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Allied Universal® Technology Services Announces Partnership with LiveSafe to Offer Mobile Safety and Security App; Adding Another Layer of Protection for Customers
SANTA ANA, Calif./ARLINGTON, Va. – November 19, 2019— Allied Universal®, a leading security and facility services company in North America, recently announced a strategic partnership with LiveSafe to provide mobile, two-way safety communications between the company’s security professionals and customers in order to prevent safety and security incidents.
Allied Universal® Technology Services, a division of Allied Universal, will be utilizing the LiveSafe Mobile App effective immediately. LiveSafe delivers actionable community-sourced safety and security risk intelligence and offers Allied Universal’s customers the ability to complete the following:
- Tip reporting for suspicious activity and other incidents (anonymous reporting available)
- Two-way communications with Allied Universal’s security team
- Push notifications/broadcast messages from Allied Universal’s Monitoring, Posting & Managed Services (MaRC)
- Emergency calls & messaging
- SafeWalk & SafeDrive features with panic button
- Safety resources and security procedures available
“This alliance with the LiveSafe Mobile App allows our Security Professionals the ability to receive early warning signs of suspicious activity that could help prevent incidents from occurring,” said Steve Jones, CEO of Allied Universal.
The Allied Universal/LiveSafe partnership facilitates Allied Universal’s highly trained Security Professionals to mitigate risks and reduce monetary and non-monetary costs to its customers.
"This partnership brings the employees and tenants that Allied protects into the security equation by giving them a mobile app to connect directly to security officers when they have concerns or need help," said LiveSafe CEO and President Carolyn Parent. "We are proud to partner with Allied
Universal to bring valuable community-sourced risk information to their security professionals and to help the Allied team communicate important safety information to those they protect."
Allied Universal® Technology Services division provides electronic access control, video surveillance, fire/life safety, alarm monitoring, emergency communications, hosted /managed services and a variety of Global Security Operating Center (GSOC-as-a-Service) offerings. Leveraging the flexibility and scalability of these platforms delivers efficiency with improved reliability and response.
About Allied Universal
Allied Universal®, a leading security and facility services company in North America with over 215,000 employees and revenues over $7.5 billion, provides unparalleled security services and technology solutions. With offices located throughout the nation as well as internationally (Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom), Allied Universal is responsible for protecting client sites covering multiple specialty sectors such as higher education, healthcare, retail, commercial real estate, government and corporate campuses, etc. Supported by vast experience gained from being in business for over 60 years, Allied Universal provides proactive security services and cutting-edge smart technology to deliver evolving, tailored solutions that allow clients to focus on their core business. Through world-class customer service, highly advanced systems and cohesive technology solutions…Allied Universal is There for you™. For more information, please visit www.aus.com.
About the LiveSafe
Based in Arlington, Virginia, LiveSafe is the leading risk intelligence communications platform that enables two-way communications between employees and an organization’s security department and other risk management entities. By leveraging LiveSafe’s anonymous reporting capabilities, as well as its data-driven analytics engine, companies, educational institutions and government agencies can get ahead of emerging threats and prevent serious safety or security incidents. Additional information is available at www.livesafemobile.com.
