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St. Bernard's iPrism(R) Puts Rochester CUSD at the Head of the Class for E-Rate Funding
Web-Filtering Appliance Facilitates School District's Productive Internet Use
| Source: St. Bernard Software, Inc.
SAN DIEGO, CA and ROCHESTER, IL--(Marketwire - June 25, 2007) - St. Bernard Software, Inc. (OTCBB : SBSW ), a global provider of security and hosted office solutions for small
and midsize businesses (SMBs), today announced Rochester CUSD relies on iPrism, St. Bernard's Internet-filtering appliance, to maintain productive
online activity for students and faculty. The school district employs 135
staff members and educates over 2,400 students across four campuses in
grades K-12.
Since installing iPrism, Rochester CUSD effortlessly meets E-Rate funding
requirements, which allowed the institution to receive nearly $17,000 for
the 2005-2006 school year. E-Rate is a federal program that provides
eligible public schools and libraries discounts on approved
telecommunications, Internet access and internal connections costs.
A recent E-Rate review from the Illinois State Board of Education revealed
that Rochester CUSD was the only school in the district to date that had a
solution in place which auditors were unable to compromise by accessing
inappropriate Web sites. iPrism allows both students and staff to more
efficiently use their time online, preventing access to non-educational, or
otherwise 'inappropriate', sites. Rochester CUSD estimates that the
appliance eliminates a minimum of 3,600 hours per year of unproductive
student computer use.
iPrism also saves the district $5,400 a year on technology support costs
due to its easy administration and simple configuration and management. As
a dedicated appliance, iPrism significantly decreases the amount of time
the school's IT department spends addressing content-filtering
requirements, which previously monopolized several hours a week. As the IT
staff is no longer overwhelmed with day-to-day maintenance requests, they
are able to focus on other more strategic tasks.
"iPrism is a dependable, all-in-one appliance that is extremely simple to
manage, and ultimately supports the educational process by allowing faculty
to utilize technology in the classroom," said Tom Woodruff, director of
technology services at Rochester CUSD. "Since installing the appliance, we
easily meet E-Rate funding requirements, which helps alleviate some
financial stress from the school. It has also lifted a tremendous burden
off the IT staff, allowing us to concentrate on other more pressing issues
at hand."
Prior to iPrism, Rochester CUSD was working with a different Web-filtering
solution that consumed a large portion of the IT department's time due to
it often failing to function properly. In addition, the product frequently
neglected to block inappropriate Web sites on account of its inaccurate URL
database, which put the district at risk of being unable to receive E-Rate
funding, as well as protect its students from harmful Internet content.
Rochester CUSD needed a solution that required minimal maintenance, a
reliable content-filtering URL database and a low total cost of ownership.
As a dedicated appliance, iPrism provides simple, rack-mount installation,
as well as nominal hands-on configuration due to its automatic updates. The
district finds the appliance easy to administer thanks to its Web-interface
management console, which allows the IT staff to customize settings
appropriately. Rochester CUSD also no longer has to worry about computer
users accessing inappropriate content thanks to iGuard™, St. Bernard's 100% human-reviewed URL
database that powers iPrism. iGuard provides the enforcement of policy
rules based on sites that have been rated on content and context by human
minds for unparalleled accuracy, which is critical in an education
environment.
In addition, the IT department takes advantage of iPrism's robust reporting
to view and record all online surfing activities by categories, specific
users or workstations. The product's detailed, drill-down reports help
Rochester CUSD manage users not spending time on computers appropriately.
They also provide data and insight into the network that is integral for
writing the district's technology plan.
"Public school districts have challenging regulations to adhere to with
limited resources, and need to be able to rely on a Web filtering solution
that can affordably meet these requirements with minimal on-site
maintenance," said Vince Rossi, president and CEO at St. Bernard.
"Ease-of-use, performance and value are hallmarks of the iPrism appliance,
and in combination, relieve educational institutions such as Rochester CUSD
from the burden that Internet-filtering management can impose."
St. Bernard's iPrism is designed to meet the needs of SMBs as a
self-contained, dedicated Internet-filtering appliance that is easy to
install, configure and manage. It provides perimeter protection from online
threats in HTTP, IM and P2P traffic including spyware, malware and
phishing, as well as prevents employee Internet abuse by managing Web
access. Further information on 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.
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