City of Carrollton Experiences 68 Percent Decrease in Employee Internet Surfing Which Yielded a 19 Percent Productivity Gain Using Accountability International's Patented Minitrax Solution.DALLAS -- When Leonard Martin Leonard Jack Martin (born November 24, 1901 - died ?) was a British sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was a crew member of the British boat Lalage which won the gold medal in the 6 metre class. External links
Many city managers are concerned about security, ethics, legal The branch of philosophy that defines what is good for the individual and for society and establishes the nature of obligations, or duties, that people owe themselves and one another. liability, and bandwidth consumption. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ePolicy Institute, the most common and costly eRisks employers face include lost productivity, wasted computer resources, and public embarrassment. After researching Internet monitoring Analyzing traffic on the Internet. Monitoring is performed to determine packet volume for network configuration as well as to find out how employees are spending their time on the Internet. This is the first step in determining whether or not filtering should be added to the network. tools, Martin determined that filters and security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security offered by most companies do not solve the problem of abuse. These tools use the "Big Brother" approach. He sought a system that encourages self-monitoring. Martin consulted with Accountability International, Inc. (AI) and became one of AI's beta customers. He found the philosophy behind The Minitrax(TM) Solution to be effective and unique. Effective behavioral modification is only achieved when individuals are accountable for their own actions. The software empowers users to constructively manage their Internet use. When Martin became City Manager for the City of Carrollton, Texas Carrollton is a city in Texas, partially in Dallas County, partially in Denton County, and partially in Collin County. As of 2005, census estimates the city's total population to be 122,699.[1] Carrollton is a suburb of Dallas. in 2001, he requested that AI install The Minitrax(TM) Solution in city facilities. A visible real-time clock A real-time clock (RTC) is a computer clock (most often in the form of an integrated circuit) that keeps track of the current time. Although the term often refers to the devices in personal computers, servers and embedded systems, RTCs are present in almost any electronic on users' desktops helps them self-monitor their Internet use. Web-tracking reports of visited sites are made available to the user and management. Based on benchmarks conducted, The Minitrax(TM) Solution continues to save the city of Carrollton 1.5 hours per user each day in Internet usage. The city is still at the low end of usage after 2.5 years: Thirty-five (35) minutes per day per person. The benefits in saved bandwidth and productivity have been substantial. The value of the time recaptured for city business is worth $4.8M per year. "After using The Minitrax(TM) Solution in two city governments, I'm convinced that any organization that does not use it is overlooking a costly management issue," says Martin. About Accountability International Accountability International, Inc. is a service provider and software company that has developed patented technology that provides its customers with tools to manage their use of the Internet. For more information, please link to: www.accountabilityint.com/bw. |
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