Integration of computers in education has major benefits for accelerating learning. Today's educational environments, from kindergarten to higher education, are integrating technology and internet in all aspects of the learning process. Educational institutions rely heavily on their networks to provide increased efficiencies as they are constantly required to do more with reduced levels of funding, and in many areas of the country, declining student populations.

One of the major problems educational institutions face is multiple users on each computer or workstation. This can increase the chances for abuse of both individual workstations and the network. It also makes the role of network administrator more critical in managing network access and security.

LOCKNET can dramatically reduce the risk of network attacks through the nfire network security management. nfire Network Security Management can continually monitor and manage your firewall and network security to protect against viruses and malicious code attacks. In addition, extensive reporting can identify top internet users, and top websites visited.

Educational institutions are typically running with a very limited IT staff. Protecting not only the network security, but also administering the network can by a daunting task for other office staff. LOCKNET's nsentry remote network management provides a lower cost solution than traditional IT outsourcing. Remote Network Management can also handle your user ID and password management to make sure confidential records and files are accessible only by those authorized and with a legitimate need for the information.