This newest version has primarily addressed the needs of users for more and varied reporting capabilities. The market for controlling and managing Internet usage is growing at a geometric pace and we are starting to see our initial market in education and government expand quickly into the corporate world. We are also establishing the channels that serve this enlarged market both at home and abroad. Version 2.0 of LittleBrother addresses the needs of the new user base and lets the established customer add value immediately. Version 2.0 of LittleBrother Professional edition will ship in early January of 1998 and will be available directly from Kansmen or through a number of resellers in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Pacific Rim.
Site licenses are available for even larger networks.
Over the past 6 months, LittleBrother has had a substantial acceptance in the market, partly due to Kansmen's maintenance policy. The company's pricing and support policy automatically gives every buyer of LittleBrother the newest versions of the software plus all database upgrades for the 12 months succeeding the initial purchase at no additional cost. Extended support is also available for up to 5 years at a cost of only 20 percent of the purchase price per year. This has been of interest to companies that want all of their network management capabilities in one location. Even though LittleBrother will reside on the server in this circumstance, it will still provide the same methodology for blocking as in earlier versions thereby ensuring that it does not slow traffic down.