SuperScout Web Filter VS 2.1 maximizes resources, reduces the risks involved in Internet access and enables corporations to focus employees on business by providing an intelligent and efficient way to manage Internet access policy at the enterprise level.

At the enterprise level, where tens of thousands of users are demanding access to the Internet, the key to managing Internet access is fast, filtered content delivery. SuperScout Web Filter VS 2.1 provides high-performance filtering that ensures content is appropriate for the workplace and accelerates the delivery of appropriate content by caching HTTP and FTP content locally or by cascading to independent caching appliances such as CacheFlow (CFLO) or NetCache (NTAP). This high-performance content delivery, combined with the failover protection and load-balancing of caching array routing protocol (CARP), means SuperScout Web Filter VS 2.1 is the most flexible and scalable filtering solution for any network environment.

"The proliferation of caching appliances, firewalls and other routing devices within enterprise networks complicates the challenge of ensuring appropriate Internet access and email communication," said Chris Christiansen, vice president of Internet Security at IDC. "With the flexibility of their Platform-Independent Solutions™ & Integrated-Platforms Solutions™, SurfControl is uniquely positioned to provide both Web & Email filtering within ANY network environment."

New features of SuperScout Web Filter VS 2.1 include:

• Caching Array Routing Protocol (CARP) and Automatic Browser Configuration Support – With new failover and load balancing options, customers can gain faster response for queries of cached URLs for more efficient use of server resources. Administrators can configure all browsers to connect to the VS server automatically, without visiting each desktop.

• IP Address Tracking – IP Address Tracking gives enterprise administrators complete flexibility to track activity by user login or monitor by IP address only.

SuperScout Web Filter VS 2.1 delivers high-performance, enterprise-level filtering for any network environment. Always-on filtering and proprietary Pass-Through technology guarantee round-the-clock coverage and fast performance. Secure remote administration lets administrators create and edit filters globally and monitor server activity from anywhere on the network, with different permission levels for different management users.

The product can be configured to block annoying popup windows and banner ads before they can hijack a browser and clog the network. MIME-type files can also be filtered to manage bandwidth-intensive data streams like Real Audio. Content caching can be used to accelerate content delivery, opening up bandwidth and enhancing network performance.

SurfControl’s URL Category List of more than 4 million sites across 40 categories is included, providing extensive coverage of the most widely accessed sites on the Internet. Web-based reporting allows for accurate and informative analysis of user activity anytime, anywhere. SuperScout Web Filter VS 2.1 offers more than 55 reports that analyze surfing by category, site, user, group, or enterprise.

"With new features like bandwidth prioritization and support for CARP and automatic browser configuration, this release of SuperScout Web Filter VS provides the most scalable and flexible deployment solution for high-performance enterprise filtering in the Employee Internet Management (EIM) market," said Annie Wynn, Senior Product Marketing Manager for SurfControl.

SuperScout Web Filter VS 2.1 runs on the Linux and Solaris operating systems. Including a one-year subscription to the SurfControl URL Category List, the product is priced at approximately $8 per user, based on an installation of 3000 users. Pricing is also available for enterprise environments up

to 500,000 users.

or call 1/800-368-3366.

SurfControl plc (London:SRF/NASDAQ Europe:SRFC) is the Number One Internet Filtering company in the global security market. The SurfControl family of products employs expert filtering, Pass-Through, and Pass-By technologies to create a productive Internet environment in the workplace and a child safe environment on the Internet at home and at school.

This comprehensive line of Internet monitoring and policy management solutions includes SuperScout Web Filter- the market leader in Internet productivity in the corporation; SuperScout Email Filter – managing content security; CyberPatrol – the market leader in responsible Internet usage in the home and at school; and the SurfControl Content Filtering SDK – the proven filtering solution for ISPs, Search Engines, Internet Appliances and ASPs.

SurfControl works with a variety of industry partners such as AT&T, Check Point Software (NASDAQ:CHKP), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HWP), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), and Microsoft Corp.’s Web TV (NASDAQ: MSFT).

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