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{{Infobox Company |
{{Infobox company
company_name = SurfControl Plc |
| name = SurfControl Plc (formerly JSB Software Technologies PLC)
company_logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:SurfControl_Logo.png]] -->|
| logo = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:SurfControl_Logo.png]] -->
company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ({{LSE|SRF}})|
foundation = [[2000]] |
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = 1997
location_city = [[Congleton, Cheshire]] |
| location_city = [[Congleton]], [[Cheshire]]
location_country = [[England]] |
| location_country = [[England]]
key_people = [[Patricia Sueltz]], Chief Executive Officer<br/> [[Greg Lock]] Non-Executive Chairman<br/>[[Steve Purdham]], Non-Executive Director<br/>[[Simon Wilson]], Chief Financial Officer<br/>[[George Hayter]], Senior Non-Executive Director<br/>[[Jane Tozer]], Non-Executive Director<br/>[[Rene Schuster]], Non-Executive Director|
| key_people = Founders Steve Purdham and Rob Barrow, Patricia Sueltz, Chief Executive Officer<br />Greg Lock Non-Executive Chairman<br />Syed Imran, Non-Executive Director<br />Simon Wilson, Chief Financial Officer<br />George Hayter, Senior Non-Executive Director<br />Jane Tozer, Non-Executive Director<br />Rene Schuster, Non-Executive Director
industry = [[Internet filtering]]<br/>[[Desktop security]]<br/>|
| industry = [[Content-control software|Internet filtering]]<br />[[Desktop security]]
products = [[Web Filter]], [[Email Filter]], [[Enterprise Threat Shield]], [[On-demand Web]]
| products = [[Web filter]], [[Email Filter]], [[Enterprise Threat Shield]], [[On-demand Web]]
|}}
|}}
'''SurfControl Plc.''', was a British software company based in [[Cheshire]], [[England]]. The company provided [[website]] filtering, [[e-mail]] filtering and desktop security software for both [[Business|enterprise]] and home users.


SurfControl was acquired by [[Websense]] on 3 October 2007. The purchase price was approximately £204 million ($416 million), including [[deferred compensation]] and stock option expense. Websense plans to continue the SurfControl business until at least 2011.<ref>[http://investor.websense.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=284577 Press release 3 October 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718015125/http://investor.websense.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=284577 |date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> On 2 April 2008, Websense sold CyberPatrol, the SurfControl parental control software product, to newly formed Internet safety software company CyberPatrol, LLC.<ref>[http://www.cyberpatrol.com/news/CyberPatrolAcquisition.pdf Press release 2 April 2008]</ref> According to Websense's quarterly report, they received $1.4 million in cash from the sale of CyberPatrol assets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://investor.websense.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1104659-08-51286 |title=Websense, Inc. - Quarterly Report |publisher=Investor.websense.com |date=2008-08-08 |accessdate=2013-07-11}}</ref>

Prior to being acquired by Websense, SurfControl acquired a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[cloud computing]] company called [[BlackSpider Technologies Limited]] in July 2006 for £19.5m in cash.<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/13/surfcontrol_blackspider_buy/
|title = SurfControl Snaps Up Blackspider
|accessdate = 22 August 2010
|author = John Leyden
|work = The Register
|date = 23 July 2006}}</ref>

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==Product range==


The current product range is called the ''Enterprise Protection Suite'', and includes products for website and e-mail filtering and user security.
The current product range is called the ''Enterprise Protection Suite'', and includes products for website and e-mail filtering and user security.
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* Advertisements & Popups
* Advertisements & Popups
* Personals & Dating
* Personals & Dating
* Chat & Instant Messaging
* Proxies & Translators
* Proxies & Translators
* Intolerance & Hate
* Web-Based Email


SurfControl also license their URL database and categorization engine to other Companies, such as [[Check_Point|Check Point]], for use in their products and appliances.
SurfControl also license their URL database and categorization engine to other companies such as [[Check Point]] and [[Novell]] for use in their products and appliances.

==Acquisition==
SurfControl was acquired by [[Websense]] on October 3, 2007. It plans to continue it with a full staff until 2011.

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==Product range==
[[Image:SurfControl default access denial screenshot.png|thumb|An example of SurfControl's blocking system. The Screenshot shows the default deny page for Surfcontrol Web Filter for Windows version 5.0.]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

[http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk Companies House] Company Number 01566321


==External links==
==External links==

*[http://www.surfcontrol.com/ SurfControl's Official Website]
*[http://www.surfcontrol.com/ SurfControl's Official Website]
*[http://mtas.surfcontrol.com/mtas/MTAS.asp Test a Site with SurfControl] - Allows a user to enter an address and see what category SurfControl places the site in.
*[http://www.cyberpatrol.com/ Cyberpatrol] - SurfControl's web filtering software for home users
*[http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=504629&ref=g_sitelink Gartner analysis of
*[http://www.dnsarrow.co.uk/ DNS Arrow] - Sole Distributor for SurfControl UK
acquisition by Websense]


{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Content-control software]]
[[Category:Content-control software]]
[[Category:Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange]]

Latest revision as of 23:21, 2 August 2024

SurfControl Plc (formerly JSB Software Technologies PLC)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryInternet filtering
Desktop security
Founded1997
Headquarters
Congleton, Cheshire
,
England
Key people
Founders Steve Purdham and Rob Barrow, Patricia Sueltz, Chief Executive Officer
Greg Lock Non-Executive Chairman
Syed Imran, Non-Executive Director
Simon Wilson, Chief Financial Officer
George Hayter, Senior Non-Executive Director
Jane Tozer, Non-Executive Director
Rene Schuster, Non-Executive Director
ProductsWeb filter, Email Filter, Enterprise Threat Shield, On-demand Web

SurfControl Plc., was a British software company based in Cheshire, England. The company provided website filtering, e-mail filtering and desktop security software for both enterprise and home users.

SurfControl was acquired by Websense on 3 October 2007. The purchase price was approximately £204 million ($416 million), including deferred compensation and stock option expense. Websense plans to continue the SurfControl business until at least 2011.[1] On 2 April 2008, Websense sold CyberPatrol, the SurfControl parental control software product, to newly formed Internet safety software company CyberPatrol, LLC.[2] According to Websense's quarterly report, they received $1.4 million in cash from the sale of CyberPatrol assets.[3]

Prior to being acquired by Websense, SurfControl acquired a British cloud computing company called BlackSpider Technologies Limited in July 2006 for £19.5m in cash.[4]

Product range

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The current product range is called the Enterprise Protection Suite, and includes products for website and e-mail filtering and user security.

The key feature of the SurfControl filtering software is the ability to categorize websites and then allow or restrict users access by selecting categories.

Examples of the categories are:

  • Adult/Sexually Explicit
  • Advertisements & Popups
  • Personals & Dating
  • Proxies & Translators
  • Intolerance & Hate

SurfControl also license their URL database and categorization engine to other companies such as Check Point and Novell for use in their products and appliances.

References

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  1. ^ Press release 3 October 2007 Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Press release 2 April 2008
  3. ^ "Websense, Inc. - Quarterly Report". Investor.websense.com. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  4. ^ John Leyden (23 July 2006). "SurfControl Snaps Up Blackspider". The Register. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
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