June 22, 2000 05:45am
Dramatic Increase in Porn Sites and Porn Surfing Affects Workplace Legal Liability
Source: Telemate.Net
by: Company Press Release
(ATLANTA, GA) -- Telemate.Net, the leading provider of Internet usage management solutions estimates the total number of web sites containing pornographic material can be as high as 10 million by the end of 2000.
With greater access to faster network connections at work, the temptation to cruise a porn site during a lunch break or when the boss is not looking increases tremendously. A recent survey cited that 70 percent of all Internet porn traffic occurs during the 9-to-5 workday(a). In addition, employees earning $75,000 to $100,000 annually are twice as likely to download pornography at work than those earning less than $35,000(b).
Telemate.Net offers 297 categories to track online surfing, with categories ranging from ``pornography'' to ``Obscene/Tasteless'' to ``Gambling'' related sites. Telemate.Net's ``pornography'' search category breaks online surfing down into detailed activity data to track how long the user visited the site, if any downloads occurred and which sites they visit on a regular basis.
``Easy access to faster network connections and the anonymous ''safe`` nature of the office is the perfect combination for online porn surfing,'' said Vijay Balakrishan, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Telemate.Net. ``In order for companies to avoid the legal issues associated with employees surfing inappropriate sites during work hours, organizations should develop and enforce a workplace Internet policy to make it clear the company property is not to be used for unauthorized surfing.''
For additional information about Telemate.Net or to download their white paper on ``Why It Pays to Have an Internet Policy'', please visit http://www.telemate.net/newsletter/hr/Why_it_pays.htm.
About Telemate.Net Software, Inc.
Telemate.Net Software, Inc. (www.telemate.net/mm/pr/eporn/0600) provides Internet usage management and eBusiness intelligence solutions for the Internet, intranet and voice networks. By extracting relevant information from a growing array of network sources, including Web servers, proxy servers and firewalls, Telemate.Net's reporting solutions deliver critical insight for the management of network use, cost, security and electronic commerce. For enterprises integrating their operations with the Internet, the concise, timely network intelligence provided by Telemate.Net can be a critical factor to their success. Telemate.Net Software Solutions are available worldwide through direct sales, global distribution channels and partner programs.
Telemate.Net customers include: Arthur Andersen, Coca-Cola Bottling, Dayton-Hudson, Georgia-Pacific, International Paper, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research, Sears Roebuck, and the U.S. Army.
(a)Statistics from SexTracker survey results
(b)Statistics from eMarketer.com
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