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Newroads "Filtering System" is Super Smart!
Newroads new Server-Side content filtering system uses a very smart technology, so while it works hard to protect your family from stumbling onto offensive web sites, it won't block out the sites that you and your family want to view. The system also helps to protect your children from inappropriate language, risky Internet Relay Chat (IRC) and UseNet news groups. Best of all, the system is password protected and cannot be disabled by the end user. Disabling of the Newroads content filtering system must be administrated by Newroads or a master user with the appropriate protocols. This system means business! Software applications have been known to be somewhat easily disabled by the end user. A clever child can more than often sidestep these filtering devices.
Adult web sites often disguise themselves as friendly URLs. One very good example of this deception is the web site http://www.whitehouse.com. Employees searching for information about our government often visit this site. Unfortunately there is no government information present here. Your employee will only find XXX adult rated material on this very misleading page. Newroads highly touted "Internet content filtering" system, will prevent this from happening. If your employee should happen upon a questionable site, our ultra sensitive filtering system will immediately re-direct him or her to a safe place we call RoadBlock.
Business Applications
Can one of the most valuable tools you use to conduct your everyday business, bite you back? Unfortunately the answer is, yes it can!
Companies today truly face a tough dilemma. If they're not online, they're simply falling behind. And while the Internet proves to be an invaluable tool, it also offers easy access to non-work-related distractions like shopping, sports sites, chat rooms and pornography. Network speed suffers when employees are downloading personal information on company time, and an uncontrolled Internet connection can also expose firms to sexual harassment charges and other serious legal risks.
Newroads content filtering system addresses these issues that absolutely affect your companies bottom line. The first step is to recognize the fact that your company is wide open and may be afflicted with this problem. Taking action is simple! Newroads provides an ideal economical solution to address these profit stripping distractions. Since it's fully customizable, you can rest assured that your employees can access the content they need without being sidetracked by objectionable material, sports sites, or online shopping.
Facts you need to know about inter-company Internet abuse!
The following statistics highlight Internet abuse at work and how it affects a company's bottom line:
- A salaried employee earning $40,000 a year can cost his or her employer at least $5,000 a year just by playing around on the Internet for an hour a day (8e6 Technologies' Productivity Price Tag)
- In a recent MSNBC survey of more 9,000 surfers who have visited sex sites, almost one in five said they viewed the sites while on the job.
- 1/3 of workers say they have played computer games during work hours (survey by Society Financial Service Professionals).
- Quick Take survey revealed 70 percent of IT managers believe Internet monitoring and filtering software should be Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) within an organization.
- 67 percent of all Internet access occurs at work, and according to research, more than 1 million people gamble regularly online, and one in four are considered pathological.
- A recent US survey on the adoption of monitoring and filtering technologies in the workplace found that nearly 83% of overall respondents believe that employees use the company's Internet for personal use. Over 75% view Internet monitoring and filtering procedures as a necessity.
How the filtering system works!With Newroads content filtering system, there is no software to load and no files to update. Simply request Newroads to apply the filtering application to your existing Newroads Internet service. The service can be applied to either Newroads dial-up access services or any one of our broadband services. Once the filtering system is activated by Newroads, your company is on your way to a healthier, more productive work environment.
From that point forward, Newroads will filter out the unwanted material at the Source before it ever reaches your company's internal network. All web site requests are intricately checked against a list of millions of objectionable web sites currently stored in our filtering database. If the requested site is identified as objectionable or unwanted, the user sees a screen telling them the web site requested has been blocked. In addition, Newroads filtering system can block undesirable content in chat rooms, and newsgroups.
Is the filtering system pre-set by Newroads or can subject matter be adjusted by the end user?Newroads system can filter subject matter in any of one of 22 categories. Businesses can either subscribe to the basic content filtering service whereas Newroads has pre-chosen a specific set of areas that most would consider needed to be filtered or option to utilize our more customizable filtering options that will allow the master account holder themselves to precisely control what web sites and other web services employees can access.
How does Newroads content filtering system decide what to block? With a combination of firsthand investigation and proprietary computer automation, a research staff identifies all categories of web sites based on 44 individual criteria, found to reveal almost all such sites. Web sites that do not fit perfectly within the criteria are reviewed by technicians for a final decision. Because undesirable web sites proliferate so quickly; only by automation can the entire Internet be scanned for a complete URL block list. And only Newroads together with 8E6 has the technology to do it.
Why shouldn't I consider a software styled filtering program as opposed to a server side application offered by Newroads?Software based content filtering solutions have several shortcomings. Here are just a few that can make a difference in the overall effectiveness of any filtering application.
- Software burdens computer resources. Demands on the memory and processor will slow down any computer.
- Software can block "good" web sites: Word filtering programs may block a simple chicken recipe because it mentions the word "breast" - Newroads server-side content filtering system blocks only sites that have been reviewed for accuracy by a research staff.
- Software can miss "bad" web sites: Many porn sites will purposely make all the "words" into graphics in order to defeat word filters. - Again, because a research staff maintains the Newroads filter, these sites are sought out and easily identified.
Okay, it sounds great! How can I get connected to Newroads Server-Side content Filtering?It's easy. Simply contact Newroads and ask to have the service activated on your account. Newroads offers the service to both dialup access account holders as well as broadband account holders. Pricing for dial-up access applications are posted below. Service can be obtained for only $1.95 per month. Newroads $19.95 Unlimited service package, includes the filtering package free of charge.
Residential/Business
| Product Type | Content Filtering | Set up fee | Monthly |
| $9.95 Basic | Non-Inclusive | No | $1.95 |
| $14.95 Metered | Non-Inclusive | No | $1.95 |
| $15.95 Unlimited | Non-Inclusive | No | $1.95 |
| $19.95 Unlimited | Inclusive | No | None |
Dedicated Services
| Pricing Structure | Content Filtering | Set up fee | Monthly |
| 1-10 Computers | Non-Inclusive | $19.95 | $19.95 |
| 11-25 Computers | Non-Inclusive | $19.95 | $24.95 |
| 26-50 Computers | Non-Inclusive | $19.95 | $29.95 |
| 50+ Computers | Non-Inclusive | $19.95 | ICB |
To establish your Newroads server-side content filtering account today, please contact one of our friendly Newroads service representatives at: (479) 494-0300 or call us toll-free at (877) 643-0260.
Service can be added as an option to any existing Newroads dial-up access or broadband service account.
