graphics based content filter

We use one of these. It's called ProxEye (a proxy based
filtering solution) produced by Bajai www.bajai.com.

Jennifer Stirling
Ottawa Public Library

-----Original Message-----
From: Bret Parker [mailto:Bret.Parkerci.stockton.ca.us]
Sent: September 27, 2006 1:00 PM
To: Bob Duncan; web4libwebjunction.org
Cc: jfitzgibbongalwaylibrary.ie
Subject: Re: [Web4lib] graphics based content filter


Not sure of the cost, but here is something that appears to
be similar:

Source:  M2 Presswire, March 2, 2005 pNA  (InfoTrac OneFile)

Using high-speed image analysis software, PixAlert Monitor
dynamically
monitors PC screen content across the enterprise. 

PixAlert Auditor examines illegal content stored on PCs,
servers and
removable media. 

"The rapid proliferation of Inappropriate and illegal
material on PCs
and networks is a growing problem for organisations as
legislation and
compliance becomes more onerous," says Dave McLoughlin,
a director at
PixAlert. "While gateway products go some way to
prevent web and email
images, PixAlert is the only solution currently available
that protects
organisations from the increasing range of plug-in digital
devices that
can at as the source of unwanted images."

For more information on PixAlert products and services and
details of
the PixAlert/CIPD survey, visit www.pixalert.com. 

>>> Bob Duncan <duncanrlafayette.edu> 9/27/2006
7:45 AM >>>
At 10:05 AM 09/27/2006 -0400, Andrew Mutch wrote:
>There are filters that purport to block images based on
flesh tones,
etc.
>Here's one example (just what I found via Google):
>
>http://www.ltutech.com/en/technology-and-prod
ucts.image-filter.html 


I guess being the administrator has its perks?

>>...a score of "0" corresponds to a
"totally harmless image" and a
score 
>>of "100" corresponds to "highly
pornographic content". This score is

>>generally reported to a human administrator who uses
the analysis to

>>determine how his/her organization will respond to
the content (e.g.
the 
>>administrator may only want to see the images which
score higher than
"50").


Bob Duncan


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Robert E. Duncan
Systems Librarian
Editor of IT Communications
Lafayette College
Easton, PA  18042
duncanrlafayette.edu 
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