Comments on: Content Filtering - One Year Later http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/28 Connecting Adventist Educators Around the World Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:55:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mel Wade http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/28#comment-676 Mel Wade Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:51:56 +0000 http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/28#comment-676 Jim, It is a great product. It lets me "sleep at night" knowing there is adequate filtering in the dorms. We paid in the $3k range but I don't think that deal is available anymore - you may be able to get a refurbished box for that. I think the normal price is in the $5k range. This includes 3 years of filtering updates and support. They have great support. It does cost more, but I think you get what you pay for. Not viable for small schools, but certainly justifiable for larger schools. The small day schools can also do an easier job of physically monitoring what is going on. If you feel that is getting to hard to keep up with, this is a great answer. Jim,

It is a great product. It lets me “sleep at night” knowing there is adequate filtering in the dorms. We paid in the $3k range but I don’t think that deal is available anymore - you may be able to get a refurbished box for that. I think the normal price is in the $5k range. This includes 3 years of filtering updates and support. They have great support.

It does cost more, but I think you get what you pay for. Not viable for small schools, but certainly justifiable for larger schools. The small day schools can also do an easier job of physically monitoring what is going on. If you feel that is getting to hard to keep up with, this is a great answer.

]]> By: jimmiles http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/28#comment-629 jimmiles Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:43:25 +0000 http://edforum.adventist.org/articles/28#comment-629 Hi, Mel, Looks like a killer product. What did your campus pay for it? The website lists the R3000 for $25,000.00. Your post called yours "IR3000." What's the difference? I'm dissatisfied with ComSift, our school's current filter, for just the reasons you stated in the post: anonymizers and proxy circumventing. Comsift doesn't keep up with it. So, is this new product going to be corporately licensed by the GC? How did you afford yours? Thanks, Jim Hi, Mel,
Looks like a killer product. What did your campus pay for it? The website lists the R3000 for $25,000.00. Your post called yours “IR3000.” What’s the difference?
I’m dissatisfied with ComSift, our school’s current filter, for just the reasons you stated in the post: anonymizers and proxy circumventing. Comsift doesn’t keep up with it.
So, is this new product going to be corporately licensed by the GC? How did you afford yours?

Thanks,
Jim

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