StreamShield Joins the Family Online Safety Institute
StreamShield commits support to online child safety by becoming a founding member
LONDON, February 22, 2007 StreamShield Networks today announced that it has joined the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI), the international non-profit organisation whose mission is to identify and promote best practices, tools and methods of online safety. StreamShield joins in the company of major telecommunications, internet and networking companies like BT, Cisco, Microsoft, AOL and Verizon, to be a founding member of one of the world's leading self regulatory internet bodies.
StreamShield's membership emphasises the importance of corporate social responsibility within an industry that prides itself on self regulation. As a provider of network based security services such as parental controls, malware protection, anti-spyware and anti-adware, StreamShield is committed to enabling service providers to offer a safe surfing solution to their customers. StreamShield is also a funding council member of the Internet Watch Foundation, a UK organisation whose aim is to minimize the availability of potentially illegal internet content.
"StreamShield are extremely pleased to be supporting the Family Online Safety Institute in their efforts to bring a pragmatic and balanced approach to self regulation within the internet industry," said Andrew Radley, Director of Product Management at StreamShield and FOSI Board Member. "We are dedicated in sharing our knowledge and expertise to help FOSI in its aim to develop new tools, methods and public policies to address the issue of online safety."
"StreamShield's solution, which includes a host of parental controls and anti-malware features, really demonstrates the company's dedication to protecting children and families online," Stephen Balkam, CEO for FOSI, said. "We're very excited to have StreamShield as a founding member of FOSI, and we look forward to working with them to achieve our mutual goal of a safer Internet."
About StreamShield Networks:
StreamShield Networks is the first company in the world to provide integrated, internet-based protection for email, web and other real-time internet applications. Its products and services can identify and block threats – such as viruses, worms, other forms of malware, phishing scams, spam, and inappropriate content – in the internet before the content reaches any users and harms their computer systems.
For further information please visit www.streamshield.com
About the Family Online Safety Institute
The Institute is a new, international, non-profit organization whose mission is to identify and promote best practices, tools and methods of online safety while respecting the free expression rights of content providers. It incorporates the work and mission of ICRA, the Internet Content Rating Association which, since 1999, has operated the world's leading content labelling system on the Internet. We are an umbrella body where technology and policy thought leaders meet and innovate in the field of family online safety.
Press Contact for StreamShield
| Nicky Savvas StreamShield Networks T: +44 870 114 9465 E: press@streamshield.com |
