Valcom Brings Integrated Emergency Communications to GSX 2026

At GSX 2026, SIW's Rodney Bosch speaks with Mark Angel of Valcom to discuss emergency communications, mass notification and the modernization of paging systems. Angel highlights Valcom’s vGuardian Alert, which can deliver audio and visual emergency messages throughout a facility while supporting different alert levels, including lockdown activation. He also discusses how organizations can modernize existing analog paging infrastructure with IP technology without completely replacing their systems. The conversation also explores integration with access control, cameras and other security systems through APIs, as well as Valcom’s focus on healthcare. Angel addresses workplace violence concerns among healthcare workers, quiet hospital initiatives, plain language protocols and targeted and visual paging. Watch the full conversation from the show floor at GSX 2026. 🔗 https://www.valcom.com/ 🔗 Check out all of SIW's GSX coverage at https://www.securityinfowatch.com/gsx Chapters 00:00 Introduction: Valcom at GSX 2026 00:26 Valcom’s emergency communications focus 00:36 vGuardian Alert demonstration 01:00 Activating different alert levels 01:15 Challenges with mass notification systems 01:31 Delivering alerts through audio, visual and mobile channels 01:48 Modernizing existing paging systems 02:21 Integrating paging with security systems 02:53 Valcom’s healthcare market focus 03:03 Workplace violence and healthcare security 03:20 Quiet hospitals and plain language protocols 03:53 Supporting hospital campuses and multiple locations 04:12 Closing: Mark Angel, Valcom #GSX2026 #Valcom #MassNotification #EmergencyCommunications #SecurityTechnology