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Purchasing Cooperative of America – PCA

Contract#  PCA OD-320-20: July 13, 2020 – July 12, 2025  

Educational & Instructional Material, Supplies & Related Items

Serving educational institutions (K-12 public, private, charter, universities), government agencies (cities, counties, municipalities, state, local and federal agencies), Indian Tribal Governments, hospitals, law enforcement, and non-profit, non-taxed organizations in all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canada & Mexico.

Adobe - Adobe Sign, Adobe Creative Cloud k-12 site and district licenses – supporting distance working, learning, teaching!

Creative Cloud 2020 SharedDevice, NamedUser k-12 site licenses, district-wide licenses Adobe Sign (affordable, consumable licenses for signing employment contracts, etc.)

 

Arcserve – Backup, Disaster Recovery, Replication, Archiving

Arcserve Backup is a foundational product that has been around for 35 years. File-based backup solutions for going to tape or disk. As an affordable solution for backing up Microsoft Office 365, do consider the Arcserve UDP Cloud Hybrid, per Terabyte solution. Arcserve Backup Battle-tested backup to tape, disk and cloud storage. Arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) Reliable, all-in-one disaster recovery and backup for cloud, virtual and physical workloads. Arcserve UDP Cloud Hybrid Cloud-based backup, disaster recovery and long-term retention for hybrid IT infrastructures. Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct Cloud-native backup and disaster recovery as a service (BaaS/DRaaS) for hardware-free, near-zero data loss Arcserve UDP Cloud Archiving.

Fully managed email archiving to protect and manage business email records.

 

AVID - For over 60 years, AVID has been supplying headphones and audio products to K-12 schools, colleges, libraries and museums.

Headphones, ear buds, adapters, classroom packs (AE-36 is our most popular headset, and it meets state standards)

 

Bitdefender – Featuring Bitdefender’s adaptive, layered endpoint security powered by patented machine learning technology.

GravityZone is consistently able to prevent, detect and remediate threats and protect your organization from attacks. Cloud-based and on-premise licensing options. GravityZone is a business solution that can be installed locally or hosted by Bitdefender. Multi-layered protection with proven machine learning, advanced heuristics, anti-ransomware, powerful anti-exploit, signatures, Firewall and Device Control are all included in each of these options: See our Bitdefender GravityZone Business Security, Advanced, Elite and Ultra solutions

 

Educational Collaborators – Professional Development for Adobe and Microsoft (instructor-led web-based and on-site)

Whether your school is new to using Microsoft and Adobe solutions or if you are seeking successful curricular and classroom-based integration and learning experiences for your staff, our partners at Educational Collaborators can help. Our Custom Microsoft and Adobe Workshop experiences can be used to help participants learn the basics across a wide variety of educational products or attain deeper levels of mastery against existing software in your school community. We offer web-based, instructor-led workshops or one and two-day on-site workshops for classrooms of up to 25 attendees.

 

ESET – anti-virus, mobile security, file security

For three decades ESET has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services, delivering instant, comprehensive protection against evolving cybersecurity threats for businesses and consumers worldwide. ESET combines multilayered technology, machine learning and human expertise to provide our customers with the best level of protection possible. Our technology is constantly adjusting and changing to provide the best balance of detection, false positives and performance. All ESET Endpoint Security products have the ability to detect malware pre-execution, during execution and post-execution. Focusing on more than a specific part of the malware lifecycle allows us to provide the highest level of protection possible.

Products include ESET Endpoint Protection Standard, Advanced, EDR and Full Disk Encryption

 

Fitbit – health and fitness come first

Empower students and employees to take charge of their health with Fitbit Fitness Trackers. Available in 10-packs only: Ace 2, Inspire, Inspire HR, Charge 3, Versa Lite, Versa 2 and Ionic.

 

Forcepoint – Forcepoint Cloud Security delivers leading APT protection with security for cloud applications, email, web, and data.

Forcepoint brings together a legacy of security from Websense®, Stonesoft®, Raytheon Cyber Products and Skyfence CASB (Cloud Access Security Broker). Forcepoint enables organizations to safely embrace business in the cloud.

 

Hamilton Buhl – Products that help achieve high performance learning.

STEAM Education, Headphones, headsets, carts, digital cameras and videos, listening centers, PA systems, and so much more!

