Overview System Benefits
Features Library
Content Management System
Teacher driven, curriculum indexed Web content management
system for organizing and sharing quality educational content
across districts.
Web Conferencing
Full featured two-way Web conferencing facilitating distance
education and on-line professional development.
Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam
Industry leading anti-virus and spam filtering software at
the server level.
Network Security
The server can act as a local firewall/filter or can function
behind an external firewall/filter. This prevents unauthorized
external access to PC users connected to the network, while
the filter mechanism can be used to prohibit access to undesirable
Web sites.
E-mail
The server provides a unique email address for each user,
which can be accessed from anywhere via the Web.
Linux Operating System
Powerful and known for reliability.
Caching
The system provides both dynamic and policy caching facilities,
which dramatically speed up access to web content. The content
management system allows users to index, share and retrieve
web and multimedia content easily and quickly.
Content Filtering
Users can be protected from inappropriate content on the Internet.
A content filter allows administrators to set and enforce
the standard of what is and what is not appropriate material.
The system provides Proxy or "allow only" lists, and URL "Web
Blocking", while simultaneously connecting to existing government
filter services if required.
Web site Hosting and Distributed
Development
The server provides the ability to host and maintain an externally
facing web site and an intranet. SchoolWeb also provides a
secure and easy to use method of distributing Web site development.
Microsoft/Apple File Server
Users can use any computer on the LAN to access his/her private
and public folders on the server.
Automatic Online Back-up
A complete backup of all files is automatically performed
each night on the server. If a file is destroyed it can easily
be restored.
DHCP Server
This server dynamically allocates IP addresses and automatically
configures the client machine.
DNS Server
Providing domain names to IP address translation services.
Redundant System
Multiple hard drives are provided so that in the unlikely
event the primary drive is lost, operations will immediately
resume on the back-up system.
Power Failure Protection
An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) provides continuous
power in the event of a power failure, enabling the server
to shut down safely. When power is restored, the server automatically
restarts to resume normal operations.
Remote Monitoring
The system is remotely monitored via the Internet 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week for hardware and software performance.
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