C&C Software Friday, May 18, 2012



PureSight

[Current version of PureSight is 2.1]

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is PureSight Plug-in?
  • How does PureSight Plug-in work?
  • Does PureSight Plug-in rely on a database of URLs?
  • How accurate is PureSight Plug-in?
  • How sensitive is PureSight Plug-in to different languages?
  • Does the analysis engine slow down the browsing speed?
  • Can PureSight Plug-in support predefined URL lists?
  • What other types of Internet Content Filtering Solutions exist?
  • Why is PureSight Plug-in better?
  • What are the key benefits of using PureSight Plug-in?
  • Who can manage PureSight Plug-in and Internet access policies?
  • How hard it is to deactivate PureSight Plug-in?
  • What is the managing system of PureSight Plug-in?
  • How can I get a trial version of PureSight Plug-in?
  • Will there be more categories that PureSight monitors?
  • Entering a PureSight registration key does not update the expiration date in GateKeeper, why not?



    PureSight Plug-in is a revolutionary Internet Content filtering solution.Using Artificial Intelligence algorithms, ACR enables PureSight Plug-in to analyze every web page 'on-the-fly' and understand and categorize it based on the content.
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    PureSight Plug-in is powered by Artificial Content Recognition (ACR) technology. The ACR is proprietary Artificial Intelligence technology. ACR mimics the human ability to understand material and categorize it according to its content. It is able to 'read' every HTML web page 'on-the-fly' and understand and categorize it based on its content. This allows for dynamic filtering of the entire Internet.
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    PureSight Plug-in is not reliant upon a database since the ACR categorizes sites 'on-the-fly'. However, in order to improve filtering performance (there is no need to check a site that has just been classified) PureSight Plug-in incorporates a cache that contains the classifications of previously requested pages. This way, if the same URL is requested during a given period of time, that page can be blocked or allowed according to the cache without having to re-examine it with ACR. After a given period of time that page will be removed from the cache and with the next request, it will be reclassified. PureSight Plug-in has the ability to support an external database, as an addition to the dynamic filtering.
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    PureSight Plug-in has achieved an unmatched recognition accuracy of 99.2%. Without a reliance upon database lists, PureSight Plug-in provides complete coverage of the constantly changing and expanding web.
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    Because ACR examines not only keywords (or text) but also the entire page layout along with additional HTML information, ACR does not rely heavily upon the language. Currently, the engine is trained to support English and German with an extremely high accuracy level of 99.2%. However, ACR achieves over 94% accuracy in all Latin languages including French, Spanish, Dutch, and Portuguese. For non-Latin languages including double-byte and Unicode, the current accuracy rate is above 80% and is still in development.
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    The ACR (PureSight Plug-in's Engine) is extremely fast. PureSight Plug-in is analyzing the packets upon arrival. The analysis of a page is completed in less than a millisecond. The only difference that would be noticed is the fact that the page will not be presented or built until PureSight Plug-in has scanned all of the packets.
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    PureSight Plug-in has the flexibility to add additional static URL lists in order to support the ACR engine.
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    Currently there are two generations of Internet Filtering solutions:
    1. First Generation: Database/keywords solutions
    2. Next Generation: AI based solutions
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    Database/keyword solutions were appropriate when the Internet was in its infancy and there were only thousands of web pages. Compiling a comprehensive categorized list of websites was reasonable and somewhat effective. However, with over 2 billion URLs in the Internet today and with 10px million being posted and taken down daily, the only filtering solution that can be effective must be a dynamic one.

    With PureSight’s proprietary Artificial Intelligence technology, Artificial Content Recognition (ACR) enables PureSight Plug-in to 'read' every HTML web page 'on-the-fly' and understand and categorize it based on its content. This allows for dynamic filtering of the entire Internet. PureSight Plug-in has achieved an unmatched recognition accuracy of 99.2%.

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    1. Guarantees 10px0% coverage of the Internet
    2. Unmatched recognition accuracy of 99.2%
    3. Ensure efficient use of Network resources
    4. Increase productivity
    5. Prevent legal liability in the workplace or public facility
    6. Encourage responsible Internet surfing behavior
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    Administrative access to the WinGate GateKeeper is necessary for GateFilte Plug-in management.
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    PureSight Plug-in can only be turned off by the Administrator (with the password).
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    The PureSight Plug-in can only be accessed through the WinGate GateKeeper.
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    PureSight Plug-in trial version is available for download from C&C’s website at http://www.ccsoftware.ca/wingate/download.cfm. A fully functional 30-day trial is available on the website for download.
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    Yes, PureSight plug-in 1.0 filters the categories that pose the greatest time management risk in many organizations - sex and gambling. Future releases of PureSight plug-in will address additional categories such as shopping and job searches.

    Update -PureSight Version 2.0 has added 11 new categories to the existing sex and gambling sites. New categories include: Sports, Job Seeking, Stocks, Web Mail, Weapons, Hate-Speech, Drug, News, Dating, Chat and Administrative Blocks. Now you have the ability to cut down on productivity losses from employee personal-email related activity, or inappropriate surfing. In addition to this, there is a free updating service. PureSight will regularly check for updates to its list classifications, to make sure you get the benefits of updates without any of the effort.
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    If the GateKeeper window was open on your desktop when you registered the PureSight plug-in, you will need to close GateKeeper and re-open it to see the updated expiration date. The proper date will show once GateKeeper is re-opened to the PureSight About tab. This is a known issue with WinGate 4.5.1 and PureSight plug-in 1.0.
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