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St. Bernard's iPrism Protects Liberty County School District From Cyber Threats and Eliminates Inappropriate Web Access
School District Gives Internet-Filtering Appliance Top Marks on Performance
| Quelle: St. Bernard
SAN DIEGO, CA and HINESVILLE, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- May 8, 2007 -- St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB : SBSW ), a global provider of security and hosted office solutions for SMBs,
today announced Liberty County School District has successfully deployed
its award-winning iPrism®
Internet-filtering appliance. The solution will ensure appropriate Web use
among its 12,000 students and staff members across 17 locations.
Liberty County School District focuses on K-12 education and strives to
promote academic excellence, good citizenship and enhanced learning
experiences through the use of technology. When IT administrators
discovered students were getting around the district's software-based Web
filter to access
social-networking sites and blogs during school hours, they realized the
need for a more advanced solution. Further investigation into how the
Internet was used on campus uncovered an increase in cyber bullying, online
gang conflicts and threatening posts, potentially endangering students'
safety. Instant messaging clients and peer-to-peer networks were also being
frequented.
After reviewing a number of software and hardware products, the district
chose iPrism, St. Bernard's dedicated Web-filtering appliance. iPrism
provides the Liberty County School District with a clear picture of all
Internet users, their workstations and time spent on certain sites,
allowing for quick disciplinary action when needed. An Allow/Block feature
manages access to research-related sites, also enabling administrators to
simply 'turn off' the Internet during certain hours of the day. Thanks to
iGuard, St. Bernard's 100% human-reviewed database, the district's IT
department spends drastically less time researching and adding
inappropriate sites to the list of blocked outlets.
"Students were constantly finding ways around our previous Web-filtering
software and most of our time was spent building firewalls and manually
blocking access to inappropriate sites," said Dr. Patti Crane, executive
director of technology and media at Liberty County School District. "St.
Bernard's iPrism is an ideal solution because it gives us advanced
Internet-monitoring capabilities, blocking and reporting features, a 100%
human-reviewed database and flexible pricing model."
"Educational institutions run on tight IT budgets and face the challenge of
making sure the Internet is used properly during school hours," said Vince
Rossi, president and CEO at St. Bernard. "With our sole focus on SMBs,
including educational institutions such as Liberty County School District,
we are able to provide Web-filtering appliances that meet their exact
needs, protecting students and boosting school-related online research
activities."
More information on St Bernard's iPrism can be found at
http://www.stbernard.com/products/iprism/products_iprism.asp.
About St. Bernard
St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB : SBSW ) is a global provider of
comprehensive security and hosted office solutions for small and midsize
businesses (SMBs). St. Bernard also provides the SMB market with a broad
range of flexible and integrated hosted solutions, including secure content
management, messaging continuity and collaboration.
The company's award-winning products deliver innovative security solutions
that offer the best combination of ease-of-use, performance and value.
Established in 1995 with headquarters in San Diego, CA and international
offices in the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands, St. Bernard
sells and supports its products directly and through solution partners
worldwide. For more information, please visit www.stbernard.com.
©2007 St. Bernard Software Inc. All rights reserved. The St. Bernard
Software logo, LivePrism, iPrism and Open File Manager are trademarks of
St. Bernard Software Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks
are hereby acknowledged.
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