Stops Objectionable Content in Real-Time CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Com-Guard, Inc. (OTC:CGUD) (BULLETIN BOARD: CGUD) , a leading provider of personal security products for the PC computer industry, today announced SafePC(TM), a unique content filtering and desktop security software product that protects children and unsuspecting adults from pornographic and adult images or lewd text in Web sites or e-mails. Unlike other products, SafePC uses Image Composition Analysis (ICA), a state-of-the-art set of real-time filtering algorithms developed by First 4 Internet Ltd., that analyze images and text content as they are streamed from Web sites or flow in e-mails and attachments in conjunction with forbidden list technology that blocks known adult sites. The real-time functionality is critical because a significant number of new porn sites and images are continually introduced on the Internet on a day-to-day or even a minute-to-minute basis. SafePC provides a robust and effective solution to this major problem. Key features of the SafePC solution allow parents or administrators to: * combine real-time Image Composition Analysis (ICA) with black and white list Web site control to provide the most effective content filtration. * address the ever-growing and alarming issues of uncontrolled pornographic material and unmanaged usage of the PC to access the Internet. * provide a safe computing environment with the tools to predetermine the acceptability of images and text contained on Web sites that are visited and in e-mails that are received. * enable supervisory program control with the ability to create permitted access periods based on the time and day that applications can be used or restricted. * log information on Web sites that are visited and record what blocked images are found. Scope of a Major Problem SafePC provides the first truly effective solution to a very significant problem resulting from the 372 million pornographic Web pages available online as of last year. A variety of studies have shown that 90 percent of children, ages eight to 16, have encountered pornography online while doing homework. According to the National Research Council, over 25 percent of children accessing the Web have experienced sexually explicit pictures during the past year, and 20 percent of children accessing the Web have received a sexual solicitation. The problem even extends to businesses. Fortune 500 companies are finding themselves increasingly subjected to sexual harassment lawsuits resulting from employees objecting to inappropriate e-mail or Internet material. In addition, the loss of employee productivity due to unauthorized Internet use is a mounting issue that affects the bottom line. Beyond eliminating pornographic images in real-time, SafePC also can prohibit the installation of unwanted software and can filter inappropriate language in e-mail. Entire Web sites also can be blocked. Additionally, SafePC can restrict the amount of time a child or employee is permitted to access the Web, play games or use chat rooms. "Unsuspecting people, including our children, will continue to be accidentally exposed to adult content. From a parental guidance and administrative control perspective, SafePC's filtering and program management fills an unsatisfied need that parents, system administrators, educators, librarians and many others have," said Dr. Edward W. Savarese, Com-Guard's CEO. "Although pornographic Web sites are often reached accidentally, children and adults also frequently search for these sites. Social and educational intervention and technology-based tools are part of the approach to combating unwanted porn; SafePC can be employed as part of an immediate solution to the problem," added Joseph Sigismonti, president of Com-Guard. Com-Guard's end-user marketing program is focused on providing the SafePC product over the company's Web site as a yearly subscription product for $39.95. The company will also launch a retail sales program that will include distribution companies that service the mass market. Customers can order the product at http://www.com-guard.com/ or from software resellers. About Com-Guard, Inc. Com-Guard, Inc. develops and markets leading-edge software and hardware products for the computer industry that provide substantially enhanced system security for both individual users and network administrators. The company's primary focus is on detection, protection and notification of various security threats. Com-Guard offers a group of products, based on its state-of-the-art software technology, providing PC users with an extensive set of security measures that address Internet security, content management, system access control, file locking, data encryption security (including e-mail), workspace security with video surveillance, computer theft recovery features and immediate notifications of Security violations that are dispatched to predetermined people or locations via a page, phone or email transmission. DATASOURCE: Com-Guard, Inc. CONTACT: Don Mathias, +1-949-855-4520, , for Com-Guard, Inc. Web site: http://www.com-guard.com/

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