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(BSNS WIRE) Internet-Safari.com Announces Breakthrough in Internet Secur
Internet-Safari.com Announces Breakthrough in Internet Security for Children
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TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1999--
New Secure Internet Browser to Provide Children with
Unprecedented Protection against Pornography on the Internet
Internet Safari(R) - Because Its a Jungle Out There!
Heartsoft, Inc. (OTCBB:HTSF), publisher of educational
technology and Internet-based software products for children, proudly
announced today its widely anticipated, new secure Internet browser
for children, Internet Safari(R).
Internet Safari is a powerful new web browser built especially
for young Internet explorers. Designed around a jungle safari theme,
Internet Safari creates an exciting portal to the Internet for young
children with cartoon animals, jungle sounds, and more!
Developed for children ages 4-12, Internet Safari offers parents
and educators peace of mind while children surf the Internet.
"By the beginning of the new millennium, over 11 million children
under the age of 12 will be using the Internet regularly," said
Benjamin P. Shell, Chairman and CEO for Heartsoft, Inc. "While the
Internet remains a valuable resource for information and
entertainment, much of the Internet's content is not well suited for
children. Parents and educators alike face the challenge of how to
supervise children while on the Internet. Heartsoft's Internet Safari
was designed for this very purpose -- to empower children to
experience the fullness of the Internet but in an environment of
unparalleled safety."
Internet Safari achieves an unprecedented level of safety for
young Internet users by incorporating artificial intelligence and
advanced image detection and analysis into every aspect of web
surfing. Traditional Internet filters screen web sites by comparing
each page against a database of pre-determined web sites or bad words.
Internet Safari takes a completely different approach by "thinking"
about each web page and "looking" at Internet pictures before a child
sees or reads anything - all in fractions of a second - with no
noticeable delays. Internet Safari reviews content for nudity,
profanity, drugs, violence, sex, hate crimes, and more.
Internet Safari(R) combines a host of powerful features:
-- A full-featured children's browser with an exciting jungle
safari user interface with cartoon animals, jungle sounds, and more.
-- Unprecedented level of Internet security achieved through
artificial intelligence and advanced image detection and analysis
software capable of detecting pornographic images.
-- Adjustable tolerance levels within security features allows
Internet Safari to grow with its young users.
-- One-click access to top on-line content providers including
safe children's search engine, on-line encyclopedia, dictionary,
thesaurus, almanac, weather, sports, entertainment and more.
-- Hundreds of hand-selected children's web sites broken into
content channels -- great starting place for Internet surfing.
-- Full Internet URL support - children have access to the whole
Internet, not just a few hundred pre-approved sites.
"During the initial designs of Internet Safari last Spring, we
quickly realized that our new browser had to be more than just another
Internet security solution -- children needed their own browser with
an interface all their own. Today, nearly every child who has access
to the Internet uses an adult browser. Tomorrow, we believe Internet
Safari will be their browser of choice," said Shell.
"Powerful, secure, and easy to use, Internet Safari was developed
to go far beyond any Internet product currently available for
children. We are continuing to partner with some of the strongest
on-line content providers in the industry, and look forward to
announcing those co-branding agreements and marketing alliances very
shortly. Quite frankly, industry response and interest in Internet
Safari has been stronger than we had originally anticipated -- but it
shows the huge need for a reliable, secure children's solution!" said
Shell.
Internet Safari will be available on-line at
internet-safari.com, directly from Heartsoft at (800)
285-3475, through select Internet Service Providers (ISPs), related
software publishers, beginning January, 2000, and retail stores
everywhere by Spring.
About Heartsoft
Heartsoft, Inc. publishes and distributes multimedia educational
software products for early-learning students to schools and homes
nationwide.
The company's educational software products as well as Internet
Safari(R) operate on both Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) Windows 95/98(R) and
Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) iMac(R) and Macintosh(R) platforms. Heartsoft's
much-anticipated secure browser offers parents and educators a secure
and safe alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape's
(NYSE: AOL) Navigator Internet browsers.
Heartsoft's support of Microsoft Windows 98 significantly expands
the company's ability to support hardware manufacturers such as Dell
Computer Corp. (Nasdaq:DELL), Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ), and
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HWP), which represent the most widely used
platforms in schools and by parents.
Headquartered in Tulsa, Heartsoft is acknowledged among educators
as a price-vs.-performance leader, delivering such product classics as
the Heartsoft Bestsellers and its latest release, Thinkology, with
unsurpassed customer satisfaction and loyalty. Heartsoft may be
visited on-line at heartsoft.com or
internet-safari.com.
The Company's plans, estimates and beliefs concerning the future
contained in this press release are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors.
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CONTACT: Heartsoft, Inc.
Investor and Media Relations, 918/251-1066
KEYWORD: OKLAHOMA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: EDUCATION COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS SOFTWARE
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