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For some mass notification systems, a similar function can be accomplished by automatically send-
ing out a conference call invitation to mobile devices.
Messages can also include simple
health and safety tips like good
hygienic practices that can help
prevent the spread of the disease,
and best practices for maintain-
ing productivity while working
from home.
If an organization does decide to
have people work from home to
help prevent the spread of the dis-
ease by practicing social distanc-
ing, a mass notification system can
become even more crucial to an or-
ganization’s communication plans.
Mass notifications delivered to
mobile devices as SMS text mes-
sages will become an important
way to directly contact an entire
organization with same informa-
tion.
Without the benefit of on-prem-
ises communication devices like
desk phones, IP speakers and dig-
ital signage, mobile devices will
become a primary communica-
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