"The number of disciplinary cases in the last 12 months for e-mail and internet abuse is greater than the number of cases for dishonesty, violence and health and safety breaches combined."

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"cyberslacking accounts for 30% to 40% of lost worker productivity." CLICK HERE for full article.

"Cyberslackers are costing Britain's small businesses almost £1.5bn per year. Any company that comprehensively tackled the time wasting could see profits jump by 15%. " CLICK HERE for full article.

 

 

online-edge is pleased to offer World-Class Internet Filtering technology, in partnership with Packet Dynamics, to organisations such as Commercial businesses, Universities and Colleges, and Government departments in Scotland.

Packet Dynamics appliances are used to manage and control corporate Web Access, preventing employees, contactors, students and staff from visiting irrelevant, illegal or unsavoury websites.

Packet Dynamics appliances give you the tools to develop and enforce a rigorous Internet Use and Security Policy within your organisation. If you don't UNDERSTAND your web usage patterns, you cannot MANAGE THEM. CLICK HERE to find out what makes Packet Dynamics internet filtering appliances so good !

Why should you be interested in Workplace Web access management ? Here are FOUR good reasons.

• Staff Productivity - simply the cost of time wasted on non-productive web surfing (so-called 'cyberslacking'). For example, in a firm of 500 staff, this cost could well exceed £1 Million PER YEAR ! How Much does CYBERSLACKING COST ? CLICK HERE to find out.
• Legal & Reputation -Many cases have been in the UK press where staff have been suspended or dismissed due to downloading or distributing unsavoury material. This can result in legal action, or in press coverage for the WRONG REASONS, as in the recent Hewlett Packard case in Scotland. CLICK HERE to read the full article.
• Bandwidth Costs Your internet connection is expensive, so it is sensible to ensure that this valuable resource is used for business benefit. Some office workers like to download large video and audio files- they usually prefer to use high-bandwidth internet connections at work -this can saturate your internet connection, and expose your company to illegal or undesirable material being stored and distributed within your network.
• Computer Security With over 30,000 websites devoted to hacking and cracking, it is wise to control access to potentially damaging tools and information. Chat rooms and web-based email accounts such as MSN and YAHOO can also provide easy access for Trojans, web-bourne viruses or worms to be accidentally downloaded.

Contact us TODAY via email or telephone for a free initial Security Consultation or to request a FREE product evaluation.      

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Packet Dynamics appliances use a combination of THREE internet filtering methods to ensure that access is blocked to undesirable sites, while permitting access to business-oriented sites.

The first filtering layer uses a large database of identified and categorised sites.

The second layer uses keywords in the URL to screen undesirable content. This is achieved by intelligent filtering, where the total content of the URL is examined in detail.

The third filtering method, and the most powerful, is Dynamic Page Scanning. If prohibited terms are found on the requested page, access will be blocked.

The administrator can select from 20 website categories, and these can be selectively applied to specific groups of users, and/or applied at different times during the day. For example, restrictions can be eased during lunch-breaks.

If your organisation is based in Scotland (or other parts of the UK), Packet Dynamics and online-edge can assist you with LOCAL SUPPORT, assistance with product evaluation, and development of Acceptable Use Policies.

If you would like further information, please contact online-edge by telephone, email or post using the contact details below. NB. If you would like to receive a FREE GUIDE to Effective Internet Usage Policies, please click here.

If you can use a browser, you can manage the appliance. It's really simple to use and configure the system and generate summaries or detailed reports. Discover who is going where and when on the Web, and obtain precise control and monitoring of web traffic.

 Here are some recent articles which highlight the risks of unmanaged Web access-

This means that the filtering functions are contained in a purpose-designed, powerful and fully optimised hardware system. This gives high performance, easy managability, rapid implementation and cost-effectiveness.

Our postal address is as follows:                          

online-edge Ltd.

The Old Smithy, 59 Lanark Road

Crossford, South Lanarkshire, Scotland ML8 5RE.

Tel (01555) 860113 Fax (01555) 860748

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If you would like assistance with any aspect of IT security, please call online-edge on (01555) 860113 and ask for our IT Security helpdesk.

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