Carousel Digital Signage announced a technology partnership with CrisisGo that “enables K-12 schools and businesses to deliver emergency alerts and other safety messages to digital displays with immediacy.”
The integration is enabled through an open API that triggers visual alerts, interactive maps and more to Carousel Cloud digital signage networks via the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), a global standard that supports the digital exchange of emergency alerts and public warnings over multiple networks, the announcement says.
CrisisGo’s Safety iResponse platform offers “a comprehensive suite of advanced alerting software and tools that empower school districts to create safer and more secure learning environments,” according to the joint announcement.
Its features include real-time alerting, incident management and parent notification, all of which “combine to help schools respond to emergencies in an efficient and effective manner.” The platform also immediately shares emergency alerts with local law enforcement when police assistance is needed.
Carousel Digital Signage, CrisisGo Partnership
Direct integration of the two software platforms on a common IT network ensures consistent monitoring of incoming triggers from Safety iResponse to Carousel Cloud. Upon recognizing an incoming alert, Carousel Cloud disseminates the active alert as a priority for instant takeover of all targeted screens.
Upon resolution, Carousel Cloud immediately removes the alert and resumes normal operations, eliminating the need to schedule expiration times or manually clear the system. That accelerates the process of reunification to ensure all students, teachers and other staff members are accounted for and safe.
“Carousel Cloud’s ability to recognize an all-clear message is a differentiator from other digital signage solutions that we have evaluated,” says Jacob Lewis, chief security officer, CrisisGo, in the joint announcement. “Carousel Cloud will also recognize the type of event our system is addressing and exactly where the alerts need to go, which could be select screens, schoolwide, or across an entire multi-campus network.
“This seamless interoperability represents an important step in our multimodal strategy for mass notification, which also includes delivery to all computers and mobile devices that are connected to our software,” he says.
The CrisisGo partnership represents the latest technology integration between Carousel Digital Signage and emergency alerting platforms aimed at strengthening school safety in K-12 environments. Lewis anticipates potential expansion into other verticals, including corporate enterprise and manufacturing.
“Our collaboration with CrisisGo represents the next step in our efforts to keep students and faculty informed, safe and resilient across all grade levels,” says Eric Henry, senior vice president of business architecture for Carousel Digital Signage, in the joint announcement.
“Carousel Cloud’s open platform enables clean and reliable interoperability with CrisisGo, and our common integration with the CAP protocol ensures immediate dissemination of important visual alerts that will help school districts keep all campuses safe and secure,” he says.
Another version of this article originally appeared on our sister-site Security Sales & Integration on July, 22 2025. It has since been updated for Commercial Integrator’s audience.
