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One Out of Five Children Ages 10-17 Have Received Unwanted Sexual Solicitations Online; New Family Cyber Alert Software Protects Children From Online Predators

Posted on: Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 09:00 CDT

Enteractive Distribution Co. (www.enteractive.com), the company that leverages distribution and developer relationships to bring quality software to consumers, and InfoWorks Technology Co., a leading innovator of online security and privacy protection solutions for consumers and businesses, jointly announced today the availability of Family Cyber Alert, a PC/Internet activity monitoring and blocking solution, in major retail outlets. Family Cyber Alert allows parents to monitor all PC/Internet activity to keep their children out of harm's way.

Statistics show that there is a definite need for closer monitoring of children's and teens' Internet activity.

-- One out of five children aged 10-17 have received unwanted sexual solicitations online(2).

-- More than 75% of these solicitations are not reported to their parents(2).

-- 70% of reported unwanted sexual solicitations occurred on the youth's home computer(2).

-- Online sexual predators often gain the trust of a child, develop an online sexual relationship and ultimately lead to an in-person meeting(1).

-- The FBI recommends that parents monitor their children's access to all types of electronic communications, including e-mail, IM and chat rooms(3).

With Family Cyber Alert, parents can monitor and block their children's PC/Internet activity. Parents can ensure that their children are being protected from undesirable Internet-related activities. With Family Cyber Alert you can:

-- Record e-mail/chat/IM

-- Record Web sites visited such as MySpace.com

-- Record applications used

-- Record files accessed

-- Record keystrokes

-- Take screen snapshots

-- Block e-mail/chat/IM

-- Block Web sites

-- Block games and applications

-- Choose automatic keyword detection

-- Activate a danger alert

All the functions of the software work simultaneously, saving the data to a hidden location for parents' access.

"Today, 70% of reported unwanted sexual solicitations occur on our children's home computers," said Howard Luxenberg, president of Enteractive Distribution. "Parents need to find ways to protect their children. Family Cyber Alert gives parents the power to know what their children are doing online so that they can keep online predators away from their children and make home computers safe."

Available in Office Depot, Staples and CompUSA beginning next month, Family Cyber Alert will have an MSRP of $49.95.

About Enteractive Distribution Co.

Enteractive Distribution Co. leverages distribution and developer relationships to bring quality software to consumers. The Connecticut-based company offers small to mid-sized software publishers customizable, full-service, royalty-based solutions to gain exposure and sales for their products in the North American marketplace. For more information about Enteractive Distribution Co. or the products it represents, visit Enteractive on the Web at www.enteractive.com, or call the company's headquarters at 860-236-8600.

About InfoWorks Technology

InfoWorks Technology Co. is a leading innovator of online security & privacy protection solutions for consumers and businesses. InfoWorks Technology has thousands of Internet security customers, has been lauded for their products by technology media, has enterprise license agreements with Fortune 500 companies and its products are recommended by tier one PC vendors' technical support to their customer base.

InfoWorks Technology is based in Sewickley, Pa. More information on InfoWorks Technology and its industry-leading products can be found at www.itcompany.com.

Sources for the information in this release and other Internet Use resources include:

1. NetSafe Internet Safety Group

2. Youth Internet Safety Survey, Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire

3. Federal Bureau of Investigation www.FBI.gov Web site

Source: Business Wire

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