Editor's review
This is a filtering proxy server tool.
SafeSquid Business Edition 50 is 50 user Content Filtering Proxy Server for Windows. The software tool has a browser based interface. The developers claim that the tool probably has the most options in content filtering. Given the multi-threaded architecture, given the right processors, it can perform very fast. Very fine grained and unlimited number of Internet policies could be defined in the tool. It gives you the flexibility that an appropriate policy could be set up even when you have unlimited number of unique factors depending upon user / network / web-site / mime-type / size / time etc. The tool offers sophisticated image analysis as also real-time text analysis for blocking pornography. This is further assisted by categorized web-site databases. The SafeSquid tool also lets you create unlimited number of policies for ensuring blocking or allowing of specific types of content such as music, ActiveX, JavaScript, advertisement banners, etc. you could even arrange to block part of a protocol header so that graded exchange of private information can be ensured.
This utility has intelligent DNS cache supported by a very manageable content caching. Content pre-fetching that can be configured together with the caching provides fast retrieval of most often viewed websites. Users can be authenticated from a remote WINDOWS ADS / OpenLDAP servers. ClamAV and other such ICAP based antivirus system could be used to block virus from reaching users. The template that notifies a user about access or content being blocked can be customized. This is a very good product. If you are looking for a similar solution, this is a good candidate for a trial in your exact set up.
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