InternetSafety.com
Internet Filter: New EtherShield Appliance Provides Internet Filtering for Smaller Networks Easy & Affordable for Businesses, Schools, Churches, Libraries with 10-200 Users
ATLANTA, Feb. 26, 2008 — InternetSafety.com today introduced EtherShield, an internet filter hardware appliance that provides low-cost plug-and-play filtering for organizations with 10 to 200 users. The internet filter system’s ability to block objectionable or leisure-time websites, instant messaging applications, chat rooms, newsgroups and peer-to-peer file sharing programs like BitTorrent helps increase employee productivity, free network bandwidth that is being used for non-work-related purposes, and protect organizations from potential legal liabilities associated with inappropriate content.
The EtherShield internet filter monitors every computer on the network without requiring software installation or configuration of settings on each machine. The database on of blocked websites on the internet filter is automatically updated daily to keep up with changing online content without the need for manual database downloads. These features and easy point-and-click setup choices make the EtherShield internet filter ideal for smaller businesses, schools, churches and libraries that may not have professional IT staffs.
EtherShield utilizes advanced Web blocking technology developed for InternetSafety.com’s top-rated Safe Eyes parental control internet filter software. This internet filter has optional blocks in 35 categories ranging from sports to pornography. Independent tests have found that EtherShield’s internet filter blocks unwanted content more effectively and consistently than other filters.
Other features include:
- Easy Filtering Customization - Organizations can specify which of EtherShield’s 35 categories of websites they want to block, exempt specific sites from the list, block additional sites by URL or keyword, and create an internet filter for keywords that cannot be used in search engines.
- Optional Program Blocking - using EtherShield's internet filter; IM, chat rooms, newsgroups and peer-to-peer file sharing programs can be blocked or allowed on a one-by-one basis simply by selecting from a list, saving bandwidth and potentially reclaiming hours of time spent on personal Internet activities.
- Internet Filter by Individual Machine - Different filtering parameters can be applied to different computers or groups of computers. Using the EtherShield internet filter, the marketing department may need access to social networking sites like Facebook, for example, while the rest of the organization does not.
- Usage Logging - If a user attempts to visit a blocked site, the system generates a log entry and maintains a database of policy violations.
EtherShield is a 1U 19-inch rack-mountable appliance designed to be installed between the organization’s Internet router and computer network. The internet filter can be used on networks with any combination of PCs and Macs. Pricing begins at under $1,000 for 10 users.
“Web surfing on company time and the associated risk of legal liabilities is a growing problem. One survey by America Online and Salary.com indicated that the average American worker now spends more than two hours per workday on non-business activities, with personal Web surfing ranking as the #1 distraction by far,” said Shane Kenny, President and COO of InternetSafety.com. “Our internet filter from EtherShield provides an easy and inexpensive way for smaller organizations to curtail personal Internet use that interferes with employees getting their work done.”
More information about the EtherShield internet filter is available at www.ethershield.com.
About InternetSafety.com
Established in 1999, InternetSafety.com specializes in providing Internet safety solutions. Its flagship software, Safe Eyes, is the two-time recipient of the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award and was rated as the #1 parental control solution by America’s leading consumer advocacy publication. The company’s Safe Eyes and EtherShield products is providing online protection for PCs and Macs in homes, businesses and schools across more than 125 countries.
