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CASTATUS DESKTOP ALERTS

Desktop Alert Software for Emergency Employee Notifications

Some people won't see a text or an email in time. Phones are silenced, put away, or not allowed at work. Castatus Desktop Alerts puts your message on top of whatever they're working on, and it stays there until they acknowledge it.

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Desktop alert on an employee's laptop screen

Messages people can't miss

A desktop alert doesn't sit in an inbox waiting to be noticed. It shows up on the screen people are already looking at.

The alert appears on top of every open window and only closes when the employee acknowledges it.
Alerts show on the Windows lock screen too.
Send with a distinct alert sound, or deliver silently.
Each alert shows as read in the cast report, so you know who has seen it.

Reach people phones can't

Desktop alerts reach employees whose phones are silenced or turned off, and people with no access to email.

They're especially useful in banks and credit unions, call centers and other workplaces that limit phone use on the job.

More than a pop-up

Employees can respond right from the alert, and their answers land with every other reply.

SAFESTATUS®

Employees report Safe or Not Safe from the alert, just like on any other channel.

Polls

Ask a question with the alert and collect the answers in the cast report.

Forms

Include a Castatus Forms form to collect structured answers, like a damage report.

Documents

Attach a response plan or evacuation map so it's right there on the screen.

Silent duress hotkeys

Desktop Alerts can be set up so an employee can call for help without saying a word or reaching for a phone. They press a combination of keys, such as CTRL+SHIFT+H, and a duress signal goes out silently.

The signal can go to everyone at the same location, or only to people you've chosen ahead of time. If you have more than one site, it can alert people at other locations too.

For example: a bank teller can alert selected staff at the branch that a robbery is in progress while headquarters is alerted at the same time. A receptionist facing an angry or threatening visitor can quietly call for help from the front desk.

Castatus Desktop Alerts duress hotkeys

Easy for IT to roll out

Desktop Alerts runs on Windows and comes with a professional installer that IT can push silently to every computer. Nobody has to install it by hand.

During setup, each employee confirms who they are once, with a one-time passcode or by signing in through your single sign-on. After that there's nothing to sign in to.

One channel in Crisis Manager

Desktop Alerts is part of Safety & Mass Notifications. Because each employee is identified, you can target one location, a group or everyone, and the same message can go out by text, voice, email and the SAFESTATUS® app at the same time. Every reply comes back to the Crisis Manager Inbox.

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FAQ

Common questions

Desktop alert software sends urgent messages straight to employee computers. With Castatus, the alert appears on top of whatever the person is working on and stays there until they acknowledge it, so it reaches people who aren't checking their phone or email.
Castatus Desktop Alerts runs on Windows computers.
Desktop Alerts comes with a professional installer that IT can push silently to every computer, so nobody has to install it by hand.
Only if you use single sign-on, and then only once during setup. Otherwise each employee confirms who they are with a one-time passcode. Either way, they're identified so you can send messages to specific locations and groups, and there's nothing to sign in to after that.
Yes. Alerts appear on the Windows lock screen.
Each desktop alert shows as read in the cast report once the employee opens it, alongside any SAFESTATUS® replies and poll answers.

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