APconnections Announces EdNET: Unique Bandwidth Optimization Program Now Available to Public Schools
14 June 2005
APconnections, a leading supplier of plug-and-play bandwidth shaping products, today announced EdNET, a special program that offers its state-of-the-art NetEqualizer bandwidth shaping technology to public school systems nationwide. Through EdNET, students across the country in grades K-12 are now afforded uninterrupted, quality access to the Internet.
APconnections developed EdNET based on the past success and results that public schools across Colorado have realized using NetEqualizer.
Chris Rule, Technical Director for West Grand Public Schools in Colorado, had this to say in regard to his schools' experience with NetEqualizer: "The results were quite remarkable. The NetEqualizer prioritizes and distributes our bandwidth completely automatically. We basically just plugged it in and saw dramatic results within minutes.
"Most notable in our NetEqualizer experience is that the price was well within our range, and NetEqualizer requires no ongoing maintenance. The few initial questions we had were promptly answered by APconnections' support team. Other vendors we had approached force multiple thousand-dollar support questions in front of you before they'll even talk to you. The NetEqualizer is so easy to use, that it can literally be up and running within fifteen minutes."
Art Reisman, founder and chief technical officer, APconnections, said that the key drivers behind the EdNET rollout are based on the fact that "As public schools continue to embrace and leverage the Internet, we are finding that in many cases, hundreds - sometimes thousands - of computers will be using the same T1 line. Such a heavy load on the network can render the connection completely ineffective as students doing homework, class work and pursuing other academic initiatives wind up gridlocked and stuck." He continued, "At APconnections, we are committed to helping schools provide students with the low-cost, effective technology and tools they need to create a quality learning environment for our children. I am very pleased to say that the districts that have installed the NetEqualizer have seen immediate, significant improvement."
The APconnections family of plug-and-play traffic shaping products delivers automated bandwidth control based on built-in fairness rules. NetEqualizer products make control decisions dynamically, prioritizing and shifting bandwidth between applications and connections depending upon shifts in network usage. During times of peak congestion, equalizing technology portions more bandwidth for latency-sensitive applications such as VoIP and business-class applications, including CRM and ERM, while still enabling non- critical data traffic such as large file downloads to traverse the network. This approach ensures user satisfaction and allows APconnections' customers to reduce both bandwidth and operational expenses.
NetEqualizer is also deployed at: Monona Grove High School in Monona, WI; Ft. Dodge Public Schools, Iowa; Webster City Public Schools, Iowa; East Grand
School District, Kremmling, CO; Mason City Public Schools, Iowa; St. John- Hudson Unified School District, St. John, KS; and in the Schleicher County Independent School District, El Dorado, TX.
(Colleges and other educational facilities where NetEqualizer is deployed include Kentucky Community College, Western New England College, Williams Baptist College, Blackburn College, Covenant College, University of Nevada, Alamance Community College, Chemeketa Community College, and Stetson University.)
About NetEqualizer
NetEqualizer Data Shaper appliances are flexible, scalable and cost- effective bandwidth control products designed for both corporate and service provider networks. They are plug-and-play, allowing network administrators and operators to quickly and easily bring network traffic into balance without having to build and manage extensive policy libraries and with no changes to existing network infrastructure. NetEqualizer Data Shaper appliances use built-in, rules-based, application-level traffic-shaping technology to dynamically control traffic based on current network usage, including traffic levels and application types. When the network is congested, the fairness algorithm favors business class applications, including Web browsing, chat and email, at the expense of large file downloads. This approach allows network administrators and operators to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction without having to purchase additional bandwidth. Built-in flexibility allows network administrators and operators to change all settings in real-time, with no effect on network service quality. For organizations requiring 100% network uptime, the NetEqualizer can be configured for redundancy, with two NetEqualizer Data Shaper appliances running in parallel.
About APconnections
APconnections (http://www.apconnections.net) is a privately held company founded in July 2003 and based in Lafayette, CO. The company develops fully featured, cost-effective and easy-to-install-and-manage traffic shaping products based on Linux and Open Source technology. APconnections released its first commercial offering in July 2003, and since then over 1,000 customers around the world have put the NetEqualizer family of bandwidth shaping products into service. NetEqualizer products can be found at ISPs, WISPs, major universities, Fortune 500 companies, SOHOs and small businesses on six continents.
Contact:
Mostafa Razzak
23-31 Communications
646.442.3361
m.razzak@23-31.com
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Source: APconnections
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