GFI freeware to help businesses monitor web browsing

As part of its recently launched 'We Care' initiative, GFI Software is giving businesses the ability to monitor web browsing in their organisation in real-time through its freeware version of GFI WebMonitor.

"Very few organisations realise how beneficial monitoring employee activity on the internet can be," GFI's chief executive officer Walter Scott explained this week. "They will not only gain in terms of increased productivity, as renowned time-and-motion experiments have shown, but they are also immediately aware of any browsing activity that is either inappropriate or in breach of company policy."

The freeware allows organisations to get a comprehensive picture of browsing activity within the business: which sites are being visited, the frequency and by whom. It will help identify people abusing company policy or spending too much time updating their social networking profile.

The commercial version of GFI WebMonitor allows users to view web browsing activity in the organisation and to block access to sites on an individual or group level.

GFI WebMonitor allows administrators to manage what sites users can browse and block access to websites in particular categories, such as adult, online gaming, personal email, P2P, Facebook, Myspace, travel websites and more. Web monitoring is made easy with WebGrade, an extensive database that provides URL coverage for 165 million domains. It is continuously updated.

GFI has offices in Malta, the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Australia which support more than 200,000 installations worldwide. It is a channel-focused company with over 10,000 partners across the globe.

For information on GFI WebMonitor and to download the freeware version, visit www.gfi.com/webmonitor/