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Increased Use of Streaming Media and Growing Enrollment Cause Schools Network and Productivity Pains

44% of educational institutions anticipate bandwidth increase; struggle with meeting growing staff and student capacity demands

San Diego, CA - July 28, 2008

Schools must prepare to manage the rising need for bandwidth with the increasing use of streaming media and online applications within today's teaching curriculum, in addition to ever-growing enrollment.

According to a recent survey of 200 education professionals, 44% of schools anticipate a growth in bandwidth demand over the next year, with 15% expecting an increase of greater than 50Mbps. Educational institutions need dependable solutions to compensate for their growing networks, while preventing potential bandwidth drains and productivity loss associated with inappropriate online activity.

The survey also found that 66% of educational institutions saw an increase in online video viewing in the past year, 47% noting double the activity. Furthermore, an overwhelming majority, 89%, experienced up to a 15% increase in enrollment over the past two years. As a result, they need effective products that will scale to match their needs, with the ability to manage traffic and prevent bottlenecks or network overload that can hinder productivity.

The survey was commissioned by St. Bernard, a leader in Web security appliances.

St. Bernard's iPrism Web filtering appliances can handle anti-virus and other challenging features. The product line features several models designed to meet the needs of organizations of all sizes.

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Executive quote

"If a network is not properly managed, the consistent use of streaming applications could overload a system and cause productivity loss and general network slowdown," said Steve Yin, VP of global sales and marketing at St. Bernard. "Educational institutions need reliable Web filtering products that not only add a layer of network security, but effectively control their fluctuating bandwidth needs to allow media-rich curriculum and compensate growing staff and student capacity."

Customer quote

"With the growing use of online applications, we've recognized the potential for an impact on our bandwidth - possibly slowing down our network and challenging our staff and students to work efficiently," said Marc Ludwig, systems engineer for Poway Unified School District. "As enrollment grows and streaming media and online video are incorporated into the curriculum, educational institutions need solutions that also address bandwidth management in addition to other core competencies."

About the company

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(r) 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.

(c)2008 St. Bernard Software Inc. All rights reserved. The St. Bernard Software logo, LivePrism, iPrism, and iGuard are trademarks of St. Bernard Software Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are hereby acknowledged.

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Contact details

Erin Hall / Katie Eakins Lorrie Hunsaker
LEWIS PR St. Bernard
(619) 677-2700 (858) 524-2041
sbs@lewispr.com hunsaker@stbernard.com

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