Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,695,195 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

U.S. Air Force, Dept. of Agriculture among government orgs renewing contracts with Websense Inc.


The Department of Labor, Department of Energy and Chicago Police Department The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the city mayor.  are among the organizations that recently selected Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN WBSN Websense, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX)
WBSN Work Breakdown Structure Number
) as their Internet filtering solution of choice. In addition, the U.S. Air Force, Department of Agriculture and Oklahoma Transportation Authority have recently renewed existing contracts with the market-leading EIM EIM Enterprise Incentive Management
EIM Enterprise Information Management
EIM Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM)
EIM Enterprise Instant Messaging
EIM Employee Internet Management
EIM European Institute for the Media
 software company.

"Websense continues to renew large government contracts because these agencies demand the best product for their high-traffic, demanding network environments," said Bill Goldbach, vice president of North American North American

named after North America.


North American blastomycosis
see North American blastomycosis.

North American cattle tick
see boophilusannulatus.
 sales for Websense Inc. "In addition, the factors that led to the original purchase of Websense aren't going away. Websense Enterprise EIM software offers agencies a means to control bandwidth and storage costs, while improving worker productivity--ultimately improving the bottom line for taxpayers."

In many cases, government customers renewing Websense Enterprise software are adding additional services or lengthening lengthening (lengkˑ·the·ning),
n the use of various massage or muscle energy techniques to relax and stretch muscle and connective tissue.
 their subscriptions. For example, Shaw Air Force Base Shaw Air Force Base is the home of the United States Air Force 20th Fighter Wing. It is also headquarters, Ninth Air Force, and United States Central Command Air Forces (USCENTAF).  recently renewed its Websense contract to manage the Web access of 16,800 users, increasing its agreement to a three-year subscription. In addition, the organization purchased several of the Premium Group databases.

"Websense has consistently supplied U.S. Air Force bases throughout Southwest Asia Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia (largely overlapping with the Middle East) is the southwestern portion of Asia. The term Western Asia is sometimes used in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region, and in the United States subregion  with superior employee Internet management," said Rick Henderson, network integrator for the U.S. Central Command Air Force, Network Operations and Security Center--Deployable. "In addition to providing flexible management features that make my job easier, the company has continued to create product offerings, such as the Premium Groups, that keep government organizations ahead of emerging Internet threats to the workplace."

Public agencies continue to choose Websense Enterprise because of the software's ability to integrate with a variety of enterprise-level Internet appliances, as well as its robust Master Database comprised of more than 800 million categorized Web pages. In fact, Websense Enterprise software is used in more than 360 government organizations, including the Department of Veteran Affairs, Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control  and the entire U.S. Army.

Websense Inc. (Nasdaq:WBSN) is provider of employee Internet management (EIM) solutions. Websense Enterprise software enables businesses to manage how their employees use the Internet, improving productivity, conserving network bandwidth and storage costs, and mitigating legal liability. Ranked the highest quality database in a recent test of EIM products, Websense delivers the most effective and comprehensive solution in the industry.

Founded in 1994, Websense serves more than 17,800 worldwide customers, ranging in size from 100-person firms to global corporations. These include more than half of the Fortune 500, approximately one-third of Japan's Nikkei 225 and half of the U.K.'s FTSE FTSE

A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times.

Notes:
The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States.
 100, encompassing more than 13 million customer seats, pre-paid on a subscription basis.
COPYRIGHT 2002 Millin Publishing, Inc.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2002, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:EDP Weekly's IT Monitor
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 28, 2002
Words:433
Previous Article:Dept of Interior implements ACCELERATORs from Expand Networks.
Next Article:TCS wins $8m contract from Northrop Grumman to support the Navy.
Topics:



Related Articles
RSIS WINS HIGH-PROFILE $75M CONTRACT WITH WPAFB.(RS Information Systems Inc.; Air Force Wright-Patterson AFB)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
SGI.(Brief Article)
DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION AWARDED U.S. AIR FORCE CONTRACTS VALUED AT $23 MILLION.(Government Activity)
U.S. ARMY SELECTS WEBSENSE TO GUARD AGAINST INAPPROPRIATE WEB USE FOR INTERNET-ENABLED PERSONNEL WORLDWIDE.(Government Activity)
It's the Law.
Army 5th signal command picks Websense enterprise software to manage Internet use.
SI International awarded $13m outsourcing contract supporting headquarters, Army Military Personnel Services Center.(Brief Article)
Alcoa Michigan facilities to benefit in military castings from national defense spending bill.(North America)
Oracle pays $8m to settle whistleblower claims.
Security and products; Websense bolsters security threat protection.(SOFTWARE WORLD DIGEST)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles