The expansion of the Rave Alert emergency notification platform with the addition of AOL’s AIM service, the most popular instant messaging service in the United States has been announced by Rave Wireless, Inc. (ravewireless.com). By providing college and university administrators an easy and effective way to send broadcast or targeted emergency notification and other important announcements, Rave Alert enhances campus safety. With complete reporting on message delivery and performance, the messages can be created and sent from one easy-to-use web console.

Instant messaging to AOL's AIM users joins a range of delivery methods supported by Rave Alert including:

    * Text alerts to cell phones and smartphones
    * Voice alerts to cell phones, smartphones and landlines
    * Email
    * RSS feeds
    * Websites and portals
    * Loudspeakers and Public Address systems
    * Digital signage

The fact that emergency notifications are quickly and efficiently delivered to AIM users is ensured by the product integration between Rave Alert and AOL's AIM service. The integration of AOL's AIM into Rave Alert ensures that broadcast alerts delivered by instant messaging benefit from the same high throughput and fast delivery that have become the hallmark of Rave Alert.

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