Extreme Networks releases new software to deliver a better student experience

Extreme Management Center 8.0 enables network managers to monitor and control the edtech network infrastructure from a single dashboard.

  • Thursday, 29th June 2017 Posted 7 years ago in by Phil Alsop
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 has introduced 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 on-boarding easy, while enforcing security settings to protect private student information.
 
Extreme Networks’ 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 Networks 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:
o   Optimised workflows: New analytics dashboard offers improved workflow in a centralised, 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.
o   BYOD on-boarding options with Google and MS Support: Leveraging Google or Microsoft credentials, IT staff can now easily and securely on-board students logging on to their Google Chromebook in the classroom to access learning materials and applications on the network.
o   Network configuration assessments: Extreme Networks’ Information Governance Engine (IGE) is integrated into EMC 8.0 to help schools automatically analyse, assess, and secure network configurations for HIPPA and PCI compliance across the entire infrastructure.