Protecting Your Network from the Great Unknown S
Andy McBride

Built specifically for securing K-12 networks and protecting millions of students nationwide, Total Traffic Control gives you a single admin console to see everything running on your network and control any detected issues. Monitor and report network and user activity, let end users manage spam, manage Internet access for various groups, limit or block P2P and instant messaging, secure the gateway and desktops from known/unknown threats, archive e-mail and instant messaging, and manage your bandwidth-all from a single interface.

Technology Support for Personalized Instruction-What I.T. Must Really Do A,T
Jim Chapman

The technology infrastructure required to facilitate Personalized Instruction is not simple. A robust network design is one of the many requirements. This session will highlight key Issues including network bandwidth, video prioritization routing, redundancy of Internet access, routing, servers, and data storage. Creative funding and a close working relationship between the technical and educational staff will also be discussed.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Overview A
Chuck Enstall

Windows Server 2008, with built-in Web and virtualization technologies, enables you to increase the reliability and flexibility of your server infrastructure. New virtualization tools, Web resources, and security enhancements help you save time, reduce costs, and provide a platform for a dynamic and optimized datacenter. Powerful new tools like IIS7, Windows Server Manager, and Windows PowerShell, allow you to have more control over your servers and streamline Web, configuration, and management tasks. Advanced security and reliability enhancements like Network Access Protection and the Read-Only Domain Controller harden the operating system and protect your server environment to ensure you have a solid foundation on which to build your business.

Microsoft Windows Vista Overview A,T
Chuck Enstall

Windows Vista is designed to help you achieve cost and operational efficiencies in desktop image deployment, management, and security. PC users can experience improved connectivity with advanced integration across technologies, networks, and systems in addition to quicker access to better organized information.

Server and Workstation Virtualization
James Gardner

Does your district have a virtualization strategy? Learn how to successfully leverage the benefits of virtualization for your institution. An industry overview will be provided, but focus will be primarily on VMware and Parallels. Ever wanted to declutter your server room? See how to streamline your operations by using virtualization to enhance your test and production environments.

Moodle - The Deployment A
James Gardner

Learn how to scale Moodle appropriately for your School or District. Installation and configuration of version 1.8.x will be covered for MacOSX, Windows, and Linux. We will highlight some basic tuning of the underlying AMP stack to get the best possible security and performance for your installation.

The Importance of Continuous Data Protection and Unified Threat Managment in Today's Schools  A,T
Jason Acosta

The presentation will cover how SonicWALL's lineup of security and backup solutions can assist in a school's networking infrastructure.

Problem Solving and Troubleshooting IT Issues  A,T
Randy Raw

Come and learn some problem solving and troubleshooting tips for your IT issues. We will look at some basic issues to begin with and then move quickly into ways that you can solve problems on your network. We will explore some network troubleshooting tools and show you how you can use them in your system to determine what the problem is and how to solve it.

The Onion Router (TOR) and Anonymous Surfing  A,T
Beth Young

The Onion Router (TOR) was created to help people in oppressed countries like China get around censorship. We will look at TOR, how it works and how students are using it to get around your school filtering products.

Backup Best Practices  A,T
Randy Raw

Join this session as we discuss best practices for backup. We will look at the variety of strategies that can be deployed to help backup your critical data. We will also discuss options for starting a DR/BCP plan using your backup data.

ArcMail Technology - Email Archiving for Legal and Regulatory Compliance A
David McAlister

Why archive email?  How does it apply specifically to the education market?  This presentation addresses these questions and more.

Ask the Experts Round Table from HP ProCurve Networking / Sonicwall / Professional Network Solutions T,S
Glenn Thompson, Jason Acosta, & Tim Senaldi

What should an average network look like? Open systems, scalable, non-proprietary, cost effective networks.  Is that possible? How do I control access to my network? How do I manage my wired and wireless networks, limit and track, and quarantine administration, students, guest? What is ProActive Defense from HP? What is an UTM and how is it used? How can HP Innovation allow a district to grow with in their IT budget? Where is the SonicWALL UTM signatures developed? How can I be notified when a critical network switch, router, server, firewall appliance, application, power supply is about to fail and take corrective action before it does.
Come to this round table and ask these or other questions to the panel members.

Mac OS X Leopard and Leopard Server A
Bret Siegel

Find out what's new in Mac OS X Leopard, the world's most advanced operating system. This session ncludes tips and tricks for getting around in this newest version of Apple's operating software.

Intel Processor-based Macs T
Bret Siegel

Get a detailed look into the newest Intel processor-based Macs. Learn how to run Windows on a Mac using Boot Camp and Parallels. These applications can turn your MAC into a PC-like computer, and you will be able to switch at will between platforms.

Imaging and Lab Management with Apple Remote Desktop 3 A,T
Bret Siegel

Apple Remote Desktop 3 is the best way to manage the Mac computers on your network, and has more than 50 new features that deliver improvements in software distribution, asset management, and remote assistance. If you manage Macs, you'll want to attend this session!