Press Release

Diane Hagan
BASCOM
(631) 434-6600
media@bascom.com

BASCOM Demonstrates the Global Chalkboard's Flexible Filtering
for Fluid Web 2.0 Content @ NYSCATE Metro Conference

Hauppauge, New York - May 18, 2009—BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc., a pioneer in Internet Management solutions for K-12 schools and libraries, today proudly demonstrates at the NYSCATE Metro Conference in Rye Brook, NY, how the flexible filtering of its Global Chalkboard solution enables educators to safely and easily integrate Web 2.0 applications into their curriculum.

Since Web 2.0 content is based on collaborative input that's constantly changing, using it in K-12 education while still maintaining security presents critical challenges. Traditional filters that are designed to either block or allow an entire Web site can not adapt to the new demands of this fluid Web 2.0 world. To stay current with this new technology used every day by students, schools can now have flexible filtering with a simple, low-cost, swap-and-go solution. With few changes to a school's existing network infrastructure, BASCOM's Global Chalkboard can be deployed to empower educators with an easy-to-use curriculum tool for integrating Web 2.0 applications into lessons.

"Our Global Chalkboard is constantly improving based on the practical input we receive everyday from the K-12 teachers, Technology Directors and Superintendents that use our solution," states Peter Cirasole, BASCOM's CEO/President. "The Global Chalkboard is both an innovative curriculum AND filtering tool. It is designed to enable educators to choose Internet resources including Web 2.0 content. Whether teachers want to use an entire blog, wiki, or Ning, or just a single page, the Global Chalkboard gives them the granular filtering they need to select the specific Web 2.0 content they want in their curriculum."

About NYSCATE
NYSCATE (The New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education), is a non-profit, professional organization representing more than 2,000 technology using educators and administrators in New York State. NYSCATE is an affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and cooperates with such partners as the New York State Education Department, state and national educational organizations, private sector corporations, and publishers to further the use of technology in our schools.

About the Global Chalkboard
BASCOM's Global Chalkboard is an innovative and flexible teaching tool that uses the Internet for learning. The Global Chalkboard provides immediate access to educational Web sites and builds Web-enriched lessons mapped to curriculum goals and state standards.

The Global Chalkboard is both flexible and easy to use. It offers a novice user immediate access to educational sites with the Web Library; it offers an intermediate user prepackaged, ready-to-use BASCOM lessons; and it offers an advanced user a method of building their own, Web-based lessons using the Global Chalkboard's Lesson Creator.

About BASCOM
BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. is a software development company specializing in curriculum-based, Internet management solutions for K-12 schools. From our beginning in 1996, BASCOM has focused on producing, next-generation, curriculum tools for the K-12 education market.

BASCOM's goal is to help children become successful learners by safely extracting the educational content of the Web. This is accomplished by building Internet teaching tools based on input we've received from K-12 educators. We are constantly adapting our products to meet the changing needs of today's teachers.

BASCOM is a privately held company located in Hauppauge, New York. For more information, visit www.bascom.com