example, fencing off campuses and controlling one point of entry limits access by unauthorized persons, but it can cause traffic and delays. Emergency communications equipment often brings up similar questions… which… [Read More...]

Why Phone Companies are Quitting Copper Wiring

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In 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that telephone companies were not required to maintain traditional copper telephone lines as long as they had a suitable replacement in place. Since that time, phone companies across the country have been looking into alternative wiring for a number of reasons.1. Copper isn’t as cheap as it used to be.
Copper is… [Read More...]

How Safe Are Our Schools?

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The Data Isn’t Clear, But One Answer Is – CASE In November of 2021, Education Week published an article discussing the apparent rise in school violence – not only amongst students, but also altercations involving teachers and staff. While there hasn’t been any hard data that proves an increase in the number of reported cases, the conversation has clearly changed… [Read More...]

Are You Ready to Say Goodbye to 3G?

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AT&T and Verizon are Retiring 3G Service This Year Because cellular customers want more data, more speed, and clearer, more stable calls many major providers have been upgrading their service to 4G and 5G. At the same time, they’ve been discontinuing 3G service so they can concentrate on maintaining the new technology at the levels customers expect.
One of the… [Read More...]

University of Texas at Austin Adding Blue Light Towers and E-Phones to West Campus

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As university campuses and surrounding communities expand, public safety needs change. Even a school with ample emergency communications in its central campus locations can find students experiencing worry or fear at the edges of campus or in more remote areas like bus stops or athletic fields. For the University of Texas at Austin, students had long been petitioning campus officials… [Read More...]

When “Networked” Doesn’t Work

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How CASE Equipment Prevents System-Wide Failures There’s a lot of talk these days about making sure everything is “connected” or “running in parallel” or “synced,” but it’s not truly the best way to set up a reliable emergency communications system. Ideally, each unit should function independently – ensuring the full system has as many functioning units as possible at any… [Read More...]

What an Increase in Cell-Only Usage Means for Public Safety

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Some recent data shows an increasing trend to get rid of traditional telephone landlines and instead use only cellular/mobile phone service. Since about 2016, fewer and fewer people are using landlines and the number of people relying solely on their cell phones keeps growing. This means a few things in regards to public safety.
1. People may be more connected… [Read More...]

Always Working Overtime for Employee Safety

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Regardless of industry, size of business, or where it is located, people are the most important assets any company can have. Making sure they stay safe on the job at all times is one way smart employers improve employee retention and satisfaction. For one of our clients in particular, United Rentals, management wanted to upgrade security and safety in its… [Read More...]

There’s More than One CASE Solution

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Pick-Ups, Check-Ins, and Other CASE Blue Light Tower Applications Shopping online with same-day in-store pick up has become extremely popular over the past year. Curbside takeout for restaurants has increased too, and now accounts for a substantial portion of business. Health clinics, salons, schools, and other facilities are also using remote solutions for checking in customers while maintaining more space… [Read More...]