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| Awareness Technologies Web Filtering | BASCOM Patronus—Filtering Designed Specifically for Libraries | ContentWatch NetNanny and ContentProtect | CyberPatrol Online Protection PRO | CyberPatrol Parental Controls | CyberPatrol SiteSURV Web Filtering | Cymphonix Network Composer | IBOSS WEB FILTERS | NetSentron | Netsweeper | OpenDNS Enterprise | SafeSquid - A Web Filtering Proxy | SmoothWall Guardian Web Filter | SmoothWall Guardian Web Security (Filter + Anti-Malware) | Untangle Education Standard Package | Websense Web Security | Website-Echo | |
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| Company Name | Awareness Technologies | BASCOM | ContentWatch | CyberPatrol LLC | CyberPatrol LLC | CyberPatrol LLC | Bridge Information Technology | IBOSS WEB FILTERS | KDI | Netsweeper Inc. | OpenDNS | Office Efficiencies (India) Pvt. Ltd. | SmoothWall Inc | SmoothWall Inc | Untangle, Inc | Websense | Pearl Software Inc. |
| Number of URLs Company Has Categorized | Over 25 million sites grouped in 90 categories | 37,000,000+ | 37,000,000+ | 37,000,000+ | Over 66 Million | 16 MILLION BASE DOMAINS | www.netsweeper.com | www.opendns.com | 7 million | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ||||||
| # of FTE Maintaining Site List | 2 | 2 | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | |||||||||||||
| Links to Third Party Reviews | NetNanny wins PC Mag Award for 3rd Straight Year http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2360181,00.asp?kc=PCRSS05079TX1K0000996 NetNanny Awarded Best Filter by Top10 Reviews http://www.netnanny.com/company/press/bestfilter2009 | http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/cyberpatrol-review.html http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2334007,00.asp | http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6708592.html; http://www.thevarguy.com/2010/05/07/cymphonix-unveils-security-and-reporting-appliances/; http://bit.ly/cymphonixvideo; http://www.scmagazineus.com/cymphonix-network-composer-7/review/544/ | http://www.scmagazineus.com/iboss-enterprise-filter/review/3436/ | http://www.opendns.com/resources/customer-showcase/ | http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/6-of-the-best-content-filters-for-linux-698307?artc_pg=3 http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/146442 http://www.work.com/proxy-servers-5379 http://xxxchurch.com/getinvolved/index/blog/computersthatknowwhatpornlookslike.html http://wiki.clamav.net/bin/view/Main/SafeSquid | SC Magazine - Guardian SWG Appliance: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/guardian-swg-1208/review/3232/ | SC Magazine - Guardian SWG Appliance: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/guardian-swg-1208/review/3232/ | http://internet-management-software-review.toptenreviews.com/pearl-echo-review.html | ||||||||
| Library References (include Contact Info) | Suffolk Cooperative Library System (631) 286-1600 Contact: Lou DeRobertis | Tim Linde - Kanawha County Public Library, Charleston, WV - (304) 343-4646 Alex Love - Warren County Public Library, Bowling Green, KY - (270) 781-4882 Scott Jones - Weber County Library, Ogden, UT - (801) 399-8404 Alex Hatley - Corpus Christi Public Libraries, Corpus Christi, TX - (361) 854-2356 | Everett Public Library, Washington. Doug Oakes 4252578036 Roseville Public Library, MI Jackie Harvey 586-447-4552 Montgomery County Libraries, MD John Hornbuckle | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Comments About Company | Our architecture allows our product to be used on both desktops and laptops that never connect to a network. Additionally, no hardware is required as the solution can be offered on a SaaS (Software as a Service) basis. | BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc, Hauppauge, NY, is an innovative software development and professional services firm specializing in security and curriculum enhancement solutions that ensure the safe and effective educational use of the Internet. Since its founding in 1996, BASCOM has produced patented security and filtering software, Internet curriculum building tools, and community building Web portals for various learning environments, including schools, community technology centers, facilities for at-risk youth (including juvenile justice), and public libraries. BASCOM's Patronus is a flexible Internet filtering solution designed specifically for public libraries. Ongoing input from a large public library system set two design goals: (i) provide a flexible library Internet filter that complies with the Childrens' Internet Protection Act (CIPA); and (ii) provide a simple, non-technical user interface for the library staff to ensure that the filter did not have the negative First Amendment implications of traditional filters (over blocking, limited granularity, difficult on/off filter settings). Patronus accomplishes this by empowering librarians to easily define filter settings (or quickly disable the filter) for all user groups—children, adult patrons, and library staff. Patronus is deployed exclusively as a server-based security appliance that can function as an all-in-one network infrastructure solution. Patronus can also act as a firewall with an optional 2nd network for separate patron and staff computers. | ContentWatch offers both software and hardware based options for library networks of all sizes and complexities. We filter both PC and Mac computers. ContentWatch delivers family-safe computing solutions for the home, library, education, government, and small/medium business markets. ContentWatch's mission is to be the world leader in thought and technology by creating Internet management tools and services that provide homes and businesses with a safer, more productive Internet experience through its patent-pending contextual analysis engine. ContentWatch Internet Management solutions are used in over 157 different countries. For more information on ContentWatch products, Brian Schumann at bschumann@contentwatch.com or 714-585-5557. | CyberPatrol is a pioneer and leader in the Parental Control software market. Launched in 1995, CyberPatrol is one of the most trusted named in parental controls software. The CyberPatrol products are specifically developed for ease of use to help protect families, schools and libraries and businesses from threatening online activity. CyberPatrol is recommended regularly as the product of choice for online safety by many parent and computer magazines. Its award-winning