Largest Canadian University, Universite of Quebec, Deploys Palisade Systems' Content Monitoring and Filtering Product PacketSure 5.0

Largest Canadian University, Universite of Quebec, Deploys Palisade Systems' Content Monitoring and Filtering Product PacketSure 5.0

Universities and School Districts Across North America are Deploying Palisade's Content Monitoring and Filtering Product to Protect Their Sensitive Data and Network

AMES, Iowa, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Palisade Systems, a leading provider of content monitoring and filtering appliances, today announced that the Universite of Quebec, the largest Canadian University, has deployed their flagship product, PacketSure 5.0, to monitor and block peer to peer daytime traffic and gain control of increased network operating costs.

While Palisade Systems' content monitoring and filtering appliance, PacketSure, is largely used to monitor and block sensitive, inappropriate, or sometimes even confidential information from leaving a particular computer network; the Universite of Quebec was concerned with managing network bandwidth. Utilizing PacketSure's application aware content monitoring and filtering patented technology, the Universite of Quebec is able to manage and control the use of applications and protocols used by its employees and students. The granular level of management by PacketSure helps regulate the network's bandwidth by controlling what protocols and applications can be accessed.

"PacketSure is meeting our goal of managing the bandwidth of our Internet connection, by monitoring, reducing and in some cases blocking peer to peer traffic during the day," stated Bernard Goutier, Information Services Project Manager for the Universite of Quebec.

The Universite of Quebec is made up of a network of 9 university establishments located throughout Quebec's main urban centers, and in 2005 had a presence in more than 50 cities and municipalities through its established off-campus centers.

"PacketSure is not expensive when compared to other products," said Goutier, who had the task of evaluating PacketSure against competing products. "The content magic permits us to block the transfer of copyrighted files, such as music and video." While alleviating problems regarding the protection of sensitive data has not been a concern, the return on the investment in PacketSure is worth noting, "As it is saving bandwidth, we are able to control the cost of our Internet connection," added Goutier, which is a measurable return on the University's investment given its extensive presence in the national territory. To learn more about the Universite of Quebec, please visit their website at the following URL: http://www2.uquebec.ca/siteuq/ .

"Higher education clients, such as universities, are especially at risk due to the high number of students and employees who have access to their networks," says Kurt Shedenhelm, CEO and President of Palisade Systems. "PacketSure gives universities as well as other educational institutions the ability to manage online applications and protocols, which protects them from lawsuits from organizations like the Recording Industry and Motion Picture Associations of America. As students often try to download copyrighted materials such as music and videos via the Internet, PacketSure provides a way for our education clients to prevent this kind of trouble from ever happening."

About Palisade Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1996, Palisade Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of enterprise content security and data protection solutions with over 500 customers across North America and Europe. Palisade security appliances help organizations proactively secure intellectual property and private client information from leaking outside the network, define and enforce access to internal network resources, and enforce compliance with federal privacy and industry security regulations.

Palisade Systems customers include prominent clients in healthcare, financial services, insurance industries, along with universities and school districts. For more information, please visit http://www.palisadesys.com/ or contact Palisade's sales department at 1.888.824.0720.

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