Quality education is an important standard for every community. Proper communication
between teachers, students and parents are a vital component of that standard. School
Administrators can now use a School Alert System that send Voice and SMS Notifications to
streamline school communications. Homework Messages, Absenteeism Notifications, Bus
Cancellation Notifications and Crisis Alert Messages can be sent to Students, Parents,
Faculty and First Responders. These advanced School Communication Systems facilitate
IVR, SMS and Automated Dialing applications such as; Voice Broadcasting, SMS
Messaging, On Hold Messaging, Voice Mail Messaging and many more. TasTec
introduces a whole suite of School Communications products that meet today's school
communication standards swimmingly.
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The Integrated Communications Server™ (ICS™) is an advanced School Voice Mail and School IVR
system designed to integrate with school telephone systems or central office based communication
exchanges and school information systems that are network and desktop messaging ready. The ICS™
combines award winning voice processing software and Microsoft’s Windows multi-tasking operating
platforms, supporting a wide ranging suite of built-in and optional software modules providing a one-stop
shop for innovative School Communications.
i.e. teachers can call into the School's IVR system to report absences - while the IVR system searches for
available substitute teachers, parents and students can call into the School's IVR system to retrieve
information regarding; bus cancellations, extra curricular events, class trip details, school pageant or
concert dates, P.A. day or holiday dates and more...


The Automated Speech Recognition™ (ASR™) is a speech processing module of the ICS™, designed to
recognize speech commands for navigating through the ICS™ IVR system, while integrating with School
Information System software or just about any DBMS software. With it's world renowned speech recognizer
(powered by Nuance) and it's feature rich, easy-to-use GUI and self learning capability, the ASR™ is the
next generation in voice processing technology.
The TollGuard™ is a School Call Reporting system (that comes standard with the ICS™ or can also be
acquired as a standalone application) designed to connect with most new and existing school telephone
systems. TollGuard™ brings leading-edge call accounting to schools in need of advanced call tracking and
reporting tools, while offering email ready features for call reports and alarms that automatically get
delivered to school administrators.
The Voice WAV™ is a School On Hold Messaging system (that either comes standard with the ICS™ or
can also be acquired separately as a standalone system) that connects to the audio source on most
school telephone systems. With a Voice WAV™ system, you can play messages and school
announcements while callers are on hold.
a standalone application or as a add-on of the ICS™, integrating with the VGClient™ unified desktop
messaging module. With CallAlert Wireless™; you never miss a call, you eliminate obtrusive overhead
paging, there's no need to purchase expensive wireless telephone equipment and the communication
medium (pocket pagers) is inexpensive with no ongoing costs. CallAlert Wireless™ pagers can receive
instant text messages, as well as inform faculty or care takers of; incoming calls (before the call is
transferred) and voice mail messages, while displaying detailed information regarding; the date, time,
internal user ID and external caller ID*.
*If caller ID is supported by the telecommunication system and service provider.
The VGClient™ is a unified desktop messaging module of the ICS™, designed to provide teachers and
other faculty members ubiquitous access to all traditional and internet based messaging mediums,
including: voice mail, fax mail, e-mail, phone, paging and instant messaging from one powerful, easy-to-
use desktop messaging console.The sovereignty of VGClient™ astounds as it facilitates; integration with
Microsoft Exchange or POP3 for cross media messaging, text-to-speech enabled call screening and
instant messaging with CTI based screen popping technology, bringing excitement to it's converged
communication console. The VGClient also has screen capturing capabilities so that teachers can monitor
each individual student's computer station within their computer classrooms.
The VG Q&A™ is an interactive question and answer - scripted prompting module of the ICS™, designed to
integrate with School Information system software or just about any DBMS software. VG Q&A™ is ideal for
schools looking to implement automation in compiling information for the purpose of automatically
migrating responses to a central database, for such purposes as; completing application information,
conducting surveys ...and more.
The VG SMS™ is a complete School SMS Messaging system (software, hardware and service) designed to
allow instant text messages to be sent directly to a cellular or paging device right from your desktop. VG
SMS™ is quick sending, simple to use and is supported through most wireless carriers.
The Intelligent Line Tap™ (ILT™) is a School Call Recording and School Call Monitoring system that
brings multiple recording applications together into one system, supporting most phone switches or
central office based communication exchanges, while offering highly advanced network client
applications. From standalone affordable, to entry level telephone call monitoring, to networked business
phone tapping installations, the ILT™ is a feature-rich and highly robust call recording and monitoring
solution that can be scaled to recorded hundreds of stations, making it suitable for schools of all sizes.
The Teacher's Assistant™ is an interactive School Alert Notification system designed to facilitate Voice
Broadcasting and Automated Dialing through existing School Telecommunication Systems, and School
Information Systems. The Teacher's Assisistant™ allows school administrators to create and send
their own voice broadcasting campaigns to students and parents from the school or from their homes via
remote network or internet access. The Teacher's Assistant™ can be used in all schooling institutions,
starting from elementary schools to high schools, right up to colleges and universities. You can acquire
either one or any combination of the Teacher's Assistant™ application modules that best suit your
needs: Absenteeism Notification, Activity Notification, Homework Notification, Bus Cancellations,
School Crisis Alert, School Crisis Drills, School Threat Screening, Faculty Messenging, Substitute
Teacher Bookings, Parent-Teacher Bulletins and Student Bulletins.
i.e. Elementary and High School administrators can send automated dialing campaigns to parents to
inform them of; absences, parent teacher interviews, report cards, community and school crisis alerts.
Teachers can send homework assignment messages to students who have missed classes. College
and University administrators can send general announcement campaigns to groups of students
regarding school events or send school crisis alert campaigns to warn students about potential safety
threats, and more.



Send Automated Messages with a School Notification System:
School Crisis Alert, Absenteeism Notification, Bus Cancellations, Homework Notification and more...
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