January 24, 2012
Lightspeed Systems Announces Next-Generation Web Filtering and Reporting Solution for K12
The updated UNIX appliance-based solution provides balanced filtering for mobile and collaborative learning with speed and ease.
January 16, 2012
My Big Campus Social Learning Platform Wins Two Ed-Tech Awards
The safe social learning platform made just for schools is honored with awards from two leading education technology publications.
November 15, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Web Filtering Update Allows Seamless Access to New YouTube for Schools
In response to the new YouTube for Schools portal, Lightspeed Systems announces update to its K12 content filtering solution.
October 19, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Announces Update to Its Web Filtering Solution for Google Encrypted Search
In response to recent Google announcement of enhanced encrypted search, Lightspeed Systems releases an update to its K12 content filter.
October 13, 2011
Conneaut School District Receives Innovation in Education Award
The district is recognized by Lightspeed Systems for demonstrating a passion for education technology and for creating innovative learning opportunities for students.
October 5, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Releases a New Guide: Web Filtering in Today’s Schools
The free resource helps K-12 districts balance the educational use of the Internet with online safety and security.
September 26, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Releases My Big Campus Mobile App for iOS Devices
The My Big Campus app for iOS devices makes collaborative, anytime learning even more accessible to districts across the country.
September 12, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Adds Assessment Tools to My Big Campus
This latest enhancement of My Big Campus allows educators to incorporate customized assessment and real-time results into the classroom.
September 8, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Announces My Big Campus Certified Coach Program
Expert users of My Big Campus are recognized as advisors and trainers to help coach their peers on the collaborative learning platform.
August 26, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Earns Placement on Inc. 5,000 List for the Fifth Time
Educational technology company committed to transforming education was named one of the fastest-growing private companies for the fifth consecutive year.
August 11, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Announces E-Rate Eligible Campus Collaboration Bundle
The new solution combines district web site hosting, email services, collaboration, and filtering for a complete solution for K12 districts.
June 27, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Extends and Enhances Its My Big Campus Collaborative Learning Platform
Along with added features, the My Big Campus 2.0 release offers a new standalone version— giving all educators a safe platform for online learning and collaboration.
May 4, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Announces Results of "I Want a Web Filter That…" Campaign
Based on comments from districts across the country, a web filter should offer flexibility, customizability, mobility, collaboration, and more.
April 26, 2011
Districts Embrace Mobile Learning—Safely and Securely
Whether 1:1 or a handful of shared laptops; whether BYOD or school-provided; whether on the school network or off, districts keep devices secure and students safe
April 13, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Security Agent Receives Checkmark Certification from West Coast Labs
In the Antivirus Desktop category, the Lightspeed Systems solution receives highly-regarded accreditation.
February 16, 2011
Web Access Manager Puts Teachers in Control of Filtering
THE Journal talks about some of our new features that make web filtering a balance between IT and educator needs.
February 8, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Brings Safe Communication to K-12 Schools with Campus Mail
Campus Mail gives students and teachers a safe, monitored solution for email and private file storage.
February 1, 2011
Lightspeed Systems Web Filter Balances Educator and IT Needs
Web Zones and My Big Campus are two features of Web Access Manager that empower educators and IT staff to provide a safe, engaging online learning environment.
November, 2010
Texas District Connects Students, Teachers and Lessons
Atlanta ISD uses My Big Campus to get students engaged and connected.
November, 2010
Scholastic Administrator: Best in Tech: Tech Security
Administrators weigh in on their layered security solutions.
November 18, 2010
Lightspeed Systems Software Supports Districts’ Mobile Learning Initiatives to Secure Laptops, Protect Students
Web Access Manager with Guide Mobile Filter extends school network policies to users and devices off the network for a growing number of districts nationwide deploying mobile computing.
November 6, 2010
Can-do spirit gives Kern strong showing on Inc. 5000
Lightspeed Systems is one of ten Kern County companies to make it on the Inc. 5000 list this year.
November 3, 2010
Lightspeed Systems’ Software Selected by K-12 Educators for Tech and Learning Award of Excellence
Lightspeed’s web filtering software earns recognition in the Tech and Learning awards program for the second year.
