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The #1 Filtering Company, SurfControl, Releases Latest SuperScout for Users of Check Point VPN-1/FireWall-1

Enhanced performance due to Check Point's UFP caching feature,
And stand alone feature bundle make this edition a Network Administrator must have

 
Scotts Valley, CA, February 6, 2001 – SurfControl, The Internet Filtering Companysm, today announced a new version of SuperScout is now available. This new edition of SuperScout seamlessly integrates category UFP caching with Check Point Software industry-leading VPN-1 /FireWall-1 , enabling network managers to easily define, manage and enforce their organization's Security and Internet Acceptable Use Policies thereby increasing security and productivity, optimizing network bandwidth and reducing legal liability. In addition, customers can now take advantage of robust new stand-alone features bundled with this SuperScout edition such as reporting, monitoring and automation.

"SuperScout for VPN-1/FireWall-1 offers advanced filtering technology for the corporate environment and eases the challenge of managing Internet usage in the workplace," said Bradley Brown, director of business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "The combination of Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1 and SurfControl's SuperScout provides network administrators with a best-of-breed solution that allows them to optimize their Internet security and ensure their Acceptable Use Policies are enforced."

New features bundled with this SuperScout edition allow network managers to effectively monitor, manage and enforce their corporate Internet use policy. Features include:

  • The industry's only Real-Time Category Monitor -- for fast analysis and trouble shooting of network congestion. Gives quick insight to see which employees are surfing – and where they are going – by providing multi-level parameters and the ability to hyperlink to the sites being monitored
  • Detailed Reports -- a time-saving feature that creates over 60 standard reports that can be customized to match a manager's needs
  • Automated Scheduling -- schedules database maintenance and automates report creation and delivery

"SurfControl's long-standing partnership with Check Point enables us to deliver a quality product that interoperates seamlessly with VPN-1/FireWall-1," said Paris Trudeau, SurfControl Product Manager. "As the only Internet Filtering software to offer Real-Time monitoring of Internet Category Traffic to this customer base, SurfControl reaffirms its market position as the leader in the development of filtering technologies for the corporate environment," continued Trudeau.

SurfControl's SuperScout Now Available

"I love the real-time monitor feature," said Dave Dang, Member's Choice Credit Union Programmer & Systems Administrator. "It gives me immediate access to see if our organization is suffering from any network bandwidth problems."

About Check Point's OPSEC

OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 270 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com.

 
About SurfControl

SurfControl plc (EASDAQ:SRFC/London:SRF), is a world leader in Responsible Internet Usage, offering a complete line of Internet filtering solutions for use in the home, education and the corporation. The SurfControl family of products employs expert filtering, Pass-Through and Pass-By technologies to create a productive Internet environment in the workplace and a child safe room on the Internet at home and at school.

This comprehensive line of Internet monitoring and policy management solutions includes SuperScout - the market leader in Internet productivity in the corporation; CyberPatrol – the market leader in responsible Internet Usage in the home and at school; and the SurfControl Content Filtering Sdk – the proven filtering solution for ISPs, Search Engines, Internet Appliances and ASPs.

SurfControl works with a variety of partners such as AltaVista, Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Google, Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HWP), IBM (NYSE:IBM), ICSA, Microsoft's Web TV (NASDAQ:MSFT), Netscape, WorldGate (NASDAQ:WGAT), and YAHOO! (NASDAQ:YHOO).

SurfControl employs over 300 people worldwide and has offices in the USA in California and Massachusetts; in the UK in Manchester and London; Rotterdam, Holland; Vienna, Austria; Frankfurt, Germany; and Sydney, Australia

For further information and news on SurfControl, please visit http:// www.surfcontrol.com