[WarpCast] OS/2 Version of Web Willy Watch - 7/25/98 |
Sponsored by Hethmon Brothers Inet.Mail - Your complete e-mail solution http://www.hethmon.com --------------------------- WarpCast ------------------------- Source: Dan Porter (innoval@ibm.net) Moderator: Trevor Smith (editor@os2ezine.com) ---------------------------------------------- Harrison, New York, July 19, 1998 - InnoVal Systems Solutions is pleased to announce that it has committed to build a native OS/2 version of Web Willy Watch for release by early September. "The many encouraging emails from OS/2 users convinced us that it is the right thing to do," said Dan Porter, President of InnoVal. "I wanted to do it but I had to make sure that there was enough interest. There is. We have come up with a plan that I think is right for OS/2 users." OS/2 users who also use Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT, may order Web Willy Watch now and receive both the Windows version immediately and the OS/2 version in early September at no additional charge. In fact, we can process your order at http://www.webwilly.com in five minutes and you can be up in running in 30 minutes. Web Willy Watch is also available from BMT Micro at http://www.bmtmicro.com. For Web Willy Watch, we are also announcing a Single Family License and a unique, low-cost Every Family License for churches, synagogues, K-12 schools, businesses, and membership organizations. The license agreement will apply to both OS/2 and Windows platforms. "We've put together new technology for blocking pornography sites with an unusually attractive price and distribution concept," said Porter. "As an example, if a school or concerned parent buys an Every Family License for (or on behalf of) a school, then every parent with a student in the school may download and use the software at home. The school can put the software (OS/2 and Windows Versions) on a school web page or a parent can do so on a personal web page. In fact, the Every Family License grants the school a site license for all OS/2 and Windows 95/98/NT computers in the school." In order to block pornographic sites, Web Willy Watch checks to see if the site is one of tens of thousands of known pornography sites. It also evaluates page content looking for word patterns that suggest that a site has inappropriate sexual content. The software can be easily customized by parents to disallow additional sites, allow certain sites, add key words, and adjust the sensitivity of the program's word pattern logic. Extra features allow parents to block numeric-only IP addresses, common among pornography sites, and pages with 1-900 phone numbers. It is easy for someone with a password to switch between secure and non-secure mode. In addition to blocking pornography sites, Web Willy Watch may be used to gather web content for offline browsing. The program can also record the title and URL of every web site ever visited. In addition to being useful for monitoring a child's web activity, this is a useful feature for tracking down forgotten URL's that were not bookmarked. "Have you ever wanted to find a site you visited three or four months ago," said Porter. "You didn't bookmark it, you don't recall the URL, and it's one of those sites that is probably very low on search engine lists. I've gotten so used to what I call bookmarks for the rest of us,' that I can't imagine not having this feature on my computer." Web Willy Watch for Windows works with Netscape's browsers and the Microsoft Internet Explorer. The OS/2 version will work with Netscape browsers for OS/2. A Single Family License is $20.00. An Every Family License for a K-12 school, church, or synagogue as well as for a small business or membership organization, costs $159.00. InnoVal is a leading producer of specialized software for the Internet including the J Street Mailer, a Java email client, Post Road Mailer, a popular native OS/2 email client, and Hacksaw. Hacksaw is a popular 32-bit Windows and OS/2 file transfer utility. Additional details about Web Willy Watch and Single Family and Every Family licensing may be found at http://www.webwilly.com. An important FAQ for OS/2 users may be found by visiting InnoVal's home at http://www.innoval.com. ### ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or for more information on WarpCast, visit: http://www.warpcast.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------