SMARTFILTER, BESS EDITION

When it comes to real quality, you can count on SmartFilter®, Bess® edition filtering - the most trusted Web filtering solution for schools. Already protecting thousands of schools in the UK alone, Bess helps you protect your students from inappropriate Web content while maintaining access to the Internet resources they really need.

Easy to use and BECTA Accredited, SmartFilter, Bess edition now has an expanded database, education-specific categories and a variety of implementation options to choose from. Bess is your best choice.

And if you're looking for real value, SmartFilter, Bess edition delivers great education pricing, no extra cost for 24 x 7 telephone and email support, and no premium category charges.

Discover why Bess is the premier choice of schools across the country:

• Powerful enough for the largest networks
• Tightly integrated filtering solutions
• Best database in the industry
• The features and functionality you need
• Enhanced security
• All-in-one great education pricing

Powerful enough for the largest networks
From small schools to entire Local Authorities and education consortiums, Web filtering from Brightfilter helps protect more students and library users online than any other filter. See below for a list of our current education users.

Tightly integrated filtering solutions
Bess is powerful server software that integrates into your network and works with major firewalls, routers, proxies and caching devices. With 30+ implementation options to choose from, you're sure to find the right solution for your network.

Best database in the industry
More than a feather in our cap, the best database means you get the most effective filtering available - reducing requests for help from your staff and eliminating access to offensive and dangerous content. Recently accredited by the British Education and Communications Technology agency (BECTA), SmartFilter-powered solutions represent the highest and most accurate web filtering available.

The features and functionality you need
With education-specific categories and features, SmartFilter, Bess edition provides Web filtering that is tailor-made for schools and libraries.

Enhanced security
SmartFilter, Bess edition addresses the newest security threats with a powerful set of categories, including Malicious Sites and Spyware.

All-in-one, great education pricing
Unlike other filtering solutions, Bess includes every available feature, every category, and 24 x 7 live-answer support for one low price.

Deploy a filtering solution that fits directly into your network architecture
SmartFilter products fit seamlessly into almost any network environment. With over 30 supported platforms, SmartFilter offers the widest range of deployment options to match your exact network needs.

Many SmartFilter configurations are embedded into a host platform and run On-Box with the most popular proxy servers, caching appliances, and firewalls, providing unrivaled speed, reliability, and scalability. In fact, SmartFilter On-Box is the leading OEM choice with partners, listed on the last page of this overview.

Additionally, SmartFilter is available as an On-Box component of Secure Computing's Sidewinder G2® Security Appliance, which offers a variety of protective features in one appliance, including anti-virus and anti-spam filters, intrusion prevention, and more. For more details on the Sidewinder G2 Security Appliance, visit www.sidewinder.com.

SmartFilter products are also run off-box, providing additional flexibility and deployment options with a minimum impact on your network.
Supported operating systems

• Windows 2000/2003
• Solaris
• Linux

Supported platforms

• Check Point FireWall-1NG
• Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances
• Cisco Catalyst Switches
• Cisco Content Engine
• Cisco Integrated Service Routers
• Cisco PIX Firewall
• Cisco Routers/IOS Firewall
• Microsoft ISA Server 2000/2004
• Nortel ACC
• Nortel ASF
• Novell Border Manager
• Novell Volera Execelerator XL
• SonicWALL
• Squid Proxy Server
• Stratacache
• Sun Java System Web Server (Sun ONE)
• 3Com SuperStack 3