Finally, there's Aplion Networks' Network Virtuoso Soloist, another bandwidth prioritization solution, which works in the following fashion. If an employee is loading a Shockwave game, and his colleague in the next cubicle is trying to download work-related software, the Shockwave game will automatically shut down, freeing the line for the productive worker. Unlike Websense, there's no reporting on who tried to get onto the site - and no subsequent embarrassment. The employee will merely think it's a technical problem at the Web site. Currently Network Virtuoso Soloist is sold only to ISPs as an add-on service to their business customers.
Companies can ask their ISPs if they offer the product.
In the end, bandwidth prioritization is more effective than Web usage monitoring, says Holobinko. It's the difference between just setting up a monitoring camera on a highway - or shaping the traffic on the highway itself to everybody's best interest. Technology Forum Talk about systems and other technology matters. ACC Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved.