IP-guard
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IP-guard, developed by the TEC Solutions Limited, is computer security software used by employers to defend internal and external threads within the Intranet.[1] At present, IP-guard consists of 14 modules and comprehensively meets the employers’ requirements for corporate computer management. For its modular design, customers can choose their needed modules to purchase based on limited budget.
History
In 2001,Teclink Development Limited and Easytec (This name has been registered by another company right now) were merged into one company named TEC Solutions Limited.[2] In the same year, TEC Solutions Limited started to develop the software OCULAR which was the former name of IP-guard. For its practical features, Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) decided to become a partner in 2002 and assisted in promoting the software to the whole Hong Kong public in order to help companies protect intellectual property and improve productivity.[3] The HKPC renamed OCULAR as IP-guard and given it rich and significant meaning “safeguarding your intellectual property” which became the slogan of IP-guard latter.
The first version of IP-guard was released on March 4, 2002 on a press conference hosted by the HKPC.[4][5] At the beginning, IP-guard only had screen capturing, screen recording, website monitoring, application logging, application filtering and device control features. Latter, more and more features were added. Till 2007, IP-guard could help employers record and control application usage, websites visited, device use, document operations, network connection, instant messaging, desktop screens and manage remote hosts as well as IT assets. More and more features were added to IP-guard which made the product price become higher and higher. However, not all the features were required by customers. In order to solve this problem, TEC Solutions Limited divided all the features into several modules based on different management aspects in 2007. Today, IP-guard has 14 modules in all.
Modules
Application Management Module – Record users’ application use and block specified applications.
Document Management Module – Record users’ document operations and limit users’ document operations.
Print Management Module – Record printed files in image format and block specified computers from printing.
Device Management Module – Block external or specified devices from connecting to the internal network.
Website Management Module – Record websites visited and filter specified websites.
Email Management Module – Record emails sent and received. Control emails and attachments sending.
Instant Messaging Management Module – Record conversations of chats/IMs.
Network Management Module – Stop unauthorized computers from connecting to the corporate internal network in order to protect LAN security.
Bandwidth Management Module – Limit and allocate bandwidth use to stop bandwidth chocking.
Removable Storage Management Module– Encrypt the files copied to authorized USB mass storage devices.
Screen Monitoring Module – Capture and monitor end-users’ desktop screens.
IT Asset Management Module – Automatically gather all of the IT infrastructure information.
Remote Maintenance Module – Administrator can remotely troubleshoot remote hosts’ problems by dint of this module.
Basic Management Module – The basic and essential module of IP-guard that can help employers track attendance and get policy violation notifications.
Awards/Distinctions
On July 22, 2010, IP-guard was scored as 4.5 out of 5 in a computer monitoring software review by CNET editors.[6] Nearly the same time, it was given the editors' choice award by Brothsoft.com.[7] In June 2010, IP-guard won the Best Choice Award of Computex Taipei 2010.[8][9]
Users
The target audiences for IP-guard are employers that want to monitor the daily computer activity of their employees in workplaces in order to protect data security and improve work efficiency.
References
- ↑ IP-guard – Computer Security Software. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.ip-guard.com
- ↑ News Archives. March 1, 2001. Retrieved from http://www.teclink.com.hk/archives/archives.html
- ↑ News Archives. February 1, 2002. Retrieved from http://www.teclink.com.hk/archives/archives.html
- ↑ News Archives. March 5, 2002. Retrieved from http://www.teclink.com.hk/archives/archives.html
- ↑ Vice President of Innovative Technology and Automation Delivered a Speed at IP-guard Press Conference. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.hkpc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1682&catid=153&Itemid=324&lang=zh_TW
- ↑ IP-guard at CNET Download.com. July 22, 2010. Retrieved from http://download.cnet.com/IP-guard/3000-2064_4-10807637.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody;1d
- ↑ Download Free IP-guard. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.brothersoft.com/ip-guard-43310.html
- ↑ Best Choice Award. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ebook.greenpublishers.com/ebook/tca/computex_bcaward/
- ↑ The Winner in Best Choice 2010. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.computex.biz/bestchoice/BestChoiceWinnerListV1.aspx?year=2010#7
