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Automated Notification Methods

As you consider mechanisms for Automated Notifications, we suggest reviewing this chart that describes the advantages and disadvantages of each of the three approaches:

  • Notification Dialing Services are services such as Connect-ED that host the dialing activity and offer you a fee-based service to dial on your behalf.
  • Legacy Dialing Products are products such as PhoneMaster that provide you a hardware-based device with telephone boards to perform the dialing using your traditional phone lines.
  • BrightArrow Digital Voice Dialer is entirely different in that it is the only software-only solution that resides on your site on a PC, using your Internet connection to dial from within the Internet, yet reaching people on the home phones, cell phones and voice mails.

Comparison of Notification Dialing Methods BrightArrow
Digital Voice Dialer		 Notification Dialing Services Legacy Dialing Products
Cost $1/student one-time **
 + $30/yr for Skype		 $3/student/year * $3/student or higher *
+ cost of phone lines
($240-$480/line/year)
No annual contract required √  You buy it; you own it ´ Varies
PC required √ √ To access interface √
Internet required √ √ ´
Does not require any school phone lines √ √ ´
Does not require any special hardware (can be used from mainstream Windows PC) √ √ ´
Secure: Contact information stays in-house √ ´ √
Unlimited number of lists √ Varies Varies
Accessible from any in-house Windows PC, with right login credentials √ Usually Usually not
Product permanently owned by school or district √ ´ √
No reliance on supplier's systems or phone lines (thus available in emergencies) √ ´ √ But reliant on internal phone lines being available
Easy to operate, record messages, and bring in names to dial √ Varies Varies
Immediate real-time reports of dialing results e-mailed to list administrator √ Varies Varies
* Different services have different costs, but this is the prevailing cost
** With minimum purchases for $250 (1-call-at-a-time), $500 (4-calls-at-a-time),
    $1,000 (8-calls-at-a-time); unlimited usage license for districts >6,500.

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