April 1, 2008
District 230 Selects DeepNines iTrust to Protect their Students
Over 9,000 Students Protected by iTrust from DeepNines
DALLAS, TX -DeepNines Technologies, the leader in integrated security solutions designed to actively control emerging Internet threats, was selected by Consolidated High School District 230 in Illinois to protect its over 9,000 students from inappropriate Internet content and applications.
“At District 230, keeping students safe is our top priority,” said Bob Wilkerson, senior support technician at Consolidated High School District 230. “With iTrust from DeepNines, we know our acceptable use policies are being followed, and that students are utilizing the Internet for research, instructional videos, approved podcasts and other education-related activities.”
Located 25 miles southwest of Chicago, Consolidated High School District 230 serves over 9,000 high school students. District 230’s core values include mutual respect, continuous improvement and a student-centred environment which emphasizes high expectations for all students. The district has always had a vested interest in technology and student safety online, releasing a “best practices” guide for students and parents on social networking in May of 2007.
“We are proud to add District 230 to our roster of schools that chose DeepNines iTrust to protect their students and faculty,” said Tom Knight, vice president of sales at DeepNines. “We continue to replace mainstream, outdated solutions that are not able to protect students from today’s complex online content and applications. Being chosen District 230 further validates our commitment to the education market and child safety.” added, Knight.
Prior to DeepNines, District 230 deployed a URL filter from Websense to manage their Internet content. The district quickly realized, however, that enormous amounts of bandwidth were being consumed by content and applications that should have been blocked. After several attempts to work with their existing vendor to solve the issue, District 230 began to look for a new solution. The district evaluated four different vendors, and DeepNines iTrust was the only solution in market that gave them complete network visibility, which they then could use to manage and control their online content by blocking access to unwanted activity and prioritizing access to good, educational content. Implementing DeepNines iTrust also decreased the district’s overall bandwidth usage since all Internet use was now legitimate, and dramatically reduce their cost.
“Our previous solution was not able to block web proxies and other complex content, basically allowing students free reign on the Internet.” continued Wilkerson. “iTrust delivered an all-inclusive security and control solution for our district that has given us protection we know we can trust.”
For more information on DeepNines iTrust and registering for a free Internet Content Audit go to www.deepnines.com .
About DeepNines
DeepNines Technologies is a premier network security solutions provider that takes a visionary approach to security, with a patented unified threat management (UTM) appliance and a network access control (NAC) solution that is both straightforward and effective. DeepNines’ scalable security platform integrates firewall, signature and behavior-based intrusion prevention and traffic management into a single solution that prevents both known and unknown attacks from entering the network. DeepNines solutions for the education market focus on providing schools with true CIPA compliance and protecting students from dangerous online content. With a full suite of security solutions, DeepNines will protect your network “deep into the nines.” To learn more about DeepNines, please visit www.deepnines.com.
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