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Government agencies today more than ever are working diligently to secure their IT infrastructure and proprietary data. While most are spending billions to protect themselves from external threats many are also addressing serious internal threats that continue to impact network availability and security. Many agencies are also being charged with fixing current security and network infrastructure issues before they can be authorized to procure additional IT equipment. With this being the case, agencies are looking for solutions that can enhance security, increase network availability, and reduce the potential of internal threats from impacting their core IT infrastructure.

Government agencies are quickly disovering how important it is to protect and prolong the life of their core IT equipment and critical spaces. They have felt the pain of having issues such as tempature fluxuations, humidty, water leakage, etc. bringing down critical segments of their network. They have also experienced security breaches where unauthorized personnel have tampered with equipment and data. These same agencies have been inflicted by common human-errors that have resulted in computer equipment malfunctions. These costly problems and many more have led IT professionals within the government sector to look for ways of keeping IT equipment working longer and more effectively. They are solving these issues by deploying proactive solutions that monitor everything from motion and sound, to temperature, humidity, power-loss, and more within critical IT areas. These environmental monitoring solutions provide IT professionals with early warning and allow them to mitigate problems before they damage equipment, bring down the network or result in serious security problems.

NetBotz is a leading provider of IT monitoring and alert solutions to the government sector. No other solution is monitoring more devices and critical IT spaces in government than NetBotz. The company's comprehensive solution set provides IT professionals with the eyes and ears they need to foresee issues before they reach dangerous levels. NASA Ames Research Center is using NetBotz to monitor hydrogen levels in its uninterruptible power system (UPS) that buffers brownouts and outages across 90 buildings. They also use NetBotz cameras to track equipment and personnel from room-to-room so IT equipment is only used in authorized locations.

With NetBotz government agencies can instantly:

	Protect critical IT equipment from environmental conditions, security issues and human errors that result in network downtime.
	Reduce response to resolution times with browser-based access to environmental data and video surveillance documentation.
	Increase network availability by eliminating computer malfunctions that result from the slightest change in environmental conditions.
	Justify investments required to improve equipment negatively impacting network availability (based on data, photographs and video logs).
	Save millions of dollars in equipment from being damage from environmental conditions.
	Increase internal security by placing video surveillance devices in critical IT areas.
	Re-deploy IT staff on more strategic projects rather than trouble shooting IT equipment.
	Remotely monitor physical conditions and equipmentthrough a single web-based management console.

HEALTHCARE

IT professionals in the healthcare industry have more than just computer equipment to watch-over. Healthcare institutions depend on these professionals to ensure technology dependent medical supplies and equipment are also operating 24/7 so they can provide consistent, quality care to patients. While traditional businesses must contend with environmental issues that can negatively impact IT equipment and data (temperature, humidity, water, etc.), in the healthcare field these same environmental issues can impact whether a patient lives or dies.

When lives are on the line, having instant access to patient and treatment data is just the beginning. As a result, IT professionals not only need to keep networks and IT equipment operating around the clock, they must also have solutions in place to monitor and secure millions of dollars worth of blood products, tissue samples, prescription drugs and other treatment materials stored within temperature controlled environments (refrigerators, freezers, labs, etc). A simple mistake of not shutting a door on a temperature controlled room or device could cost a healthcare organization millions of dollars in product, or even worse, years of research and testing results. Without effective monitoring and alert devices in place these types of disasters can and do happen frequently. That's why healthcare organizations are deploying environmental monitoring solutions that alert IT professionals when equipment, medial supplies, patient rooms, testing labs, temperature controlled environments, patient records, and more are susceptible to damage or theft.

Needless to say, technology has become the lifeline for healthcare organizations and their dependency on technology grows everyday. To help healthcare organizations overcome environmental and security issues, NetBotz has developed a comprehensive monitoring and alert system that monitors everything from motion and sound, to temperature, humidity, power-loss, and more. By deploying NetBotz, healthcare organizations not only improve network availability, they also significantly reduce response to resolution times, enhance security and improve the quality of patient care on a daily basis.

