WebBalanced Office for Schools

The WebBalanced Office for Schools Internet content filter provides several advantages for schools who cannot afford the traditional software/proxy model offered by other filtering systems, or who want to get rid of the complications of in-house hosting and support of their Internet filter.

Built on the same technology that is employed in the WebBalanced Office Internet filter, the solution for schools incorporates some feature changes that are necessary in this unique setting. Visit the WebBalanced Office product page for a more detailed examination.

Use WebBalanced Office in your school for 30 days.

Compare the ease of installation and management with other systems you have used. Full feature set, no restrictions.

Key Features:

CIPA Compliant
Cost-effective, affordable for small schools and scales easily for large
- No Software to buy
- No Hardware to buy
- No long-term contracts
Easy administration, WebBalanced staff will even do it for you
Versatile technology configures itself to your network environment
Manage library computers from anywhere -from your office, classroom, or home
Perform filter overrides from anywhere through your browser
Web content evaluation is not based on moral or political value judgments
Web content evaluation is not based on a particular word or phrase-human reviewers have categorized content of Websites based on 50 well-defined characteristics
For each of the 50 characteristics, choose to 'Permit,' 'Override' or 'Restrict' Web content - where the 'Override' setting notifies the user that the site contains specific characteristics - but allows students or staff to access the site with a click of the mouse
Utilize a the default school policy for Internet Access Management or easily create your own additional policies
Benefit from real-time reviewing of sites ; sent immediately to the WebBalanced queue and reviewed quickly by the Site Review Team
WebBalanced Office's Smart Protected Search for keywords in search engines can be turned on or off-with Smart Protected Search, over 10,000 keywords related to pornography are filtered with the common sense built in to WebBalanced Office-for example, searching on an isolated word such as 'breast' results in no return of Websites; however, searching on 'breast cancer' returns Websites related to the topic
Restrict selected applications including chat, instant messengers, audio/video players, and peer-to-peer file sharing
Block screens identify clearly why viewing a specific Web site was restricted
Use your own school logo on block screens

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