October 27, 2010
Lightspeed Systems’ New Rocket Appliances Streamline IT Administration for Large, Complex Networks
Line of Rocket appliances, integrated with network management software, handle up to 10 gigabits of traffic, offering smart Web filtering and spam blocking while ensuring speed.
October 15, 2010
Web 2.0 Fuels Content Filtering Debate
What does the shifting world of the connected classroom and Web 2.0 tools mean for web filtering?
August 24, 2010
Lightspeed Systems Achieves Fourth Consecutive
Inc. 5,000 Ranking
Leading provider of school network solutions named one of the fastest-growing private companies in America with three-year sales growth of 137 percent.
July, 2010
What's New: Lightspeed Guide Browser
Tech and Learning - If your classroom uses an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch consider checking out this brief article about what Lightspeed Systems’ Guide Browser has to offer for CIPA-compliant internet filtering.
July 29, 2010
American Association of School Administrators and Lightspeed Systems Announce District Excellence Award for Digital Learning
2011 District Excellence Award for Digital Learning will honor innovative district leaders promoting effective technology use to engage students today and prepare them for tomorrow.
July 14, 2010
Lightspeed Offers Facebook-Like Portal for Collaboration
THE Journal - My Big Campus allows teachers to collaborate with their peers, students or groups in a safe online environment. “We need to give teachers and students the best possible learning tools and environment to enhance their education, and we believe that Web 2.0 is that environment,” said Steven Halper, technology coordinator for Rye Neck Union Free School District. “My Big Campus gives us the safe resources and safe social networking we need.”
June 14, 2010
Google’s encrypted search creates problems for schools
eSchool News - Read how Lightspeed Systems’ school network security expertise played an important role in securing school networks after problems with Google’s encrypted search was released.
June 8, 2010
Google’s New Secure Search Might Force Schools to Block Google
ReadWriteWeb - Lightspeed Systems helped partnering school districts respond to an issue with Google’s Secure Search so students could still safely use the Internet.
May 20, 2010
Lightspeed Systems Releases App for iPhone and iPad to Secure School-Issued Mobile Devices for Learning
New mobile application works with Lightspeed Systems’ network security software to help schools use the latest technology for education while protecting students online.
May 5, 2010
Lightspeed Systems Selected as a Finalist in SIIA's 2010 Innovation Incubator Program
The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) has named Lightspeed Systems as one of the 10 finalists for the 2010 Innovation Incubator Program. Lightspeed Systems was selected for its My Big Campus offering, a component of the company's Web Access Manager software.
May 1, 2010
Tools for Learning: Safety, Security and Access
Multimedia and Internet at Schools - “With many districts feeling a stranglehold on their budgets, getting a single, safe network solution with multiple features is a very attractive prospect…Its Total Traffic Control software offers a full range of network security and management features including antivirus, spam-blocking, web filtering, mobile filtering, and bandwidth management. The cost-effectiveness of a single, consolidated solution with a single price per workstation trumps many other partial solutions out there.”
April 22, 2010
Lightspeed Systems Helps Schools Comply With eDiscovery Regulations, Block Spam While Minimizing Costs
A new information paper on email archiving from Lightspeed Systems provides recommendations and best practices for schools to manage the emerging threat and liability of eDiscovery regulations and rules about electronically stored information.
March/April, 2010
Web 2.0: Responsible not Restrictive
Scholastic Administrator - Alan November says educators should balance learning and safety by loosening restrictions and teaching responsibility.
March/April, 2010
Best in Tech: Web Filtering
Scholastic Administrator - Lightspeed Total Traffic Control was named among the “Best in Tech” for Web filtering. Read what sets our product apart from the competition.
March 2, 2010
Lightspeed Systems’ New High-Capacity Network Solutions Ensure Safety and Security While Enhancing Performance
In districts with distributed networks, large bandwidth, thousands of users, and high network traffic, filtering Web access and blocking spam can create bottlenecks, network availability issues, and management headaches. To address these problems, Lightspeed Systems Inc. introduces a new product line that integrates its award-winning software with premium hardware to enable districts to manage their high-capacity networks easily and effectively.
February 23, 2010
Lightspeed Extends Web Filtering System
THE Journal - Axtell Independent School District in Axtell, TX has deployed My Big Campus for smarter filtering and safe Web 2.0. "It automatically integrates with the active directory and filtering policies already in place to save time and administrative hassles, and our teachers have been looking for a safe online area to communicate with students and share resources," said Janice Hornsby, technology coordinator for AISD.
January 28, 2010
November to Educators: Let Students Use Online Social Tools
eSchool News - Alan November spoke at a Lightspeed Systems-sponsored luncheon during FETC 2010 about the balance between online safety and learning in the classroom. “The real power of the web is that it enables global collaboration,” November said. “Yet this isn’t going on in most schools. We’re blocking all the social tools that enable this.” November gives his thoughts on online restrictions in schools and what Lightspeed Systems can do to help make safe online learning possible.
January 14, 2010
Lightspeed Systems’ IT experts share the network security challenges and solutions that school and district technology directors can expect this year
The district IT challenges that have emerged over the past few years – increasing use of the Internet for instruction and a growing number of security threats – will intensify throughout 2010, according to network security experts from Lightspeed Systems Inc. The company is an education market leader in network security and management software, which is used by schools nationwide to protect more than 5 million students.
November 17, 2009
New Report Shows District Leadership and Support Are Key to Empowering Teachers to Use Web 2.0
New research indicates educators view Web 2.0 technologies as a means to transform education and meet 21st century learning goals, but district leadership and support are critical to ensure safe and effective use.
November 5th, 2009
Leading provider of school network and security management software recognized for excellence fourth time this year,
on pace to exceed annual growth rate
Lightspeed Systems's Total Traffic Control software has been named a winner of a 2009 Award of Excellence
from Tech And Learning magazine. Total Traffic Control is a comprehensive school network security and management
application that simplifies IT administration and combines a full range of features, including content filtering,
mobile filtering, antivirus protection, and e-mail archiving, in a single, cost-effective solution.
October 28, 2009
Lightspeed Systems Helps Schools Get Smart About Filtering And Monitoring
Although criminal activity on school networks is rare, the potential for damage to the people and school
involved is extremely high. District and school administrators must be prepared for these situations and
equipped with the tools to deter inappropriate behavior, monitor and report online activity, and address
problems. To help administrators prevent and prepare for possible crises, Lightspeed Systems Inc., a leader
in network security and management software for schools, has released the new white paper,
“Forensics: Identifying, Investigating, and Prosecuting Sexual Misconduct in Your School.”
October 27, 2009
Lightspeed Systems Partners With Evolution Learning Technologies
Schools in Western Canada now have the opportunity to manage, monitor and
secure their networks through a single comprehensive solution from Lightspeed Systems Inc., a leader in network
security and management software in the U.S. K-12 education market. Lightspeed Systems has partnered with Evolution
Learning Technologies, a Canadian audiovisual and education technology dealer, to sell Total Traffic Control
software and its components in Western Canada to help schools provide a safe, engaging 21st century learning
environment for students.
September 8, 2009
Lightspeed Systems Assembles Anti-Virus Strike Force
Lightspeed Systems Inc., a leader in network security and management software for schools, has created a new customer support team of security experts, the Anti-Virus (AV) Strike Force, to escalate virus and malware detection and response. The specialized squad responds quickly to virus-related issues to help school network administrators stay apprised of threats and protect computers and files.
August 17, 2009
Lightspeed Systems Earns Spot on Inc. 5,000 List for Third Consecutive Year
Lightspeed Systems Inc., a leader in network security and management software for schools, has been recognized on the Inc. 5,000 list for the third year in a row as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
July 10, 2009
Educators Safely Use YouTube Videos in the Classroom to Engage Net Generation
More than 250 school districts use Lightspeed Systems’ Educational Video Library to incorporate approved online videos into instruction without risk of inappropriate content.
June, 25 2009
Lightspeed Systems Upgrades Total Traffic Control Software and Releases ‘Feature Tracker’
Total Traffic Control 7.03 features Educational Video Library enhancements and enables districts to save time and money through tiered IT administration and server consolidation.
May 20, 2009
Lightspeed Systems and Logic Key® Partner to Integrate Network Monitoring and Reporting into Student Information System
Lightspeed Systems Inc. has partnered with Logic Key Inc. to combine network monitoring and reporting with student information management.