With NetBotz healthcare organizations can instantly:

	Prevent IT equipment and medical supplies from being damaged from heat, humidity, and other environmental factors.
	Increase security by having NetBotz devices monitor and record activity in critical areas (testing labs, temperature controlled environments, records rooms, etc.).
	Garner HIPAA compliance using devices that monitor and secure IT equipment that contain patient information and treatment records.
	Improve quality of care by preventing environmental conditions from negatively impacting medical equipment and supplies.
	Reduce fraud and theft by deploying monitoring and video surveillance devices in critical areas of the organization.
	Reduce the risk of malpractice awards (avg. award = $3.9M) by capturing video logs that show when staff and visitors enter/leave a room; when medications were administered and by whom; the timing of check-ups and more.
	Reduce damaged tissue samples and drugs by monitoring temperature controlled rooms and devices 24/7.
	Deter research data or experiment tampering with video surveillance.
	Improve IT and healthcare staff productivity by directing alerts to appropriate personnel via policy-driven protocols.
	Improve lab safety by warning staff of the presence of dangerous toxins.
	Capture and archive environmental conditions to document the integrity of research findings.
	Reduce operating costs by reducing drug spoilage caused by the slightest change in environmental conditions.
	Track and monitor access to controlled substances in secure areas.
	Monitor air-quality to ensure treatment environments are safe.

Healthcare organizations throughout the world are using NetBotz to lower operating costs, improve staff productivity, enhance patient care, increase security and prevent the loss of mission critical medical equipment and supplies. In fact one customer, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center achieved a 1000% ROI on its NetBotz implementation and recently won Baseline Magazine's ROI Award for the healthcare industry.

Below are several other healthcare organizations that are reaping significant benefits from NetBotz:

	Baylor College Of Medicine		Mississippi State Department of Health
	Carteret General Hospital St. John Health Systems		National Institute of Environmental Health Services
	King County Dept of Health		University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
	Baptist Memorial Health Care		Vanderbilt University
	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
	Mercy Hospital

Education

Technology is changing the face of education. Traditional teaching methods are being transformed by software and hardware, students are using the latest technology to produce schoolwork, and they are leveraging the Internet to conduct exhaustive research projects and to complete courses online.

With that being said, IT professionals within the education sector, have limited time, resources and budgets, yet are still faced with keeping critical IT equipment and networks operational 24/7. As technology becomes the backbone of education, it also represents serious challenges for educational institutions across the globe.

In addition to having time, resource and budget limitations; IT professionals must also contend with managing highly distributed networks and the problems associated with aging building structures, faulty heating and air conditioning equipment, outdated telecommunications equipment, and IT equipment being housed in less than optimal environments.

Security is also paramount and with students, instructors, maintenance personnel and others having easy access to unsupervised computer labs, equipment rooms, etc.; keeping IT equipment secure is a huge task. When you combine all of these issues with inconsistent physical environmental conditions (i.e. power consumption, temperature, humidity, airflow, etc.) maintaining network availability and keeping IT equipment up and running 24/7 can be next to impossible.

There is a cost-effective answer. NetBotz has developed a comprehensive monitoring and alert system that extends the eyes and ears of IT professionals within the education sector and helps them address these costly problems. With NetBotz in place, educational institutions are significantly reducing response to resolution times, increasing network availability and enhancing security on a daily basis.

With NetBotz educational institutions can instantly:

	Increase the bandwidth of IT staff by having NetBotz monitor and protect distributed network devices, IT equipment and critical spaces.
	Reduce network and equipment downtime using a pre-emptive notification system that warns personnel of IT environment, equipment or network problems before they can cause damage.
	Improve response-to-resolution times by monitoring and troubleshooting issues from a web browser - anytime, anywhere.
	Deter campus violence with video surveillance of hallways, parking lots and other areas of vulnerability.
	Prevent equipment from being damaged by directing alerts to appropriate personnel via policy-driven protocols.
	Capture photographs and video of illegal activities and share them with local police and fire officials to significantly reduce investigation times.
	Stop equipment and data from being stolen by using video monitoring and surveillance where expensive assets are located (i.e. computer labs, chemical storage areas, audio/video labs, student records rooms, etc.)
	Reduce vandalism costs and false fire alarm fines by capturing perpetrators vandalizing school property or pulling fire alarms with video surveillance in unoccupied areas 24/7.
	Improve student safety by having more eyes and ears in common problem areas across campus.

More than 300 educational institutions are reaping the benefits of NetBotz each and every day. Below is just a short list of NetBotz customers in the education sector:

	Albert Einstein College of Medicine		Plano Independent School District
	Arkansas State university		University of Connecticut
	Boston College		University of Missouri-Kansas City
	Cal State Fullerton		University of Illinois
	Cornell University		University of Michigan
	Dallas Independent School District		University of Texas
	Duke University		University of Wisconsin
	George Washington University		Rutgers

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