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SurfControl Protects Network Health and Safety at Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Posted on: Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 00:00 CDT

Nation's Largest Non-profit Home Health Care Agency Selects SurfControl Web

Filter to Defend Against Internet Threats and Internal Abuse

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall// -- SurfControl

(LONDON: SRF) , the world leader in Internet content protection, today announced that Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) is defending over 6,000 desktops against Internet threats, internal misuse of company assets and possible liabilities through the implementation of SurfControl Web Filter. SurfControl Web Filter provides VNSNY with advanced reporting features on usage and threat prevention as well as easily customized blocking features that increase overall network performance and employee productivity.

VNSNY employs 11,258 people -- 9,500 of them care givers. Their organization supplies services to roughly 112,900 patients per year, with an average daily census of 26,500 patients. Despite a generous use policy, the sheer number of workers with Internet privileges and the possibility of access to improper content or high bandwidth usage posed a potential threat to the overall health of the network.

VNSNY's Information Security Group required a flexible, customizable and automated Internet filtering solution that provided comprehensive, real-time blocking capabilities and robust, reliable protection against a wide variety of internal and external threats to the network.

Cost Effective Protection, Exceptional Business Benefits

Stringent evaluation criteria and a comparison of cost vs. features led VNSNY to select SurfControl Web Filter as the best choice for protecting their enterprise.

SurfControl Web Filter is a highly scalable filtering solution that offers unprecedented choice and flexibility in reporting, supplying an impressive selection of pre-set categories and supports customization to blocking and filtering features that are both intuitive and easy to implement. ROI is instantly recognized as an increase in network bandwidth, streamlined network performance, and visible results through usage and threat prevention reports.

"We looked for best-of-breed vendors for our content filtering needs and found only two. SurfControl enabled us to develop more of a partnership with them as opposed to the 'pay us this now, pay us this later, pay us some more' philosophy of the competing vendor," said John Prokap, Information Security Manager. "We initially implemented SurfControl Web Filter as a means to prevent phishing, fraud and access to hacking and spyware sites. We were also looking for ways to protect our organization against possible liabilities and to support Human Resources in their efforts to enforce internal compliance and acceptable use policies."

Comprehensive Reporting, Proactive Prevention

By employing comprehensive category reporting, the Information Security team can quickly locate drains on network bandwidth and employee productivity while proactively blocking questionable content. Detailed use and access reports also enable Human Resources to enforce internal compliance policies and provide executive management with an easy to read representation of network and bandwidth activities.

SurfControl Web Filter allows VNSNY to easily pinpoint areas of concern regarding Internet use and enables quick customization of their content filtering parameters.

"One of the positive, unexpected benefits of implementing SurfControl was an increase in available bandwidth," concludes Prokap. "Some employees were frequenting sites that consumed enormous amounts of bandwidth, nearly 400 to 600 megabytes per site per day. With SurfControl Web Filter we're able to see where it's being consumed and instantly make the necessary changes to prevent ongoing abuse."

About Visiting Nurse Service of New York

VNSNY was founded in 1893 by two young nurses, Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster, and has provided 113 years of exceptional service. With over 9,500 care givers, VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home health care agency in the nation. In 2004, VNSNY made 2,300,000 professional home visits to more than 112,000 patients.

Licensed by the New York State Department of Health, VNSNY is fully accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) of the National League for Nursing. VNSNY's CHAP accreditation -- which also includes commendations for quality management and care coordination -- underscores that the quality of care provided by VNSNY is nationally recognized for its excellence. For more information on VNSNY, visit http://www.vnsny.org/.

About SurfControl

SurfControl plc is the leading provider of threat protection that shields organizations from known and emerging Internet dangers through Layered Threat Protection(SM). The Company has redefined traditional "filtering" into a unified set of Web, e-mail and messaging security solutions that continuously filter inbound and outbound Internet traffic to eliminate spam, spyware, phishing and Web and e-mail abuse. SurfControl provides Adaptive Threat Intelligence(SM) from its Global Threat Experts(SM) to respond quickly with automatic, proactive security updates to protect customers. Customers avoid significant business downtime that impacts productivity and the bottom line while limiting legal liability and enforcing regulatory compliance and confidentiality. SurfControl has more than 20,000 customers worldwide, and employs more than 500 people in offices across the United States, Europe and Asia/Pacific. For further information and news on SurfControl, please visit http://www.surfcontrol.com/ .

SurfControl plc

CONTACT: Paige Pace of SurfControl, +1-831-440-2631, orpaige.pace@surfcontrol.com

Web site: http://www.surfcontrol.com/http://www.vnsny.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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