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THE LATEST IN HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, BOOKS & MATERIALS, FACILITIES, AND THE INTERNET NewProducts • • Kurt Eisele-Dyrli • • SMOOTHWALL SWG-1200, Network security appliance Hardware, $5,500 The SWG-1200 is the latest addition to SmoothWall’s Guardian line of network security appliances and is intended for large schools and districts. A higherperformance model than the others in the series, this appliance provides protection from proxies and online games, intelligent tools for preventing cyberbullying and ﬂexible controls over streaming media, which can take up large portions of a district’s bandwidth. The SWG-1200 utilizes a 2.6Ghz quadcore processor, 4GB of RAM and two 500GB mirrored RAID disks. www.smoothwall.net EPSON BrightLink 450Wi Interactive whiteboard system Hardware, Starting under $2000 This new system from Epson is a signiﬁcant new development in interactive whiteboard technology. The ultra-short-throw projector is able to detect the movement of the included stylus pen when it enters the light beam, eliminating the need for additional hardware to detect touch, as in traditional interactive whiteboards, and adding interactivity to any surface. This model also uses a 3LCD chip providing XGA and WXGA resolutions at 2,500 lumens and can display at diagonal image sizes of 55 inches to 102 inches. • DIRECT COLOR SYSTEMS Millenium 700 Series, Badge printer Hardware, $2,495 and $3,495 The new Millenium 700 Series of small format printers from Direct Color Systems can quickly print a variety of name badges and access cards for maintaining security by identifying visitors or employees and restricting access to areas in a school building. These printers use a proprietary digital imaging technology that produces professional-looking, full-color cards, including graphics, scanned images or original artwork at a speed of 25 seconds per card. Model 720 ($2,495) prints on CR80 card stock, while the 770 ($3,495) can accommodate a variety of card stock sizes. www.epsonbrighterfutures.com www.directcolorsystems.com Browse and learn about the latest education technology in DA’s products directory at: www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts View Kurt Eisele-Dyrli's products blog and videos at: blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog Contact products editor Kurt Eisele-Dyrli at: kdyrli@DistrictAdministration.com 72 March 2010 District Administration http://www.smoothwall.net http://www.epsonbrighterfutures.com http://www.directcolorsystems.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/newproducts http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - March 2010

District Administration - March 2010
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Curriculum Update
Conversations
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Toward a More Perfect Union
The Moxie of Kathy Cox
Logging On to Learn
Battling Sexual Abuse
Supervisor’s Opinion
Problem/Solution
Crisis Response
Product Focus
New Products
Tech Disruptions

District Administration - March 2010