Why Agile ?

There are a lot of text-messaging providers vying for your contract. In deciding among them, please take a minute to review Agile's Capabilities Checklist for a quick overview of how Agile can meet your needs.

• Reach the cell phones of everyone on campus. Agile is wireless-provider neutral so we can reach any cell phone, no matter which carriers the students, faculty and staff use.


• Communicate with two-way text messaging. This allows individuals to respond to text message blasts and describe their emergency situation.


• Easy opt-in for students. A student needs only to send one text message from his or her phone to successfully opt-in.


• Get parents involved. Invite parents to opt in so they may also receive campus alerts.


• Don't require transmitting unsolicited commercial emails which prevents additional costs and unnecessary distractions.


• Send an emergency alert from an authorized cell phone. For example, a security guard who sees a fire in a dorm can call the fire department and then activate an emergency evacuation alert to all dorm occupants from his or her authorized cell phone.


• Prioritize email blasts to insure that urgent messages go to the front of the queue for distribution by wireless providers.


• An urgent warning is of no use while it's standing in a digital backup.


• No limitation on the number of cell phone numbers allowed within our system.


• Create any number of cell phone groups to reach a targeted audience. In a non-emergency situation, our system can allow you to target a specific message to only the small audience that needs to know, e.g. students in a class that has been canceled.


• Get detailed transmission reports to track activity, misuse and to record exactly when each cell phone received a text message.


• No set-up costs, no minimums, hidden costs. Charges incur on a per-use basis so they are simple to track.  


• Easy to set up and user friendly. A system that intimidates authorized users either won't be used or will not be used correctly. Our Agile Texter interface is easy to use, so authorized users do not need to be “techies” to confidently use the system.


• Enlist a proven system. In times of crisis when reliability is essential, trust Agile to deliver a sound operating system. Not only does Agile implement daily internal testing, we also will orchestrate a dry run with you and your staff on a regular basis.


• Same-Day Set-Up! Agile can offer provisioning in a matter of hours – not days or months! It's quick and easy.