Studentnet News
13 February 2013
Automated Class Groups Now Available!
Cloud communication systems are now essential, but maintenance by hand of
student lists is a burden. Our new Automated Class Groups (ACG) system
auto-extracts class data from school databases. ACG is secure,
private and auditable, with updating, reporting, backup, and reversion
features. Studentnet is proud
to announce that ACG is now ready for implementation at your school.
Supported Sources for Class Lists
ACG is designed to be simple to set-up and completely automated to
run. Our aim is for complete hands-free operation. We believe we
have achieved that aim.
We also wanted ACG to be as flexible as possible. In particular we
sought to support as many sources of class list data as we can. Our
initial support for class list data includes the following sources:
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LDAP (including Active Directory) - Studentnet retrieves the class
list information directly out of the School's existing LDAP
directory. This option fully supports Microsoft's Active Directory.
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School Management System - Studentnet retrieves the class list
information directly out of the school's management system. The
following protocols are supported:
o XMLRPC/LISS - Edumate, and iGloo. Support is provided for both
school hosted and centrally hosted systems.
o API - Synergetic
o SIF-AU - coming soon
-
CSV Pull - Studentnet contacts a school download location and
pulls down a pre-defined CSV file containing class list information.
The individual class lists can be specified as a complete
replacement for the previous list or as a delta variation of
additions to that class list. That individual class list behaviour
is configurable in your Nextmail administration console. The
following protocols are supported:
o SCP (encrypted)
o FTPS (encrypted)
o FTP (unencrypted) non-preferred option.
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CSV push - Similar to CSV pull but instead, the class list file is
sent by the school to Studentnet. CSV push is only available in
special circumstances.
-
CSV manual - ad hoc updates initiated manually by the school's
administrator through the Nextmail administration interface.
Operations
Once installed and configured, ACG is designed to operate automatically
every night without further intervention. The following operational
considerations apply:
- ACG runs as a service on Studentnet's enterprise grade server
infrastructure.
- We leave as small a footprint as we can on the school's network and
servers.
- We only ever access school data in read-only mode.
- All data is communicated across an SSL encrypted connection (except
for the non-preferred CSV Pull FTP mode)
- An option will exist for administrators to receive an email each day
summarising changes carried out in the previous night's update.
Pricing
Studentnet has endeavoured to keep the pricing for ACG as low as
possible. The following price model applies:
-
Standard Installation: $250 exGST (can be combined with ADI
installation for the one installation charge)
-
Operations: $1.50/account/year exGST
Availability
We're ready now! Contact our support team (support@studentnet.net) to
schedule installation at your school.
Studentnet is very excited by the new possibilities that our ACG
technology makes available. Contact us now to discuss your school's
particular requirements.
Best Regards
The Studentnet Team
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