 

ideamapper – next generation visual learning and writing tool! This product truly starts where Inspiration Software left off. Helps students whether in the classroom or distance-learning.

ideamapper Available on Windows, Mac and Linux (Chromebook edition coming soon…in Beta) ideamapper helps users brainstorm & link ideas, restructure, edit and publish work within one program. The unique split-screen view enables students to view their map and create a document at the same time. Large maps are easy to view on one screen using the 3D view functionality. ideamapper captures a user’s creativity, helps to increase productivity and broadens their understanding. ideamapper 4 Kids helps to develop primary student’s analytical and writing skills. Students can add a visual element to their writing by using the extensive clipart gallery. Complex ideas can be visualized from different perspectives using the 3D view tool, promoting analytical thinking. ideamapper 4 Kids strengthens student’s skills, helping them to turn great ideas into a piece of writing.

 

Individual Software – 24/7 access to Online Typing and Keyboarding (Mac, Win, Chrome)

Meets NETS/ISTE and State of Texas Educational Standards Your students learn to touch-type or increase their typing skills in a fun, highly entertaining, motivating, interactive and educational environment.
Typing Instructor for Kids Web is designed for young children, grades 3-5
Typing Instructor Platinum Web for grades 6-8 (English, Spanish)
Disney: Mickey’s Typing Adventure keyboarding for grades K-2! Fantastic Disney Animation - great for your younger students!

Click here to request a free Trial:Typing Instructor Online

 

Instructional Material – classroom products

Headphones, headsets, carts, digital cameras, calculators, pens, notebook paper, tablets, water bottles, laptop cases, carts, batteries, scissors, etc. 3M, Corel, Cyberlink, Inspiration, Educational Collaborators, Parallels, Sony Audio, and more!

 

Kaspersky – Endpoint Security for Business protection for desktops, mail and gateway.

We believe in a tomorrow where technology improves all of our lives. Our solutions and services help protect businesses and consumers so they can innovate with confidence, and embrace the endless opportunities of our digital world. Bring on the future. Your ideas, data and privacy are safe with us. Kaspersky solutions allow administrators to see, monitor, control and protect their IT environment. The Next Generation tools and technologies are intelligently balanced across the progressive tiers to meet your evolving security and IT needs at every point in your business journey. With over 125,000 new Internet threats every day, you need advanced protection to stay ahead of those threats. In addition, compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), a requirement for schools receiving federal technology funding, is more complex and critical than ever before.

Features include anti-malware, anti-ransomware, static and dynamic machine learning, firewall, OS firewall management, cloud-assisted protection, integrated EDR agent, dynamic whitelisting, web and device control, server protection, protection for terminal servers, mobile endpoint security, and so much more.

Products include Endpoint Security for Business Select, Advanced, Total Security, Cloud and Cloud Plus solutions, MSA Support, and more.

 

KnowBe4 – Cybersecurity Awareness Training and Phishing tests for your faculty and staff

Equipping your faculty, staff and employees strengthens the security of your environment. Our SaaS subscription is priced per seat, per year. We offer Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond levels to meet your organization’s needs.

Click here to request a demo: KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Demo

 

Mimecast

Get ahead of email and web security issues with an integrated, cloud-based platform that’s always working, always protecting. Email protection: at your email perimeter, inside your network and organization and beyond your perimeter

 

Music Software – for the classroom

We offer leading software and peripherals from Acoustica, Ars Nova, Avid Pro Audio, Groove, Magix, MakeMusic, PG Music, Presonus, Reason Studios, Rising Software and Steinberg: Finale, Mixcraft, Pro Tools, Media Composer, Sibelius, Practica Musica, Auralia, Musition, Nuendo, Cubase and more.

 

Netop – Classroom management software

Netop Vision, Vision Pro, Vision 365, Vision for Chromebooks

 

Newline Interactive – interactive whiteboards

Newline makes it easier for educators to keep students engaged during class with tools designed for better collaboration and more creative and effective learning. Multi Touch and No Touch displays available.

 

SentinelOne – SentinelOne Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP)

SentinelOne is the only platform that autonomously defends every endpoint against every type of attack, at every stage in the threat lifecycle. EPP unifies prevention, detection, and response in a single purpose-built agent powered by machine learning and automation. It provides prevention and detection of attacks across all major vectors, rapid elimination of threats with fully automated, policy-driven response capabilities, and complete visibility into the endpoint environment with full-context, real-time forensics. EPP, EDR, Manageability, Vigilance MDR and Cloud Intel (threat feeds, IP reputation, Automated analysis and Shared Intelligence).

 

Sophos – Intelligent Endpoint Detection and Response

Sophos Endpoint Protection makes it simple to secure your Windows, Mac and Linux systems against malware and other endpoint threats. Sophos endpoint protection integrates proven technology like malicious traffic detection with real-time threat intelligence from SophosLabs to help you prevent, detect and remediate threats with ease. Web, application, and peripheral access policies can follow your users anywhere they go. And, your firewall and endpoints can share a security heartbeat. Sophos Intercept X Advanced with EDR integrates intelligent endpoint detection and response (EDR) with the industry’s top-rated malware detection, top-rated exploit protection, and other unmatched endpoint protection features. Features include foundational techniques, deep learning, anti-exploit, and CryptoGuard anti-ransomware.

