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San Diego, CA – October 26, 2008 – Educational institutions are struggling to manage teachers’ and administrators’ unique network preferences, spending hours every week adjusting Internet entry levels to allow certain staff access to Web-based tools and information to enhance lesson planning, research and in-class training.

A new survey of 200 education IT professionals highlights that 60% of staff responsible for network upkeep spend over ten hours per week granting access requests, while 94% spend one hour or more. This time-consuming management task includes manually changing entry controls for campus employees that need to provisionally utilize Internet sites, which are normally blocked to avoid unmonitored student use. This process is a drain on IT staff’s time, as it could be allocated elsewhere and the potential for slow turn around can leave teachers without the ability to use the benefits of the Web when needed.

Survey results show that 29% of respondents selected their current Web filtering solution based on its flexibility, and noted this feature as the number one influencer. To cut down on IT time, schools need Internet filtering solutions with adjustable profiles to grant users access dependent on their position in the district. These profiles can be set up in advance, ensuring IT resources are not overwhelmed with a multitude of change requests. This is critical to providing teachers with what they need, while remaining CIPA-compliant.

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

St. Bernard’s iPrism Web filtering appliances satisfy all network needs, including anti-virus, adjustable access control and bandwidth monitoring. The product line features several models designed to meet the needs of organizations of all sizes.

To learn more about the iPrism Web Filter, please visit www.stbernard.com.

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“We are seeing more education professionals using Web tools in the classroom, showing video tutorials and watching news, as well as conducting extensive online research,” said Steve Yin, VP of global sales and marketing at St. Bernard. “However, these resources require teachers to submit requests to IT ahead of time for enhanced Web access rights. Versatile Web filtering appliances save time and money and reduce this constraint with pre-set profiles that provide appropriate Web-entry levels for various types of users.”

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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.

©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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