8e6 Brings Laptop Filtering to Schools

As “One Laptop per Child” Programs Take Hold, Child Safety Ensured with Endpoint Filtering

SAN DIEGO – NECC Booths 1215 & 1217 – July 5, 2006 – 8e6 Technologies, a security company dedicated to Internet filtering and reporting, today announced the general availability of its new endpoint filtering solution, 8e6 Client, for the K-12 market. As a leading provider of filtering solutions for schools, 8e6 has created a laptop filtering solution that provides the same capabilities as its core network solution, ensuring consistency of protection both in and outside the network. As more K-12 schools offer laptop computers for students to use at home, endpoint filtering is a new requirement to make certain children are equally protected from inappropriate content, dangerous Web sites and chat rooms at home as they are at school.

“The promotion of child safety is a guiding principle for 8e6 and something we are passionate about,” said Paul Myer, president and chief operating officer at 8e6 Technologies. “With the 8e6 Client, we can provide a safe and productive learning environment for students using school laptops at home, and help ease the worries many parents have with children using the Web.”
As K-12 students become increasingly wired and in possession of school laptops for homework and special projects, unfiltered Internet browsing presents many dangers, including access to inappropriate content and malware exposure, such as spyware and viruses. Additionally, Web-mail, instant messaging and other applications each have their unique vulnerabilities that present additional security challenges to children. The extension of 8e6’s filtering power to the endpoint is just the most recent innovation the company has delivered to the K-12 market. Once installed on laptops, 8e6 Client cannot be disabled or uninstalled, preventing tech savvy students from bypassing their school’s acceptable Web use policies.

“Filtering remote users presents an interesting challenge,” said Jason Cope, system administrator at Henrico County Public Schools. “8e6’s approach is both comprehensive and seamless. They offer the same filtering experience and safety both in and out of the network, for both Windows and Mac hardware, with both configuration and reporting still done centrally for ease of administration and management.”

8e6 Technologies helps small or under-staffed education IT departments by providing a one-source shop for standalone Internet filtering and reporting solutions. This one-vendor approach to filtering ensures that customer support is just a phone call away. Unlike software-based solutions that require network integration and result in confusion over accountability, 8e6 Technologies’ customers will not be referred to a technology partner for support.

About the 8e6 Client

8e6’s new solution allows schools to apply the same Web filtering protection on laptops as computers used at school on the network. 8e6 Client extends the functionality of the 8e6 R3000 appliance, empowering schools to enforce acceptable Web use policies, including blocking access to inappropriate content and controversial sites such as MySpace.com, as well as known spyware and phishing sites. For ease of administration, 8e6 Client is centrally managed from the 8e6 Management Console, delivering a complete hardware/software end-to-end Web filtering solution. 8e6 Technologies is the first to offer laptop Web filtering for both PCs and Macintosh computers. 8e6 Client is shipping this summer in time for the new school year.

About 8e6 Technologies
8e6 Technologies is a security company dedicated to Internet filtering and reporting. We are the only Web filtering company that uses a unique "pass-by technology" on a highly scalable appliance. Our standalone reporting appliance is easy to use and provides extremely detailed information, faster than any other product on the market. By preventing improper Web access, 8e6 Technologies ensures CIPA compliance and provides a secure learning environment. Our standalone security solution achieves a dramatic reduction in the cost of hardware, subscriptions, maintenance, and support, and produces a substantially lower total cost of ownership. A Web filtering pioneer since 1995, the company maintains headquarters in Orange, California, with offices in Taipei and Beijing, as well as a network of channel partners worldwide. For more information, please call 888.786.7999 or visit www.8e6.com/education.