SAN JOSE, Calif., June 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Online testing
is growing in popularity, making reliable networks more critical
than ever. However, the increasing number of devices in the
classroom is putting a strain on school resources and IT
departments. To provide granular control over the network, Extreme
Networks, Inc. ("Extreme") (NASDAQ: EXTR) today
announced enhancements to its Extreme Management Center™ at ISTE
2017. Extreme Management Center 8.0 (EMC 8.0) offers improved
management capabilities that makes student and device onboarding
easy, while enforcing security settings to protect private student
information.
Extreme's unique architecture empowers IT staff and educators to
deliver enhanced digital learning, resulting in more engaging
classroom experiences and better educational outcomes. The EMC
dashboard provides actionable data down to each individual user,
application, policy, and device. This enables the IT staff and
educators to be more efficient and spend more time on student
education.
Conference & Product Highlights:
- Extreme will showcase the latest enhancements to EMC 8.0 at
booth #2932 during ISTE 2017, June
25-28 in San Antonio,
Texas. Key features include:
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- Optimized Workflows: New analytics dashboard offers
improved workflow in a centralized, single pane of glass interface
that includes flexible groupings and filtering for reporting, in
addition to large-scale editing. These capabilities, now in a
high-productivity graphical user interface, formerly would have
required Java programming by the IT staff.
- BYOD Onboarding Options with Google and MS Support:
Leveraging Google or Microsoft credentials, IT staff can now easily
and securely onboard students logging on to their Google Chromebook
in the classroom to access learning materials and applications on
the network.
- Network Configuration Assessments: Extreme's Information
Governance Engine (IGE) is integrated into EMC 8.0 to help schools
automatically analyze, assess, and secure network configurations
for HIPAA and PCI compliance across the entire infrastructure.
Executive Perspectives
Zeus Kerravala, Founder and
Principal Analyst, ZK Research
"The evolution of Extreme's
product offerings for the education vertical continues to elevate
their expertise and position in the market. Extreme Management
Center 8.0 delivers new features that perfectly align with school
IT departments' pain points around increasing number of devices and
quality end-user experiences."
Mike Seitz, Vice
President, IK Network Solutions
"The new upgrades to
Extreme Management Center 8.0 allow us to provide better monitoring
services for our customers in need of an easy-to-use, single
interface that delivers actionable insights for network
performance. Not only does this help us resolve client issues, it
empowers our customers to be more proactive when looking to improve
the end-user experience, therefore meeting their expectations for
superior connectivity."
David Monachino, Network
Engineer, Douglas County School District
"We're thrilled
with the new enhancements to Extreme Management Center 8.0. Our
small IT staff had been stretched to keep up with the latest edtech
trends, and these new capabilities provide the best level of
control and visibility that we were looking for in order to support
our school's 1:1 computing and BYOD programs, especially during
online testing periods."
Zachary Blazich, Network
Administrator, Salem School District
"From one easy-to-use
web interface, I've been able to view information on individual
devices, available port statistics and network uptime. This has
significantly streamlined my daily workflow since I no longer have
to open other features to complete tasks when managing activity on
the network. I'm impressed by the new enhancements and excited to
use the new interface moving forward."
Additional Resources
- ISTE 2017 Blog Post
- ISTE 2017 Event Page
- Extreme Management Center Solutions Page
- Extreme Management Center Data Sheet
- Extreme Networks K-12 Solutions
- Connect with Extreme
via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Google+
Forward Looking Statements:
Statements in this
release, including those concerning Extreme's ability to provide
customers with improved network visibility, actionable insights,
management capabilities, an enhanced quality of experience, along
with time saving measures via the use of ExtremeManagement 8.0 are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
release. Actual results or events could differ materially from
those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result
of certain factors, including: the effectiveness of our solutions
as compared with our customers' needs; a highly competitive
business environment for network switching and software equipment;
the possibility that we might experience delays in the development
or introduction of new technology and products; customer response
to our new technology and products; and a dependency on third
parties for certain components and for the manufacturing of our
products.
More information about potential factors that could affect the
Company's business and financial results is included in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including, without limitation, under the captions: "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," and "Risk Factors". Except as required under the
U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Extreme
Networks disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking statements after the date of this release, whether
as a result of new information, future events, developments,
changes in assumptions or otherwise.
About Extreme
Networks
Extreme Networks,
Inc. (EXTR) delivers software-driven networking
solutions that help IT departments everywhere deliver the ultimate
business outcome: stronger connections with customers, partners and
employees. Wired to wireless, desktop to data center, on premise or
through the cloud, we go to extreme measures for our customers in
more than 80 countries, delivering 100% insourced call-in technical
support to organizations large and small, including some of the
world's leading names in business, hospitality, retail,
transportation and logistics, education, government, healthcare and
manufacturing. Founded in 1996, Extreme is headquartered
in San Jose, California. For more information, visit
Extreme's website or call
1-888-257-3000.
Extreme Networks, ExtremeWireless,
ExtremeManagement, Extreme Management Center,
ExtremeControl, ExtremeSwitching, ExtremeAnalytics and the
Extreme Networks logo are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United
States and/or other countries. Other trademarks are the
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