Enhanced 911 hasn't gained widespread adoption in schools yet, nor is it even well understood among IT people. Although 65 percent of education organizations reported they have a "comprehensive" emergency communication plan in place, only 40 percent currently use an E911 system.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/15/11
A school district in Fallsington, PA has implemented a network access control appliance to manage user access to its wired and wireless networks. Pennsbury School District had seen its network security cracked, opening it up to thousands of unauthorized devices.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/09/11
Genetec has released a mobile app that lets authorized users monitor and control aspects of their security systems.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/02/11
An organization that aggregates the buying power of K-12 and higher education has added an emergency notification service to its member marketplace.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/28/11
With the help of a federal grant, the Mauston School District in Wisconsin is adopting technology in its schools to help bolster physical security.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/24/11
A new one-button wireless scanner can scan and transmit barcode information from an ID card or driver's license back to a logging computer located up to 200 feet away.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/24/11
K-12 campuses are hotbeds for laptop theft. Here's how to give your schools a fighting chance at protecting themselves.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 02/24/11
Genetec has just updated its software to enable security users to manage video archiving, adding a feature it calls "video trickling" to Omnicast, its video surveillance management software.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/22/11
Mykonos Software has released an enhanced Mykonos Security Appliance, a next-generation Web application firewall (WAF) designed to protect Web sites from hackers, fraud, and theft.
Lightspeed Systems has released an update to its Web filtering system for K-12 schools, one designed to provide enhanced, granular control and allow teachers to adjust settings without requiring intervention from the IT department.