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St. Bernard's iPrism Web Filter Guards Against Inappropriate Online Activity for Poway Unified School District
High-Performance, User-Friendly Appliance Provides Bandwidth Management and User Authentication
| Source: St. Bernard
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - August 4, 2008) - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB : SBSW ), a
leader in Web security appliances, today announced that Poway Unified
School District (USD), which serves the educational needs of 33,000
students in grades K-12, deployed the iPrism 100h Web filter, because of
its high performance, ease-of-use, price point and user authentication
capabilities. IT staff can now run usage reports on specific machines or
individuals to investigate suspicious online activity and trends.
Prior to implementing the iPrism 100h, the district's IT department spent
up to six hours a week adjusting Internet access for teachers who needed to
access sites, such as YouTube, to deliver lessons. With this product,
administrators and educators can change settings at their discretion,
saving time and allowing the IT staff to focus on critical tasks.
St. Bernard's iPrism 100h effectively manages bandwidth, providing a larger
connection and greater speeds, enabling faculty and staff to utilize
on-demand programs and applications required for its curriculum. As
bandwidth needs for these educational tools accelerate, iPrism will be able
to manage the increasing traffic and prevent any bottlenecks or network
overload from impacting productivity. The product's Web filtering
capabilities also ensure the school district continues to meet Children's
Internet Protection Act (CIPA) compliance requirements by effectively
filtering and blocking inappropriate online material.
"We needed a feature-packed Web filtering solution that was easy to manage
and satisfied our price point and bandwidth concerns, while protecting our
students," said Marc Ludwig, systems engineer at Poway USD. "St. Bernard's
iPrism meets and exceeds these requirements. It allows us to authenticate
users, run reports and gives staff members the freedom to adjust Internet
access at their discretion. This greatly frees up time for our IT
department and keeps our district in line with CIPA regulations."
"Educational institutions, such as Poway USD, need dependable Web filtering
solutions to protect their networks, comply with federal regulations and
efficiently manage bandwidth to ensure productivity," said Steve Yin, vice
president of Global Sales and Marketing at St. Bernard. "The iPrism
appliances are cost-effective, feature-rich solutions that schools can rely
on to block inappropriate online material and meet CIPA compliance
requirements."
St. Bernard's iPrism Web Filters can effortlessly handle demanding
features, such as anti-virus software. The appliances come in several
models, each designed to meet the needs of enterprises of all sizes.
To learn more about the iPrism Web Filter, please visit www.stbernard.com.
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About St. Bernard
St. Bernard offers a full suite of secure content management solutions that
integrate on-premise appliances with on-demand services to protect
corporate networks from online threats, manage bandwidth use and enforce
acceptable use policies. This industry-leading hybrid solution platform
offers the security and control of an on-premise appliance with the
scalability of an on-demand service.
St. Bernard's suite of iPrism® solutions -- iPrism Web Filter, iPrism IM
Filter and iPrism Email Filter -- prevent Internet threats, such as spam,
viruses, spyware and phishing, from entering corporate networks across all
electronic communications: email, IM and Web.
Established in 1995 with headquarters in San Diego, CA, St. Bernard sells
and supports its products directly and through solution partners worldwide.
For more information, please visit www.stbernard.com.
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