Concerned About Internet Abuse? Free Internet Usage Monitoring Trial Now Available for Download
PR Newswire - April 02, 1998 17:28
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'30-day free trial' program at http:// www.elronsoftware.com/freetrial
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Elron Software Inc., Network
Management Division, the #1 provider of internet monitoring software, is
making v4.5 of its Elron Internet Manager available for free download through
its "30-Day Free Trial" program from its World Wide Web site at
http:// www.elronsoftware.com/freetrial. Elron Internet Manager v4.5, the #1
best selling enterprise solution for Internet usage management and reporting,
produces real-time reports and graphs on how the Internet connection is being
used in the enterprise. These reports can help system administrators control
Internet bandwidth usage, monitor/manage corporate and individual Internet
traffic, and reduce potential corporate legal liability or negative publicity
by eliminating traffic to inappropriate sites.
Elron Internet Manager v4.5 captures all network IP traffic in real-time
to a relational database, allowing users to produce detailed reports and
graphs on how their Internet connection is being used: detailing use of
standard Internet programs such as Web, FTP, Telnet, and Gopher; showing where
employees go on the Web; who uses it the most; and, what they download to
internal networks.
Elron Internet Manager v4.5 also can be used to monitor employee use of
Yahoo!, AltaVista, and other commercial search engines down to the level of
specific searches by individuals.
"Elron Internet Manager v4.5 introduces the flexibility to filter out
unnecessary data by segmenting inbound and outbound Internet traffic," points
out Ivan O'Sullivan, President of Elron Software Inc., Network Management
Division, "and allows the administrator to disregard traffic to a particular
internal or external site. The result is the ability to produce detailed
reports that focus exclusively on where users inside the organization are
going on the Internet. We used some of these reports in a survey we conducted
recently which demonstrated that over 72% of inappropriate Internet traffic in
reporting companies is to sex-related sites."
Elron Internet Manager v4.5 also can be used to enforce corporate Internet
usage policies and block access to sites considered inappropriate for business
use. (To download a free copy of Elron's Internet Usage and Security Policy
Template, visit Elron's World Wide Web site at
http:// www.elronsoftware.com/freetrial). Unlike proxy or network gateway-
based approaches, Elron Internet Manager v4.5 is transparent to end-users,
does not require network re-configuration, and has virtually no impact on
network performance.
And unlike browser-based approaches, which require software on each
individual desktop in the organization, Elron Internet Manager v4.5 installs
on a single centralized system. This server-based approach significantly
reduces the amount of administrative work required to support and maintain
Internet manager software. From one central location, a system administrator
using Elron Internet Manager v4.5 can manage all PC, Macintosh, and UNIX
workstations on the network.
To Download a Trial
To download a free trial copy of Elron Internet Manager V4.5 through the
"30-Day Free Trial" program or to receive information about any of Elron
Software's products, visit http:// www.elronsoftware.com/freetrial. Trial
copies can be also be ordered via e-mail to info@elronsw.com or by calling
800-548-8871.
Technical support is free for both trialers and customers; phone support
is provided during standard Eastern U.S. business hours and 24-hour, 7-day
support is provided via the Web (http://support.elronsoftware.com).
About Elron Software, Inc.
Elron Software Inc., Network Management Division, is headquartered in
Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Company develops, sells, and supports network
management products for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows NT, Novell
(Nasdaq: NOVL) NetWare, and Internet-connected networks. Elron Software Inc.
is a private, wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Elron Electronic Industries,
Ltd., a $1.2 billion multi-national company headquartered in Israel.
About the Industry
The first phase of the Internet revolution was the rush to get connected.
Companies such as CISCO (Nasdaq: CSCO), Bay Networks (NYSE: BAY), Hewlett
Packard (NYSE: HWP), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), Microsoft,
Netscape (Nasdaq: NSCP), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), Sun Microsystems
(Nasdaq: SNW), and UUNET provide innovative products and services which enable
corporations to connect to the vast resources of the Internet. Elron
Software's products help companies to further manage their networks once they
are connected to the Internet.
SOURCE Elron Software Inc.
/CONTACT: Kelly Haggerty, Product Manager, 617-692-3490,
khaggert@elronsw.com or Ray Zamagni, Public Relations Specialist,
617-692-3114, rzamagni@elronsw.com both of Elron Software, Inc./ |
