Corporate Filtering Software Could Prevent Company Network "Meltdowns" as Employees Try to Download Independent Counsel Report On President Clinton.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1998-- Free Download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. Available at www.surfcontrol.com Companies that lack Corporate Filtering technology on their connections to the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the could face network "meltdowns" today as their employees attempt to download the independent counsel's report on President Clinton from the Internet. JSB's surfCONTROL division is offering free, 30-day evaluation copies of its product family from its Web site, www.surfcontrol.com, including its top-of-the line 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. , filtering and control software -- surfCONTROL SuperScout. "Corporate IT managers can download our software today and have it installed in time to make sure their employees don't `crash' or `clog' their networks trying to download the 400-plus page independent counsel's report," said Steve Purdham, president, JSB JSB Johann Sebastian Bach JSB Judicial Studies Board (UK) JSB Jimmy Swift Band (rock band) JSB Jay and Silent Bob JSB Joint Synthetic Battlespace JSB Joint Service Board surfCONTROL division. "When corporate Internet resources are overused for non-business purposes, companies are not only exposed to a decline in employee productivity - but to extreme network bandwidth and security issues as well." Scout and Scout-Plus surfCONTROL offers a comprehensive range of monitoring, filtering and access control solutions - each designed to meet the specific needs of an organization. For companies that only require a monitoring tool, the introductory solution, surfCONTROL Scout (starting at only $99) shows businesses where potential problems exist. The Scout solution monitors and reports on Internet usage, and has the ability to monitor all Internet Protocols Refers to all the standards that keep the Internet running. The foundation protocol is TCP/IP, which provides the basic communications mechanism as well as ways to copy files (FTP) and send e-mail (SMTP). . One step above, surfCONTROL Scout-Plus provides all the monitoring and reporting capabilities of Scout, but also allows the blocking of previously accessed non-business sites. This solution provides complete blocking for every employee at all times. "There is a simple solution to controlling the way a company's employees use the Internet," said Purdham. "Our premise is that Internet access See how to access the Internet. while at work should be for business purposes. At surfCONTROL, our goal is not to become `Big Brother,' but to help companies discover and correct productivity problems before they become crippling crip·ple n. 1. A person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limbs: cannot race a horse that is a cripple. 2. A damaged or defective object or device. tr.v. to their organization." ABOUT JSB'S surfCONTROL surfCONTROL, a division of JSB Software Technologies plc, is the foremost authority on Corporate Filtering, providing the market's premier Internet access management software. Based on sophisticated "Positive Filtering" and "Pass-By" technologies, the surfCONTROL family ensures that corporate "Internet Access is Business Access." These Internet monitoring, management and filtering products address many of the key issues raised by corporate Internet access, such as productivity, legal liability, infrastructure bandwidth, and network security. surfCONTROL (www.surfcontrol.com) is a division of JSB Software Technologies plc (www.jsb.com), the prime architect for the Windows Sockets See Winsock. (networking, standard) Windows sockets - (Winsock) A specification for Microsoft Windows network software, describing how applications can access network services, especially TCP/IP. standard and provider of innovative communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry for the world's leading ISVs. Headquartered in Scotts Valley, Calif. and Manchester, UK, JSB is quoted on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (AIM) as `JSB'. Note to Editors: Products mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. surfCONTROL is a registered trademark of JSB Software Technologies Plc
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