Marshal and 8e6 Technologies Merger Creates Trusted Internet Security Partner for the UK Education Market

Published 14th January 2009

Marshal8e6’s robust capabilities provide schools, colleges and universities with a comprehensive security portfolio to protect students and staff from inappropriate email, Web and IM use...

BETT Show, Stand W58 Olympia London UK – January 14, 2009 – Marshal8e6, the new secure email and Web gateway security provider, today announced a complete Internet security portfolio for schools, colleges and universities. Marshal8e6 products offer the education sector the most comprehensive safeguard for students venturing online: securing all forms of Internet-based communication including email, Web, instant messaging and peer-to-peer applications. The portfolio works across multiple operating systems and delivery platforms.

The Byron Review, “Safer Children in a Digital World”, acknowledges the benefits of the Internet to pupils’ development, but calls for schools to restrict access to inappropriate Web content as part of their eSafety strategy. Byron reports that 16 per cent of 8 to 17 year olds who had viewed harmful web content said that they were at school at the time. To meet the very real challenges of ensuring online child safety IT staff need to ensure that both incoming and outgoing email and Web content is appropriate for the learning environment, while preventing excessive bandwidth consumption, data loss and legal liability. By monitoring and filtering content across these multiple streams, schools can also ensure that their networks remain safe from malware and spyware that can be harmful to both students and the IT infrastructure itself.

Marshal8e6 will be at BETT 2009 (stand W58) and share best practices for securing and protecting the online learning environment by protecting against Web threats and all forms of Internet-based email content. Its award-winning product portfolio enables network administrators to facilitate students’ online learning, while reducing the risks from inappropriate Internet content; web and email viruses; bandwidth overload; loss of productive study time and cyberbullying.

“We recognise that while the Internet offers an unprecedented learning resource, schools have a primary responsibility to safeguard students while allowing them to benefit from online learning. Using Marshal8e6’s email, Web and Instant Message filtering technologies, schools can ensure that students are protected from inappropriate content and cyberbullying; and that the school’s networks remain secure.” says Bruce Green, President International, Marshal8e6, “Our products are already protecting the online learning environment of more than 10 million students worldwide. As a combined organisation we look forward to building on the trusted performance of Marshal and 8e6 in the education sector.”

Marshal8e6’s solutions provide:

• Gateway and Exchange email security
• Internet and bandwidth monitoring, forensic reporting and filtering
• Malware and data leakage prevention
• Remote filtering for PC and Mac laptops
• Endpoint security
• Multiple deployment options including software, appliance, and SaaS
• 24/7 technical support

For more information on Marshal8e6 and its comprehensive portfolio of email and Web gateway security offerings for the education sector, please visit www.marshal8e6.com.