Censornet - internet filtering on your terms

A New Version is Born

Published in Archived articles on May 04, 2009 by Administrator

Those of you who have been using our products since the Open Source version will remember that installation simply involved downloading an ISO which contained both the underlying operating system and the CensorNet code. You will be pleased to hear that we have reverted to this method of distribution with CensorNet 1.5.x. The reason for bringing this out in such an easy to use package is because we were forced to change the underlying operating system we used in our VMA package (the ready to go VMWare instance you can install on top of your hypervisor). As a consequence we decided to provide CensorNet with the Ubuntu operating system in an easy to use ISO. This means that users who wish to install CensorNet for the first time on bare metal can now just download the ISO from the nearest download mirror. Users who want to install on top of VMWare software can download a pre-built VMA. Alternatively, they can download the ISO and use it to install into a VMWare instance they have prepared to receive an operating system. If you just want to try out this package and see if our product will work for you, you can license your download for 24 hours immediately. If, as most people do, you need longer than this to conduct a full test then you can request a trial license which typically runs for 14 days. All of the traditional filters are present and of course there are all the hooks you need to use our optional modules (Malware Prevention, Phising Protection and On-Demand Anti-Virus) providing your license supports them. All of this should mean that new users can get from download to functioning system even more quickly.