Computers are great tools. However, a computer cannot, on its own,
control the way in which it is used. However, this may be necessary to
prevent problems, as when employees download pirated software from the
web, or when students use a school computer for unintended purposes, or
trade show attendees change the settings on a public computer. Our
software is designed for small and medium-size companies, schools,
public agencies, and, of course, also for individuals who are interested
in protecting their computer.
User Control can prevent specified applications from starting and block
access to blacklisted websites. It can also prevent access to operating
system components. This keeps users from altering system stettings and
changing the appearance of the desktop.
Restrict access to applications completely, or at specified times
Rules are often established that limit the use of a computer to specific
purposes defined by the owner, but employees, students or users of
public computers sometimes do not follow these guidelines. User Control
applies the rules you have set up in a friendly, but efficient manner.
To play it safe, you could provide access only to predefined
applications and block everything else. This will eliminate the
possibility of unexpected surprises. Alternatively, you could block only
specified applications, such as the popular download wizards,
copy-protection crackers, auction site clients, or CD burners. And if
you want to allow access to harmless games at lunchtime or after work,
you can relax application blocking at the times that you specify.
Complete control over Internet use
The Web is a great tool for research, education, and communication, but
it also has a dark side. User Control can allow access only to specified
sites, and block all others. It can also block only certain categories
of “bad” sites, such as entertainment, online auctions, “adult” sites,
or online games. All you need to do is set up filters that search for
specified expressions and block any pages on which these appear. These
filters can be user-modified at any time to add additional websites or
keywords. This functionality can also be relaxed from time to time. You
can also specify times when blocking will not be in effect.
Hands off system settings!
It can take a while to set up a home or office computer so that it is
ideally configured. At this point, no further modifications to settings
should be allowed. All too often, however, this is not the case. User
Control can completely block access to certain system settings. For any
user or user group, you can specify which Start menu options are
available or which functions are available through Control Panel. You
can also hide specific drives in your file manager, limit Internet
functionality (by preventing downloads or changes to browser settings),
or prohibit changes to the appearance of the desktop.
The desktop stays the way it is!
Unauthorized changes to the desktop can be a problem whenever multiple
users share a computer, as when they download and install exotic
wallpaper from the Web, for example. User Control freezes the desktop
appearance as you set it up. This can include the ability to move icons,
or use of the context menu on any school or public-access computer.
Automatic Logging
The Administrator has complete control. He or she decides which users or
groups any restrictions will apply to. Only the Administrator can
access the automatically generated log files. You can decide which
applications can run on a particular computer at any given time, and
which websites can be viewed. (If data protection laws prevent the use
of this functionality in your company, this feature can also be shut
off.)
Making the Administrator’s job easy
The Administrator’s tasks in User Control are easier to perform than you
might think. Since it is a simple matter to define user groups, your
Administrator no longer needs to establish settings for each individual
user—he can instead apply settings to an entire group.
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