May 2003 — Applications
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Mid-Michigan Consortium Supplies Districts With 'Smart' Web Filtering Solution
School districts can define user groups and then enforce different filtering levels based on those user groups, allowing the schools to assign different filtering policies to students and school staff. Groups of users also can be assigned a filtering rule for individual categories, and users can be allowed or denied access, coached about the filtering rule or delayed when they attempt to access a URL within one of the categories.
From an administrative point of view, SmartFilter requires very little intervention on our part and has been extremely reliable. This is important to us and to our customers, because it saves on administrative costs, maintenance and downtime, allowing us to concentrate on enhancing our overall service. With the filtering technology in place, students in our district can take full advantage of Internet resources without the concern that they may inadvertently access inappropriate material. Some of our customers have also chosen to limit or block access to noneducational sites, such as chat or games, allowing them to make better use of the bandwidth that they pay for.
- Matt McMahon
Technology Director Gratiot-Isabella RESD/MMNETContact Information
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