filtering software is relied upon and trusted by parents, schools, libraries and businesses around the world. | CyberPatrol is a pioneer and leader in the Parental Control software market. Launched in 1995, CyberPatrol is one of the most trusted named in parental controls software. The CyberPatrol products are specifically developed for ease of use to help protect families, school and libraries and businesses from threatening online activity. CyberPatrol is recommended regularly as the product of choice for online safety by many parent and computer magazines. Its award-winning filtering software is relied upon and trusted by parents, schools, libraries and businesses around the world. | CyberPatrol is a pioneer and leader in the Parental Control software market. Launched in 1995, CyberPatrol is one of the most trusted named in parental controls software. The CyberPatrol products are specifically developed for ease of use to help protect families, schools and libraries, and businesses from threatening online activity. CyberPatrol is recommended regularly as the product of choice for online safety by many parent and computer magazines. Its award-winning filtering software is relied upon and trusted by parents, schools, libraries and businesses around the world. | Cymphonix produces the industry’s leading Secure Web Gateway device, Network Composer. Network Composer is the only secure web gateway built from the ground up to deliver deep-packet control technology specifically to meet the needs of small and mid-sized networks. Because of its deep-packet control architecture, Network Composer addresses issues with both web content and web application traffic - providing administrators unparalleled visibility, security and control over how and when the Internet is used. Network Composer’s unique interface makes it easy for administrators to quickly identify and control Internet use issues. Bridge Information Technology is an Authorized Reseller of Cymphonix's suite of products and services. | iBoss Filters combines proprietary content filtering technologies for medium to large GOV and EDU networks. Combining web filtering, bandwidth management, reporting into a easy to manage platform. iBoss provides streambased filtering insuring no latency to demanding networks running fiber over 1Gps | OpenDNS is a cloud-based Internet security service that offers businesses of all sizes powerful protection from malicious Internet threats, and control over how your users navigate the Internet. As a service, deploying OpenDNS doesn't require any hardware, and can be done though our Web-based management system quickly and easily. Our service-based approach scales with your organization's growth, saves you money and provides a lower total cost of ownership. | SmoothWall was the first security vendor to develop intelligent content-based web page analysis, a now-essential technology that has rendered URL-blocklist based filters all but obsolete in the context of today’s dynamic web. The Company’s award winning Guardian web filter uses this real-time intelligent technology to protect millions of users worldwide, protecting end users and networks from undesirable content, while still allowing open access to legitimate online resources. Our solutions can be deployed as hardware, software or virtual appliances to suit differing networks and user environments. The Company also offers a remote web filtering client (Mobile Guardian) designed to safeguard browsing for laptop users. | SmoothWall was the first security vendor to develop intelligent content-based web page analysis, a now-essential technology that has rendered URL-blocklist based filters all but obsolete in the context of today’s dynamic web. The Company’s award winning Guardian web filter uses this real-time intelligent technology to protect millions of users worldwide, protecting end users and networks from undesirable content, while still allowing open access to legitimate online resources. Our solutions can be deployed as hardware, software or virtual appliances to suit differing networks and user environments. The Company also offers a remote web filtering client (Mobile Guardian) designed to safeguard browsing for laptop users. | Company Overview Pearl Software, Inc., founded in 1996, is a leader in the development of enterprise-class e-communications monitoring, filtering and control software solutions. Pearl Software’s products enable network administrators to centrally manage end-user Web, IM, Chat, Email, Newsgroup and File Transfer activity across multiple platforms including workstations, laptops and thin clients. Our Internet monitoring solutions manage usage in government agencies, corporations, hospitals, schools and libraries throughout the world. History Working with Microsoft, Pearl Software was among the first technology companies to conduct testing of advanced Windows OS networking components and became an early entrant in the home Internet filtering industry. As a result of these early research and development activities, Pearl Software created an efficient and reliable means to monitor and control the Internet activity of any Windows user. These capabilities were later extended to the Terminal Server, Citrix and Novell architectures. Pearl Software’s innovative solutions to the emerging problem of managing inappropriate Internet communications received many accolades from the technical press and civic leaders such as the White House’s Internet taskforce and PC Magazine Editor’s Choice. In 1998, Pearl Software introduced several new products which quickly gained traction in the Education and Government sectors. Many of these products are still in use today including TakeMeHome™, an application designed to safely manage Internet activity in public kiosks. | |||||
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| URL to product | http://www.awarenesstechnologies.com/products_webfiltering.html | http://www.bascom.com/solutions/patronus/library-filter.php | http://www.contentwatch.com | http://www.cyberpatrol.com/cponlineprotectionpro.asp | http://www.cyberpatrol.com/cpparentalcontrols.asp | http://www.cyberpatrol.com/cpnetfilter.asp | http://www.cymphonix.com/Libraries.html | http://www.iboss.com | http://www.netsentron.com | http://www.netsweeper.com | http://www.opendns.com | http://www.safesquid.com/ | http://www.untangle.com/Schools | http://www.websense.com/content/WebSecurity.aspx | http://www.pearlsw.com/products/websiteEcho/index.html | ||
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