goldie-gold

eSafety4Schools (ES4S) have an iBoss offering. I have used them for a bunch of different solutions over the years and they might be able to help you out. I'm certainly considering iBoss at the moment too. Edit: messed up formatting!

Please do. I went to a seminar that they gave. I came away in two minds. On paper they seemed great. They offer essentially the same as the EMBC framework for a lot less money. Their FORTINET boxes seemed great. Their online backups were cheap (although not fully manager I don't think). Lots of other great stuff too. Don't get me wrong, I was impressed. On the other hand I found myself feeling slightly uneasy. They made certain claims which were misleading IMO (as sales people always do) and even said one thing I am 99% sure is untrue. They commented on the LA in a way I found unnecessary - I really do not like sales people who feel the need to bash other products to sell their own. Also, there were additional costs for certain things I am interested in which were not clear until I started to dig a bit more. Something that worried me, which I think was supposed to be a good thing, is they said they made a loss in the first year in order to win business - suppose they make a loss on 1000 new schools - I am not business expert but that sounds a risky plan to me. How are they going to recoup that loss and continue to provide services at the same low price year on year? Perhaps I am being ridiculous. I suppose what I am really want is to speak to someone who has hands on, long term experience with them. I would like to hear from someone what my fears are unfounded.

I did a search. I couldn't find a great deal. Hopefully someone in Leicestershire will chime in... EDIT - forgot to say thanks for you input.

Hi all, So. I bet we all really want another thread about EMBC / emPSN and whether to leave or stay! This thread is specifically asking about Schools Broadband (the company - I would post a link but it wont let me - schoolsbroadband dot co dot uk) Anyone in Leicestershire got any experience of them. The appear to be offering the moon on a stick in terms of connectivity, services and support at a VERY cheap price compared to the framework suppliers. I feel like there must be a catch! What do we think?