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The Future of 911: How Emergency Management Systems Can Transform Response
Axon President Josh Isner and CENTEGIX CEO Brent Cobb explain how connected emergency management systems can improve 911 information, location accuracy, and response.
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Public Safety
The Future of 911: How Emergency Management Systems Can Transform Response
Axon President Josh Isner and CENTEGIX CEO Brent Cobb explain how connected emergency management systems can improve 911 information, location accuracy, and response.
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Public Safety
Can Better Safety Technology Help Retain Correctional Officers?
Correctional agencies cannot recruit their way out of a retention problem without also examining the conditions in which officers work. Compensation matters. So do staffing, supervision, schedules, training, career development, and organizational culture.
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Education
Chief Newman Answers: Why Do School Emergency Plans Fail at the Communication Stage?
What does it take to protect 230,000 students? For Chief John Newman, the answer draws on 41 years of experience spanning law enforcement and school safety.
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Public Safety
From Reactive to Proactive: 6 Video Security Insights From Rhombus’ Jeremy Gulley
Security cameras have traditionally helped organizations answer an important question after an incident: What happened?
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Commercial
What Should a Modern Correctional Officer Duress System Include?
A modern correctional officer duress system should let personnel discreetly request help from anywhere in the facility, identify who activated the alert, communicate precise location information, and immediately notify the appropriate responders.
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Education
What Is the True ROI of a School Alert System?
Learn how to evaluate the true ROI of a school alert system, from upfront costs and staff adoption to implementation, coverage, and ongoing support.
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Education
Back to School 2026: 5 School Safety Trends That Will Shape the Year Ahead
Creating safer schools starts by giving students, educators, administrators, and first responders the tools and information they need to respond when it matters most. When safety becomes part of the broader district strategy, schools are better positioned to protect their people and create an environment where students and educators can thrive.
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Education
CENTEGIX Heads to JAILCON26 Central: Advancing Correctional Officer Safety
Preview JAILCON26 Central, August 18 to 20 in Overland Park, KS. See the correctional officer safety sessions, speakers, and where to find CENTEGIX.
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Education
Real-Time Video Intelligence: How CrisisAlert with Alert Activated Video Connects Responders With the Closest Cameras
See how CrisisAlert uses Alert Activated Video with Rhombus cameras to give responders immediate visual context during an emergency.
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Education
Does AI School Safety Mean Big Brother Is Watching? Inside the CENTEGIX and VOLT Approach to Privacy
AI-activated school safety alerts without surveillance. No facial recognition, human-verified alerts, and schools control their data. Here's how it works.
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Education
How AI-Activated Alerts Are Changing the Speed of School Safety
Learn how AI-activated alerts turn existing school cameras into real-time threat detection, with human verification, no facial recognition, and faster response.
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Education
Two Activations, One Response: Connecting Video With Incident Detection and Response
Compare AI-activated and Alert Activated Video and see how both models connect real-time visual context with coordinated incident response.
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Education
Behind Alyssa's Law: Lori Alhadeff on Building a Culture of School Safety
Explore Alyssa’s Law with Lori Alhadeff and learn how panic buttons, training, and student leadership help schools build a lasting culture of safety.
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Education
How Digital Mapping Brings Clarity to Emergency Response
Digital mapping gives responders the location clarity needed during emergencies in K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, and government buildings nationwide.
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Healthcare
Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Needs Better Visibility Into Risk Signals
At a time when healthcare organizations continue to face staffing shortages and retention challenges, understanding risk before an incident occurs is becoming just as important as responding effectively after one.
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Healthcare
Questions Every Healthcare Leader Should Ask During Safety Month to Pulse Check Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies
A recent survey found that 93% of healthcare leaders view workplace safety and security as an essential or high priority, reflecting growing concern around workforce well-being, operational resilience, and emergency response preparedness.
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Education
How Baldwin County Built a Countywide School Safety Network with CENTEGIX Safety Platform®
See how Baldwin County, GA built a unified school safety network with CENTEGIX CrisisAlert to improve emergency response across campuses.
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Healthcare
What Makes a Workplace Violence Prevention Program Effective? Insights from Healthcare Safety Leaders
During a recent IAHSS webinar, leaders from healthcare, law enforcement, and safety technology discussed what it takes to build proactive and resilient workplace violence prevention strategies.
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Education
Adoption Rate Matters: How the CENTEGIX Approach Drives Total Staff Adoption
The CENTEGIX Safety Platform onboarding process drives high adoption, reducing response times and fostering a culture of safety across industries.
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Education
How IT Leaders Meet Mandates Without Adding Risk: CENTEGIX’s Emergency Management System Strengthens Infrastructure
The CENTEGIX Safety Platform emergency management system empowers IT directors to achieve compliance and create a culture of safety.
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Education
From Decision to Deployment: Implementing the CENTEGIX Safety Platform Is Easier Than You Think
The CENTEGIX Safety Platform emergency management system includes a transparent, ongoing implementation and onboarding process to empower staff and create a culture of safety.
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Education
We didn’t build Safety Blueprint to meet the standard. We built it to set one.
Here is exactly how Safety Blueprint performs against every K-12 digital mapping legislative requirement, and where it goes further than the law currently asks.
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Healthcare
Workforce Safety Survey Report
CENTEGIX 2026 Healthcare Workplace Safety Report data indicate that wearable duress badges are a critical component of healthcare workplace safety.
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Healthcare
Safety in Long Term Care and Health Rehabilitation
Nurse safety in long-term care depends on a fast, coordinated response. See how CENTEGIX supports caregivers, residents, and safer care environments.
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