Case Studies

Bank of New Glarus and Sugar River Banks Industry: Financial Services Average Network Size: 60 users “After some research, I decided that Untangle was the most attractive appliance available today.” Background The Bank of New Glarus and Sugar River Banks in New Glarus, Wisconsin was founded in 1893 with $12,000 in opening capital. An independent [...]

Industry: Financial Services Average Network Size: 250 people, 200 desktops ”Untangle is a polished product, cost effective, and offers so much in the package. It also complements other products we have in place.” Background Robert Hitchcock is the Network Administrator with First Community Federal Credit Union (FCFCU), serving the Kalamazoo area of Southwest Michigan, the [...]

Tehachapi Unified School District Tehachapi, California Industry: Education Average Network Size: 4,600 students; 450 staff Background When Michael Grimes, Network Manager, and his supervisor were evaluating alternatives to their “bulky, expensive” M86 solution, they turned to Untangle. They needed to ensure that students couldn’t keep overriding and routing around their content filters and network policy [...]

Lake Park Audubon School District Lake Park, Minnesota Industry: Education Average Network Size:  700 students; 11,000 IP addresses “Untangle has worked so well, we’re not even considering other vendors.” Background When Bob Henderson needed a “fix it and forget it” solution for enforcing network policy, he turned to Untangle. As an open source advocate, Bob [...]

Portlandia IT, LLC Industry: Full-Service MSP Average Network Size: 200 users “We like the level of power with Untangle, at a less expensive price than comparable products.” Background Portlandia IT is a comprehensive managed services provider with customers throughout their Portland, Oregon service area. Doug Foote and Ted Mittelstaedt, principals, each have an extensive background [...]

Shoreline Business Machines Ltd. (SBM Tech Ltd.) Industry: IT Services Average Network Size: 75 users “Untangle is easy enough for our end users, which in turn makes life easier for us.” Background SBM Tech is a locally owned and operated IT services organization providing a range of computer networking and office automation products to their client base [...]

Sunridge Properties Industry: Hotel Development and Management Network Size: 12 users “Right away, spam was down ninety-five percent” Background Until a short time ago, Brian Welker, President of Arizona-based hotel business Sunridge Properties, was a man with a problem. “My staff and I were spending a lot of time on the road, checking out development [...]

Summer Hill Industry: Home Furnishings and Fabrics Network Size: 12 users “It’s nice to know the capability for easy expansion is there.” Background Summer Hill, Ltd. is a relatively small business with a global reach. Headquartered in the San Francisco bay area, it sells high quality furniture and fabrics to architects and interior designers all over [...]

Orthopaedic Associates of Grand Rapids Industry: Healthcare Network Size: 250 users “Stuff just gets picked up and zapped” Background The Orthopaedic Associates of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a local business with a large network. OAGR has twenty four specialist orthopaedic physicians and a total staff of 250 employees spread over three offices. The network manager, [...]

Mount St. Mary’s Academy Industry: K-8 Education Network Size: 50 users “Untangle’s major features…are really vital to us maintaining a safe environment for the kids to learn in.” Background The internet has presented the education system with some great opportunities and some major headaches. Educators continue to grapple with the best way to help kids [...]