Real-time Content Filtering Appliance Voted Top in “Web Filtering Safety Nets” Category by Technology Experts

May 13, 2010, Watertown, MA - Bloxx, the innovator in Web and Email filtering, has received a “Best in Tech” award for “Web Filtering Safety Nets” by Scholastic Administr@tor, a leading education technology publication.

An independent panel of school district administrators voted for the Bloxx Web Filter after extensively evaluating and assessing the product’s ability to cope with the demanding technology needs of education organizations.

“This is a great achievement for Bloxx; we’re delighted that a panel of independent district administrators, who are using many different types of technology every day, saw the great value our Web Content Filtering delivers for IT and education professionals in schools and districts,” said Bloxx Chief Executive Officer, Eamonn Doyle.

“There is no doubt that the Internet is an incredibly important and useful resource for education, yet if access is not managed correctly it also has the potential to impact student productivity, expose young people to inappropriate or offensive material and pose a significant security threat to IT networks.”

“Bloxx Web Filtering, with its real-time categorizer, is the only viable way to keep up-to-date with the continued growth of the Internet and its ever changing nature. By deploying a reliable Web filtering solution, school districts can ensure the Internet is used to their advantage and to the benefit of students.”

Bloxx customer David Holmes, Network and Systems Technician at Schoharie School District in New York, says:

“The Bloxx Web Filter has saved me a tremendous amount of time. For instance, in terms of misclassified Websites, with our previous solution I had to report an average of 10 of these a week to their Support Team; with Bloxx, I’ve reported one and I’ve been a customer for almost a year; I’m a very happy customer.”

“The Bloxx appliance is very customizable and allows me to create multiple flexible policies depending on the department or user. As its design is not “a blanket policy for all”, I receive far less complaints about Web pages being blocked that should be allowed for particular subjects. The administration is pleased that instructional staff are comfortable with their access, are not blocked from instructional URL sites that they need to use, and not overly restricted to the point of frustration with the technology,” concludes Holmes.