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Web Filtering Appliances Heat Up the Hardware Vs. Software Debate: One of the few constants in the IT and security industries - besides the relentless rate of change - is the recurring battle between advocates of dedicated hardware appliances and backers of software-based devices. Predictably, these arguments occur when a product or technology begins to gain critical mass and the...; Tags: Software, Web, Hardware, Spyware, 8e6 Technologies; White papers 2005-08-17
Henrico County Public Schools Block MySpace With 8e6 Technologies' R3000 Internet Filter: Henrico County Public Schools has over 45,000 users, most of them being students. Like any other educational institution, Henrico was concerned with reducing inappropriate Web surfing, exposure to legal liability due to students' viewing harmful sites and security risks such as spyware, phishing, and other malware. Henrico needed a filtering...; Tags: MySpace, 8e6 Technologies, Henrico County Public Schools, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Spam And Phishing; Case studies
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh Saves Time and Money With 8e6 Technologies' R3000 Internet Filter: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh FHLBank Pittsburgh works behind the scenes, helping to make the communities of Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia better places to live and work. With extremely sensitive banking information riding the security of the network, FHLBank Pittsburgh and other financial organizations cannot afford to...; Tags: Bank, 8e6 Technologies, Content Management, Banking, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Enterprise Software, Software, Financial Services, Spam And Phishing; Case studies
America First Credit Union Invests Wisely With 8e6's R3000 Internet Filter: For over 60 years, America First Credit Union AFCU has been serving the citizens of Utah as a leading non-profit financial cooperative whose primary goal is its members' financial well being. The organization also needed to protect itself against spyware, which was then becoming an increasing threat to its financial...; Tags: Financial, Well-being, 8e6 Technologies, Financial Accounting, Finance; Case studies
Stony Brook Prescribes 8e6 Technologies as the Best Cure for Its Filtering and Reporting Needs: Located in the State of New York, Stony Brook University Hospital SBUH dedicates more than half of its 503 beds to specialized cases and intensive care. Like many healthcare organizations, SBUH sought an effective tool to assist with the challenges imposed by HIPAA, which requires all patient health insurance data...; Tags: Health Care, 8e6 Technologies, Stony Brook, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance; Case studies

8e6 Technologies Provides the Cure for St. Jude's Internet Filtering and Reporting Needs: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is the world's largest childhood cancer research center and America's third largest healthcare charity. In 1999, St. Jude developed a policy outlining the acceptable use and intent of use for their Internet connection. Shortly after this policy was activated, the Information Security Department was asked...; Tags: 8e6 Technologies, St. Jude Children, Internet, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; Case studies
Mexicana De Aviacion's Productivity Escalates With 8e6's Filtering and Reporting Solution: Mexicana de Aviacion, the world's fourth-oldest airline, has provided innovative travel services for over 80 years. With escalating costs associated with bandwidth misuse, Mexicana network security officials teamed up with EDS, a global technology services company. Together, they sought an Internet filtering solution that would not only save bandwidth, but...; Tags: Bandwidth, Network, 8e6 Technologies, Networking, Network Security, Security; Case studies
8e6 Technologies' R3000 Enterprise Filter, Enterprise Reporter, and Proofpoint E-mail Filter Help CenterPoint Energy Protect Its Online Resources: For more than 130 years, CenterPoint Energy has built a strong reputation for its customer service and reliability. CenterPoint wanted to maintain its outstanding levels of customer service and product development - a reputation that could not be compromised with resource-wasting Web threats. Already using the 8e6 R2000 filter, CenterPoint...; Tags: Proofpoint Inc., E-mail Filtering, 8e6 Technologies, Product Marketing, Product Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Research & Development, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
U-Haul International Moves Forward With 8e6's Filtering and Reporting Solutions: U-Haul International is the pioneer in the do-it-yourself moving and storage industry, serving corporate and consumer audiences through more than 14,000 independent dealers and 1,350 company-operated centers in the US and Canada. U-Haul needed a fast and reliable communications infrastructure to quickly and efficiently serve clients on the move. The...; Tags: U-Haul International, 8e6 Technologies, R3000 Internet Filter, Strategy, Management; Case studies
City of Lenexa Uses 8e6's R3000 Hardware Appliance to Stop Spyware Threats: Located in Johnson County, Kansas and a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, the City of Lenexa is a good old-fashioned city with modern ideas. With over 400 Internet users, the City of Lenexa needed an Internet filtering solution that would not only reduce legal liability from inappropriate Web content in...; Tags: 8e6 Technologies, Lenexa, Internet, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security; Case studies