Products include Sophos Intercept X, Intercept X Advanced, Intercept X Advanced w/ EDR or Intercept X Advanced w/ EDR and MTR (managed threat response with 24/7 monitoring and response) and more.

 

Trend Micro – worry-free services; Simple, complete, trusted protection for your business

Trend Micro Worry-Free Services uses a blend of advanced threat protection techniques to eliminate security gaps across any user activity and any endpoint.

It constantly learns, adapts, and automatically shares threat intelligence across your environment: Automatic detection and response against an ever-growing variety of threats, including fileless and ransomware Insightful investigative capabilities and centralized visibility across the network by using an advanced EDR toolset (optional Endpoint Sensor add-on) An all-in-one lightweight agent

Worry-Free Services Advanced, featuring Trend Micro Hosted Email Security and Trend Micro Cloud App Security, provides cloud-based endpoint and email protection, and delivers enterprise-grade security designed specifically for your small business. Some of Trend Micro’s solutions include Worry-Free Services, Email Security, Enterprise Security, ScanMail, Data Loss Protection, Mobile Security, Smart Protection

 

Veeam – Industry-leading Backup, Recovery and Replication Software

Veeam Backup & Replication delivers Availability for ALL your cloud, virtual and physical workloads. Through a simple-by-design management console, you can easily achieve fast, flexible and reliable backup, recovery and replication for all your applications and data. Reliably back up any workload, achieve shorter backup times and reduce operational costs with unparalleled flexibility.

 

Veritas – Veritas solutions focus on information, not infrastructure

Our comprehensive approach to multi-cloud data management provides protection, availability and insight everywhere your information travels. Consider transitioning from individual Backup Exec to Capacity licensing, which is for unlimited deployment of your Backup Exec Agents, based on front-end Terabytes. These are a great transition to a single sku and expiry date! Priced per terabyte, the Backup Exec Capacity Edition includes the Backup Exec Media Server license and the most popular Backup Exec Agents and Options, unlimited usage! New Term Subscriptions are also available.

Capacity offerings (Bronze, Silver, Gold editions) include unlimited deployment of Backup Exec server, agents and/or options, provided your front-end terabytes does not exceed the volume of data (in TB) specified by your license. ‘Front-end terabyte’ is defined as the size of the protected uncompressed data (i.e. data that has not been de-duplicated). You may purchase as many TBs you need according to the size of your data that needs to be protected.

Backup Exec Capacity licenses are available as Perpetual licenses w/ Essential Support or 12, 24, 36 Month Subscriptions w/ Essential Support.

Please provide the number of front-end TBs being backed up, as well as, the number of physical and virtual tape drive libraries, and we will provide a quote for the best solution: Bronze, Silver or Gold.

Ask about our other Veritas solutions, like Enterprise Vault, SaaS Backup for Office 365 and Saas Backup for G-Suite

 

VMware – Build, Run, Manage, Connect, and Protect Any App on Any Cloud

Access any cloud while maintaining the highest level of consistency for infrastructure, operations and developer experience. With VMware, you have the freedom to build and deploy modern applications, from the data center to the cloud to the edge. Migrate seamlessly between environments and ensure that all data and applications remain secure and protected in any cloud.

VMware can help enable your remote workforce Ensuring business operations continue in the face of interruptions is critical to any organization. Learn how to maintain a productive and connected remote digital workforce by providing continuous and secure access to all applications and devices, while enabling IT to scale remote users on-demand.

 

Wacom Digital tablets – for a creative world

We share this sense of purpose with many - the world's most creative people who dedicate their lives to it, and those who turn their good ideas into actions that change the world for the better. Enhance your Adobe creative experience with Wacom digital drawing tablets: MobileStudio Pro, Wacom One, Cintiq, Intuos, Bamboo Slate and Folio.

 

Zix – Email Threat Protection

ZixProtect for Office 365 is a cloud-based security solution that protects inbound and outbound email by combining advanced threat protection, encryption and data loss prevention to deliver increased security with an easy-to-use experience. ZixProtect for Office 365 provides 99.5% accuracy in detecting phishing, zero-hour malware, ransomware, business email compromise, spam, and more. Enhance Office 365 with added Email Threat Protection, Encryption and Data Loss Prevention. Choose from ZixProtect Essentials, Plus or Premium solutions.

Hello, World!

To request a quote or additional information, contact:

Odessa Criales-Smith
White Rock Cybersecurity
Phone: (214) 613-1568
Fax: (866) 295-3039
odessa@wrsecure.com

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