Lightspeed Systems

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Lightspeed Systems

Founded	1999 (1999)
Headquarters	Austin, Texas
Products	Relay, Web Filter, Mobile Manager, Classroom
Website	www.lightspeedsystems.com

Lightspeed Systems is a company based in Austin, Texas that builds and sells SaaS content-control software, mobile device management, and classroom management software to K–12 schools.

Overview[]

Founded in 1999 in Bakersfield, California, Lightspeed Systems, Inc., develops content filtering, mobile device management, and device monitoring software targeted to the education market. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas with an office in Brentwood, Essex (United Kingdom). The company has about 200 employees. In 2012, Inc.com ranked the company #1855 out of the Inc 5000. However, Inc.com did not list the company as part of the Inc 5000 after 2012.^[1] In 2019, Lightspeed Systems received an investment from Madison Dearborn Partners.^[2]

Filter[]

In 2017, Lightspeed announced the Relay Filter,^[3] a cloud-based filtering and device monitoring software package for school Chromebooks. It has since been renamed Lightspeed Filter. Support for Mac OS, Windows and iOS was announced in 2018. Lightspeed Systems advertises their Filter product as blocking "inappropriate" content, and a tool for CIPA compliance.

Alert[]

In 2021 Lightspeed announced Alert, a product the company says uses AI and human review to identify threats of school violence or student self-harm.

Mobile Manager[]

Lightspeed Systems introduced its mobile-device management program, Mobile Manager, in 2013.^[4]

Classroom[]

In April 2018, Lightspeed released Classroom, classroom management software which the company claims can monitor and control content loaded on devices used by students during class.

Analytics[]

In March 2019, Lightspeed Systems released Analytics for reporting on apps, applications, and web sites used in schools.^[5]

See also[]

• Windows Live Family Safety

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