09.17.2009 – Waltham, MA – Bit9, Inc., the pioneer and leader in application whitelisting, announced today that the Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District has chosen Bit9 Parity™ to proactively manage school computers and prevent unauthorized software. The district is implementing a large technology-based learning initiative program and is bringing in Bit9 as the security backbone of its new education environment.
Serving two high schools in Atlantic County, New Jersey, the Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District has developed a three-year Technology Plan to provide an integrated, interdisciplinary and globally-connected environment for learning to support the needs of students, staff and nearby communities. The plan includes using laptops into every classroom, introducing video conferencing equipment and allowing parents to view their child’s academic career online. The initiative will give students a state-of-the-art environment to develop their technological skills.
The District decided to investigate application whitelisting solutions after experiencing server and file issues due to unauthorized software installations that slowed their Windows computers. Greater Egg Harbor chose Bit9 Parity to ensure the security and integrity of their Windows computers while maintaining administrative privileges for faculty.
“As we began to add more computers and software, we started to see our server installing files whenever it was accessed,” said Phil Robinson, Network Administrator at Greater Egg Harbor. “We needed to prevent unwanted applications and spyware without taking technology away from the teachers. We decided that as we expand, it made more sense to use Bit9 Parity, which we have found to be innovative solution as it prevents problems before they happen.”
Using Bit9 Parity, the Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District is able to secure computers and prevent malware while maintaining administrative rights. Students and faculty can access the Internet and approved software applications while still protecting the school’s systems.
“Greater Egg Harbor’s technological vision is a great model for any educational institution that is concerned about the security gap that allows unauthorized software and targeted malware to get beyond existing defenses,” said Tom Murphy, chief strategy officer at Bit9. “With Bit9 Parity students and faculty can use technology resourcefully while the administrators are able to control the learning environment from external risk.”
About Bit9, Inc.
Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in enterprise application whitelisting. The company’s application control solutions ensure only trusted and authorized applications are allowed to run, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software. Unlike traditional, reactive antivirus controls that try to scan and prevent the never-ending list of unauthorized software, Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry™ — the world’s largest database of software intelligence – to ensure only authorized applications can run, delivering the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability. Bit9 customers include companies in a wide variety of industries, such as government agencies, retail, financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, and telecommunications. Founded in 2002, Bit9 is privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com or call +1 617.393.7400.