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Cymphonix Network Composer Earns A+ at Columbus Independent School District
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/01/09 --
In a move to address growing student use
of Web-enabled smartphones, Columbus Independent School District (ISD) has
deployed Cymphonix Network
Composer® to help gain visibility, manage bandwidth and filter Web
content across its network.
Columbus ISD consists of three schools including an elementary, junior high
and high school. Between the three institutions, the district's network is
accessed daily by more than 750 computers connecting teachers,
administrators, faculty and students. Add to this a large number of
smartphones tapping into the network via the campus' wireless hotspots and
Columbus ISD began to feel the strain of a highly utilized network.
Lance Portwood, Columbus ISD network administrator, was concerned about the
bandwidth requirements from the growing number of smartphones -- and in
particular, iPhones -- that were accessing the network via the district's
wireless hotspots.
"Having wireless hotspots is a great benefit to the faculty, staff and
visitors to our schools, but a big concern was that these accounts would
strain our network and hamper classroom learning and other mission critical
Web access," said Lance Portwood.
While searching for a content filter replacement, Columbus ISD discovered
and then deployed the Cymphonix Network Composer. With Network Composer
installed, Portwood can easily shape bandwidth and prioritize Web content
-- giving the unauthenticated accounts very low-level access. The product's
ability to reveal important information on network usage, while
prioritizing Web content, was exactly what Columbus ISD needed.
"Once Network
Composer was installed, we could see there were times during the day
when as much as 60 percent of the traffic passing through the network was
non-educational. With Cymphonix, we can be aware of when and how students
are accessing the ISD network," commented Portwood.
"The power to shape bandwidth and prioritize Web content is the real
strength of the product, and we were amazed by how easy the installation
and deployment process was for Columbus ISD. Network Composer has helped us
improve the overall performance and security of our district's network,"
concluded Portwood.
For details on how Cymphonix provides network bandwidth for
business-critical documents and applications while diminishing recreational
Web usage, please visit http://www.cymphonix.com/Solutions.html.
About Cymphonix
Cymphonix Corporation, headquartered in Salt Lake City, uses award-winning
patent-pending technology to reveal, optimize and automate Internet
security. With deep-packet scanning technology, Cymphonix solutions address
the issues created by evolving content -- including web applications and
bandwidth-intensive websites. Cymphonix products seamlessly integrate
network protection, application performance, and traffic visibility into a
single, easily managed solution. Leading the Cymphonix product line is
Network Composer, a smart gateway appliance that helps organizations
understand at a glance who is abusing network resources and with what
applications -- enabling problems to be corrected instantly through a
clear, easy-to-manage interface. More information about Cymphonix can be
found at www.cymphonix.com.
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Contact:
Tami Casey
Kulesa Faul for Cymphonix
650.340.1984
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