laint is that it could not be easily integrated with a home-grown SIS (not =
a surprise and realy an issue with the SIS).=A0 Only complaint from parents=
is that it starts the message as soon as the phone picks up so the longer =
your answering machine message, the more of the message you miss.=A0 We put=
in a longer pre-amble in the script (stock info before each message about =
the school and who is calling) and that seems to have taken care of it.=A0 =
For us it seemed to have the best mix of features to be used as an emergenc=
y and non-emergency contact system.=A0 We evaluated all the systems on the =
School Computing Wiki and Alert Now came out on top.=0A=A0=0A_J____________=
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Now and if you're happy with the product and service.=0A=0AThanks!=0A=0A=
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