Web filtering vendor SmoothWall (www.smoothwall.com) has launched a filtering offer for schools. In the last couple of months, the company has installed over 10,000 licenses for Guardian in K12 schools in New York State alone. The standard version of Guardian is a perimeter or gateway-based web filtering device, designed to control internet use within the school network. But with laptop numbers rising rapidly in schools, there is an increasing requirement to extend web filtering beyond the school gates to protect and ensure the same safe-surfing experience for laptop users too. Mobile Guardian is designed to enforce filtering regardless of location, with laptop browsing logs automatically uploaded as soon as users return to the network.
Dell says a growing commitment among U.S. educators, policymakers and parents to invest in technology that enhances the learning environment is driving the early success of its Latitude 2100 netbook designed for students. More than 500 U.S. school districts have purchased the Latitude 2100, launched last month. According to Dell, the ARRA and an increasing appreciation among education stakeholders for the impact technology has on learning will help modernize U.S. classrooms and transform the country’s education system. Netbook or “mininotebook” shipments are expected to have a five–year growth rate of 60.1% from 2008 to 2013, according to research firm IDC.
Parents will be interested in Spysure, a PC product that helps protect children from paedophiles and blocks adult content. In the office it monitors and views employees' activities and tells you what is happening online. http://www.spysure.com
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