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Web filtering for Charities & NGOs

Worrying facts

Did you know...

• 40% of employee Internet use in the workplace is non-work related (IDC)
• 25% of companies have dismissed employees for Internet misuse (Personnel Today Magazine)
• 14.6% of employees admitted to surfing the net constantly at work (vault.com)
• 46% of on line shopping occurs at work (Business Software Alliance)
• 10% of internet users are addicted (New York Times)

Charities face many of the same issues concerning Internet access as any other organisation: they want to prevent legal liability, increase employee productivity and stop inappropriate Internet access.

The distractions the Internet provides are a major source of decreased productivity in the workplace. The cost of time wasted by employees to an organisation is phenomenal: if one employee spends 2 hours a day doing personal surfing and they get paid £10 p/hr; that's over £5,000 per year!

Charities cannot afford to waste this cash when it's easily preventable. It emphasises the need for a thorough and comprehensive web filter that can make the best use of the available resources.

The Bloxx answer

Bloxx is the ideal fit for a charity network looking for superior web filtering to manage and control its employees' web access. Bloxx's Tru-View Suite of Web Filtering Technologies stops nasty material from hitting users' desktops but also gives you enhanced control over access to other types of websites, such as travel, which really affect organizational efficiency and the productivity of your staff.

Combining established technology with innovative intelligent identification and analysis techniques Bloxx Tru-View Technology views the hidden depths of the Internet to rapidly classify web traffic in real time. You can be confident you have up-to-the-minute protection and control over web traffic through your network.

Cost is an inherent concern to any charity and the Bloxx range operates a flat pricing model, where there are no rip off 'cost per user' fees or high recurring costs and module fees.

Bloxx appliances are in self contained units thus making them the most secure and reliable solution compared to software alternatives. This makes them very easy to implement thereby freeing up the time of IT staff.

Many types of sites need to be accessed by users and the flexible group policies within the Bloxx system provide for these diverse requirements. Also, Bloxx's thorough and clear reporting allows you to see if your group Internet policies are working sufficiently or if they need fine tuning, and provides invaluable real time monitoring to see which users are frequently violating policies.