April 7, 2009
Teachers Driving Web 2.0 Use in Schools Says National Research Survey
While many stakeholders are involved in developing policies on the use of Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 education, new research suggests that teachers are the most important group driving adoption.
March 24, 2009
School Administrators Recognize Lightspeed Systems’ Software as ‘Best in Tech’ for Security Management
Lightspeed Systems Inc.'s Total Traffic Control software has been chosen for a 2008-2009 Best in Tech Award in the Security Management category by Scholastic Administrator magazine.
February 5, 2009
Lightspeed Systems Enhances Total Traffic Control Software to Enable Educators to Use Approved YouTube Videos for Instruction
Many districts block teacher and student access to online social networking sites and other Web sites with Web 2.0 capabilities, because these popular Internet destinations can pose a risk to network security and student safety.
January 28, 2009
Lightspeed Systems Power Manager Helps School Districts Save Energy Costs and Earth’s Natural Resources
More than 70 percent of K-12 technology leaders who responded to a survey conducted by CDW-G last year said they support the idea of going “green,” but don’t know everything they could do to improve energy efficiency.
December 3, 2008
Lightspeed Systems and Eagle Software Combine Student Information Management with School Network Security
Lightspeed Systems Inc., developer of network security software for the education market, and Eagle Software, the largest provider of school administrative solutions in California, have integrated their products so schools can better monitor online user activity and support student safety measures.
October 13, 2008
Atomic Learning and Lightspeed Systems Team up to Offer Online Training Tutorials on Network Security Software
Lightspeed Systems Inc., developer of network security software for the education market, has partnered with Atomic Learning to enhance its training resources and provide customers with online tutorials for anytime, anywhere training.
August 28, 2008
Lightspeed Systems Repeats as Inc. 5000 Award Winner
Lightspeed Systems, Inc. was recently recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for the second year in a row as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
July 1, 2008
Lightspeed Systems Recognized as 'Emerging Tech Vendor' by CRN
Lightspeed Systems, developer of innovative security software products specifically for the educational market, is one of the "Emerging Tech Vendors" listed in CRN magazine's annual list of channel-friendly companies.
June 30, 2008
K-12 Focused Network Security Vendor Envisions Mashups with Edu Apps
Lightspeed Systems, developer of innovative security software products specifically for the educational market, is pursuing integration with a variety of school products while envisioning a Web 2.0 future where information mashups are the norm.
February 19, 2008
Get continuing education at Lightspeed Community Conference
Scheduled for July 7-11, 2008, in Bakersfield, California, you are invited to join your peers for introductory, intermediate and advanced certification training on Lightspeed Systems' TTC products, as well as participate in a series of seminars and workshops designed to help you hone your network administrative skills and map future TTC product design.
February 6, 2008
Lightspeed Systems Launches TTC v7.0
Lightspeed Systems, developer of innovative security software products for the educational market, today announced the release of Total Traffic Control (TTC) v7.0. The newest version of Lightspeed Systems's comprehensive security software was developed specifically to protect school networks, students, and staff from the dangers of the Internet at the gateway, desktop, and mobile client.
January 15, 2008
Top Ed-Tech Headaches in 2007 Accounted For
Your votes are in! Find out what the top-of-mind issues for you and your K-12 ed-tech peers were in 2007.
September 10, 2007
Tech-Equipped Students Safely Chronicle "Tour across America" on the Web
Equipped with school-issued e-pads, Verizon Wireless air cards, and Lightspeed Systems' Guide for web filtering and reporting, ten middle school students researched and journaled their way across America on a 16-day, 5,640-mile excursion in July.
June 26, 2007
Lightspeed Systems Partnering With Schools to Extend Internet Safety to Community
Lightspeed Systems, developer of innovative network security and traffic management products, today announced its Community Internet Safety Initiative in partnership with schools nationwide.
February 1, 2007
Montana School District Ensures Compliance With Latest Court Ruling on Email Archiving
Even before new federal rules went into effect December 1, 2006 requiring all employee email, instant messages (IM) and other digital communications to be archived, Frenchtown School District in Frenchtown, MT. was in compliance.