Web content filtering comes in all shapes and sizes

Product Test and Buyer's Guide This newsletter is sponsored by NetApp Whitepaper: Server virtualization for SMBs Server virtualization is not only meant for the largest enterprise organizations. In this whitepaper, Server Virtualization for Small and Medium-size Businesses, learn how this technology is ideal for smaller IT shops. This whitepaper explains how simplifying hardware and server applications with virtualization software allows for key operational improvements. Product Test and Buyer's Guide, 08/30/07 By Christine Burns In a news story this week, Network World Senior Editor Cara Garretson details how GFI Software is breaking down the packaging for its WebMonitor 4.0 content filtering software to better suit the needs of different organizational sizes and big brother mindsets. The software, targeted primarily at small and midsized businesses, is now available in the following three packages: * The WebFilter Edition has as its underpinnings GFI’s WebGrade database that categorizes Web sites based on human review and also includes filtering technology that lets administrators block employee access to sites based on their category (such as adult, and online gaming). This edition monitors the sites visited and the bandwidth used by employees, and lets administrators set policies on a user-by-user basis. * GFI’s WebSecurity Edition includes download control policies that dictate and monitor which files employees download from the Web thereby blocking select file types such as MP3s. The package also includes virus scanners that check each file downloaded from the Web for viruses, and blocks access to known phishing sites via an included database of malicious sites that is automatically updated. Network World Storage Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. From a tape library to an on-line backup service to a complete, drop-it-in-place SAN Solution, check out this Buyer's guide. With over 200 products divided into specific categories, you can conduct side-by-side comparisons and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Storage Buyer's Guide now. * The UnifiedProtection Edition monitors Web sites and Web downloads, it also blocks applications that connect to Web sites to download updates. This package additionally tracks traffic that is uploaded to the Web, counts URL hits over time, provides whitelists and blacklists for making exceptions to policies, and offers access to the product's configuration and monitoring interface. If you are in the market for a Web Content Filtering product and you care to compare GFI’s new packaging options with offerings from other vendors in this space, tap into the Network World Buyer’s Guide on this topic where you can find detailed information on competitive wares from Blue Coat, SmoothWall, St. Bernard, 8e6 Technologies, ScanSafe and WebSense.

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