Schools get tech boost

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Prefix Technologies has announced that it will supply its bulk email software, pMailer, free to all schools.

This means that parents can nominate any school to receive a pMailer account with 6 000 free email credits per month for an unlimited period.  

“Prefix Technologies is also subsidising use of pMailer’s SMS communication tool at a flat rate of 20c per SMS, no matter how many text messages are sent to parents,” the company said in a statement.

The company’s Tech for Schools campaign aims to contribute to positive social change by encouraging schools to use technology to be more efficient and environmentally-friendly.

“We all know that education is in crisis in this country and that our future depends on our ability to produce excellent school graduates,” said Walter Penfold, MD of Prefix Technologies.

The company adds that it  wants to make a contribution to education in schools by providing bulk electronic communications technology to schools that have until now relied on paper-based communication with parents and learners.

Penfold adds that the pMailer software can help schools cut costs by reducing the amount of paper and postage they use, while also lowering the administrative burden of communication.

More important he says , pMailer allows the school to target its communications accurately and easily, and one should not underestimate its ability to help build the supportive, involved parent community that all good schools need.

“A tool like pMailer is useful for routine communications like timetables and updates, and it can be invaluable when the school has a crisis on its hands and needs to get information out to parents quickly. We’re making a really effective business tool available to schools and I’m sure they will find many ways to use it,” says Penfold.  Eugene Morokolo