TerminatorX
for Schools
*** Also blocks proxy sites *** See Pupils 'bypassing school internet security'
There are a number of reasons why a school will benefit from the
protection that TerminatorX offers. They will:
-
see increased concentration by students as distractions are removed
-
show better grades and higher success rates as students are 'kept to
task'
-
be more likely to avoid catching viruses from Messenger applications
-
have less bandwidth wasted upon on-line games and file sharing
-
be more likely to avoid prosecution for illegal music, video and software
downloads
-
have faster response times for legitimate network activities
-
need less workstation maintenance caused by installed downloaded
software.
-
be able to obtain School District-wide Licenses
to standardize protection.
Why was TerminatorX created?
TerminatorX was originally developed in consultation with teaching staff at an
Adult Education College. There were problems with the younger adults (16 to
25) who were using KaZaA, MSN Messenger and games during classes. Due to the layout of some of the
rooms, the teachers could not see all of the workstation screens at one time.
As the teachers moved around the classrooms the students used 'Alt-Tab' or 'Alt-F4'
to remove the Messengers etc. from the screen and so appear to be working normally.
TerminatorX was made to run invisibly on workstations looking at the
applications and web sites that were running. Those that were in a banned list
chosen by the network administrators were
simply shut down within a second of them being started.
Warren Software designed
TerminatorX to be selective so that different groups of users could
be treated differently and staff were still able to use, for example, Messenger
applications for useful college activities.
How much does
TerminatorX cost?
As TerminatorX was aimed mainly at Education, pricing was set so that
medium-sized schools could easily afford to purchase TerminatorX.
The licensing allows flexibility and is not dependent on the number of
servers or workstations in a school. The Site license covers an area within the
school:
Site license - an unlimited number of workstations on an unlimited number of servers
within a single organisation. The workstations must be enclosed within a circle of diameter 200 metres.
Each license covers one such circle. More than one license is required if your organisation wishes
to use TerminatorX on workstations that are not within a single such area.
You can use TerminatorX across
a whole site (200 metre diameter) for just £200
