SeverNet Project Chooses Elron Internet Manager as Key Tool for Internet Monitoring and Reporting

Strategic Insights -

The Severn School in Maryland has chosen Elron Internet Manager, a leading internet usage management and reporting solution, to monitor internet activity throughout the school as part of its innovative SeverNet project. The SeverNet project aims to integrate technology with the learning experience, providing students, parents, teachers, and administrators with a collaborative and enhanced learning process. Elron Internet Manager will be used to monitor internet activity, track student behavior, and block access to inappropriate websites.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Severn School has chosen Elron Internet Manager to monitor internet activity throughout the school as part of its SeverNet project.
  • Elron Internet Manager is a leading internet usage management and reporting solution that tracks internet activity and provides real-time data to a relational database.
  • The SeverNet project aims to integrate technology with the learning experience, providing students, parents, teachers, and administrators with a collaborative and enhanced learning process.
  • Additional vendors participating in the SeverNet project include Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, MCI Worldcom, Inc., PointCast Incorporated, and Adobe System, Inc.
  • Elron Internet Manager includes content filtering technology with Elron's proprietary SmartList technology, which verifies suspect sites based on actual web page text and URL name.
  • Pricing for Elron Internet Manager v4.7 starts at $895 for 25 users and is available direct from Elron Software, Inc.

Statistics:

  • 6 million licensed users at over 13,000 organizations are using Elron Software's Internet Products Division solutions.
  • $1.2 billion in combined sales for the Elron group in 1997.
  • Elron Software's CommandView product family includes Elron Bandwidth Optimizer, Elron Internet Manager, and Elron Firewall.
  • Severn School is an independent grade 6-12 school with a campus integrated with computer technology.

Sources:

  • "SeverNet Project Chooses Elron Internet Manager among other 'Best of Breed' IT Solutions" - Business Wire, January 18, 1999
  • "Elron Software Announces Elron Internet Manager v4.7" - Elron Software, Inc.
  • Elron Software, Inc. - About Elron Internet Manager and SmartList technology
  • "Elron Software, Inc. - About Us" - Elron Software, Inc.