8e6 Stops Spyware and Malware Attacks on the City of Glenwood Springs: The City of Glenwood Springs sits on the western slope of Colorado as a hub to Aspen and enjoys being the County Seat of Garfield County and the location for the Courts of the 9th Judicial District. Reducing exposure to inappropriate Web content and preventing the inadvertent execution of embedded...; Tags: Web, Malware, Spyware, 8e6 Technologies, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Channel Management, Security, Marketing; Case studies
Rush Hour on the Internet: Oregon Department of Transportation Takes the High Road With 8e6 Internet Filtering & Reporting Solutions: The Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT is recognized as one of the most progressive and innovative government agencies in the country. As a government agency, ODOT also has a responsibility to protect its employees from inadvertently viewing objectionable web sites. Should an employee choose to misuse the Internet, ODOT must...; Tags: U.S. Department Of Transportation, 8e6 Technologies, Oregon Department Of Transportation, Internet; Case studies
WiscNet Elects 8e6 to Lead Wisconsin Schools, Government, and Public Services With a Hardware Filtering Solution: Wisconsin State Education Research Network WiscNet is a non-profit, membership-based association. WiscNet was experiencing many performance problems with their former software Internet filtering solution, such as failure to connect to the Internet, bottlenecks, and difficult manageability. The company wanted to block unacceptable Web sites and protect both students and employees...; Tags: Hardware, 8e6 Technologies, WiscNet, Internet, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Performance Management, Spyware, Government, Cyberthreats, Channel Management, Security, Viruses And Worms, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing; Case studies
8e6 Technologies' R3000 Gets Top Marks From East Antrim for Blocking Costly P2P File Sharing: EAIFHE's East Antrim Institute for Further and Higher Education aim is to help all students obtain the qualifications needed for either career or further and higher education progression or just for hobby and leisure enjoyment. With 800 PC's and over 12,000 students at three campuses, East Antrim faces daily threats...; Tags: P2P File Sharing, P2P, 8e6 Technologies, EAIFHE, Peer To Peer (P2P), Cyberthreats, Professional Development, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security, Career; Case studies

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Microsoft Student Technology Day UK: Note Wednesday 1st October 2008, a little over 3 weeks away from today in your diary. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft and a whole load of influential partners and companies will be in London for the Microsoft Student Technology Day. It's a day about and for students,...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Microsoft Corp., Entrepreneurship, Management, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Should political postings stay or go? A survey.: I've been blogging for ZD Net for several years, writing for ZD publications for almost 20 years. I've always found readers to be intelligent and thoughtful, which is why I continue to do this while doing other things as "work." My posting, A virus in your genes, think about that,...; Tags: U.S., R&D, Discovery, Blog, Politics, Survey, Creationism, Rational Rants, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?: This week I've been putting together slides and preparing for my talk at Web 2.0 Expo New York City. I'm doing one titled "Making Sense of Rich Internet Applications" so it's more of a general talk covering everything from Adobe's stuff, to Microsoft Silverlight, to the mobile world, and now...; Tags: Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Webcast: Growing Your Business with CRM: Smart business owners and executives already understand the importance of customer service to the long-term success of their business, but many fall short when it comes to effective customer relationship management, or CRM. To learn proven strategies for getting customer service right, join Growing Your Business...; Tags: Strategy, Customer Service, Webcast, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing; Webcasts 2008-09-04
On stupid mascots and closed source browser plugins: Everyone's been harping on Google this week with the release of Chrome, so I thought I would be different -- today I'm going to give Adobe some love. Because I bet they feel left out. Adobe's Flash and Acrobat Reader plugins are some...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web Browser Plug-in, Adobe Acrobat, Web Browser, Plug-in, Flash, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-09-03
Silicon Valley's Judy Estrin warns we are running out of innovation: I recently met with Judy Estrin, a former CTO at Cisco, and one of Silicon Valley's top serial entrepreneurs. Since the dotcom bubble burst she has been concerned that Silicon Valley has not been investing enough in startups pioneering innovative technologies. She warns that we are living...; Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Leadership, Research & Development, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Strategy, Management, Business Operations, Finance, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-09-03