OPENS

OPENS is the easy-to-use, up-to-the minute way to put school and event closings on air and on the Web. We know keeping your viewers and listeners fully informed is critical when severe weather hits, so keeping up with rapidly-changing school closings and event cancellations shouldn’t divert your resources from focusing on news coverage.

OPENS lets you easily collect and distribute information without distraction. Using a Web browser, station employees can quickly add or modify closings and delays, or you can give phone or secure Web access to organization representatives and let them manage their closings. The result is a system which automatically cycles CG text over on-air programming and your station’s Web site.

OPENS

Benefits and Essentials

> Enter, search, approve, edit and delete messages through a simple and secure Web-based interface.
> Easy access with just an Internet connection.
> Optionally output high-priority messages from organizations directly to CG, or require manual approval.
> Viewers and listeners can access real-time information automatically through the OPENS Web interface,
with no additional effort on your part.
> Choose from a list of pre-set event closing messages or create your own to suit individual needs.
> Let community organizations manage accounts for your approval or create accounts for them.
> Tiered security levels for public users, system administrators, and editorial staff. Customizable closing intervals.
> Microsoft SQL database can store a large number of organizations and ensures fast, secure, and reliable access to data.
> Branding and advertising opportunities on the public facing OPENS Web interface and CG output.
> OPENS is an included feature of ENPS.


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