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* Internet security specialists to help enable and
promote a safer Internet experience *
LONDON, 8 JANUARY 2009: Detica, the
business and technology consultancy, today announced that StreamShield® is to join the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)
to help address online safety concerns by promoting enhanced network-based
security practices to help ISPs deliver effective child protection services. In addition to partnering with FOSI, which identifies and promotes best
practice, tools and methods for a safer online world, StreamShield® will also join FOSI’s board of directors. Simon Reay, Head of Sales and Business
Development for StreamShield®, will
be the company’s representative on the board.
“We are proud to welcome StreamShield® to our organisation as
well as to our FOSI board of directors,” said Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI. “StreamShield®
is committed to raising awareness of Internet safety and enabling safer online
experiences for Internet users across the globe — an important step in our
increasingly tech-savvy world.”
“As an active supporter of FOSI, StreamShield® is honored to be able to
contribute to FOSI’s mission of making the Internet a safer place for children
and families,” said Simon Reay. “We are
committed to supply innovative technologies and services to confront the
dangers on the Internet for families and raise awareness of security and safety
issues through FOSI.”
Detica StreamShield® joins a high profile community of FOSI members,
including AOL, AT&T, British Telecom, Comcast,
France Telecom,
Google, Microsoft, Sentinel, Telefónica, Telmex and Verizon.
Detica StreamShield® is also a member of the Internet Watch Foundation
(IWF) and over the past year leading fixed-line broadband operators such as O2
and Opal Telecom, the network provider for Carphone Warehouse, have purchased
the Detica StreamShield® Content
Security Gateway to improve online security. VTR Global Com S.A. (VTR), a leading South
American-based ISP, also recently selected the StreamShield® Content Security Gateway solution as part of a
groundbreaking online security programme launched in conjunction with the
Chilean government.
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