SpectorSoft Corporate Press Mentions

Jason Judge Again Makes Redmond List of "Execs To Keep An Eye On"

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

May 2011

For the second consecutive year, Redmond Magazine lists Jason Judge as one of its 'Top Third-part Execs To Keep An Eye On, ' describing the SpectorSoft CEO as an executive who made an impact on the IT industry this year. Considered by many to be the voice of all things IT, Redmond Magazine notes Judge is guiding SpectorSoft to help IT admins everywhere enforce HR and other corporate policies concerning what is appropriate web surfing and what corporate data can or cannot be disclosed.

SPECTOR 360 Key to Catching Inappropriate Use of Agency Laptop

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

Feb 2011

A senior public servant in Australia was fired from his position with the Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy, and Tourism for viewing pornography on his government agency-owned laptop after work hours. SPECTOR 360's powerful screen snapshots function permitted management to view the user's computer history like playing back a video. In addition, the SpectorSoft program's keyword alerts feature was instrumental in uncovering image searches the Department considered off limits.

SpectorSoft CEO Jason Judge a Redmond "Exec to Watch"

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

December 2010

In a year-end feature highlighting '10 Third-Part Execs to Watch,' Redmond Magazine includes SpectorSoft CEO Jason Judge as one of the executives "who have made an impact on the IT industry" and "one of the folks with bold ideas."

CIO Update: SpectorSoft Solutions "Do Everything"

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

October 2010

In an article entitled 'How to Keep Track of Employee Social Media Usage,' writer Pam Baker suggests that companies faced with a 'runaway staff of tweeters' and a wave of other social media misbehavior might do well to look into monitoring software to help stem the tide.

PROCESSOR Suggests Back Your AUP with SPECTOR 360

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

October 2010

Dan Heilman of PROCESSOR mentions the need to "guide employees concerning the use of storage space and bandwidth" using an updated and communicated Acceptable Use Policy, backed by a monitoring program like SPECTOR 360.

Network World Calls eBLASTER Mobile 'Intriguing'

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

September 2010

In Network World's 'Products of the Week' roundup, Ellen Messmer calls eBLASTER Mobile for BlackBerry "intriguing."

Security Matters: eBLASTER Mobile 'Critical' Monitoring Solution

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

September 2010

Paul Grossinger writes that eBLASTER Mobile for BlackBerry gives business owners a critical way to monitor and prevent data theft, text abuse, and policy violations.

SPECTOR PRO 'Among the Best' for Small Business

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

September 2010

Employers of small businesses needn't sacrifice powerful monitoring features just because they aren't major enterprises. According to Boosh News – an online source for IT, Hi-Tech, Science, Medicine and Architecture information – SPECTOR PRO offers comprehensive monitoring features that are easy to use.

SPECTOR 360 'Would Have Captured Every Detail' in Apple Scandal

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

August 2010

The International Business Times, in reporting on the details of an Apple supply chain kickback probe, quotes PC World's Tony Bradley as saying that SpectorSoft's company-wide monitoring and analysis solution, SPECTOR 360, could have thwarted the unethical behavior at its source. In addition, the award-winning software would have provided extensive details to facilitate an investigation 'at the push of a button.'

SpectorSoft Featured in Wall Street Journal's 'Monitoring the Monitors'

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

August 2010

SpectorSoft customer Ajax Boiler, Inc. has found company-wide monitoring with SPECTOR 360 to be a great advantage on more than one occasion, as described in Sarah E. Needleman's article in the August 16 issue of The Wall Street Journal. Noting it is a 'stronger oversight' required in today's business world, Needleman also writes that many business owners are coming to the conclusion that monitoring software is "a good management tool" that "affords a level of protection."

PC World: SPECTOR 360 Software Could Have Saved Day

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

August 2010

When a global supply chain manager for Apple was arrested for allegedly accepting more than $1 million in bribes and kickbacks, PC World covered the story and in addition, noted that use of SPECTOR 360 could have gone a long way towards saving the day. Author Tony Bradley writes using monitoring software does not have to mean being 'Big Brother' or a spy, but that it gives IT admins the tools to quickly detect and identify suspicious behavior before it becomes a 'federal case.'

New SPECTOR 360 Release Supports Mac Clients

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

August 2010

As noted by Editorial Director James E. Powell in Enterprise Systems Journal, the newest release of SPECTOR 360 was developed in response to customer request and the increased use of Macs in business. SPECTOR 360 allows businesses and organizations to monitor and record both Windows and Mac OS computers.

Channelpro: SpectorSoft Intros Security and Productivity Analysis

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

July 2010

Designed to help SpectorSoft Partners "break into new accounts and immediately gain credibility," the SPECTOR 360 Security and Productivity Analysis is free to company Partners. The Channel tool provides the customer with a "short-term analysis of employee productivity and computer and application usage."

FOX Reports SPECTOR PRO Helps 'Keep Tabs on Employees'

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

July 2010

FOX journalist Donna Fuscaldo writes that the Internet has broken barriers to conducting business worldwide, but it can also impede productivity in the workplace. To help with the compulsion to "sneak a peek at Facebook, Twitter, or shop online," small business owners can use SPECTOR PRO to monitor what employees are doing during the work day.

VAR Guy: SPECTOR 360 Analyzes Corporate Environments

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

July 2010

For VARs looking to take advantage of offering a powerful, yet no-charge look into their customers' computer networks, David Courbanou – the VAR Guy – says SpectorSoft's SPECTOR 360 Productivity and Productivity Analysis is a good choice.

SpectorSoft's Sharon Woolley Again Makes CRN List

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

July 2010

As part of CRN's annual Women of the Channel report, the prestigious print and online magazine selects the female channel executives from solution providers and vendors that "carry the most clout." Channel Marketing Communications Director Sharon Woolley again makes the 100 most influential Women of the Channel for 2010.

NetworkWorld Slideshow Highlights SPECTOR CNE Version 7

Tue, 3 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400

July 2010

Featuring unsurpassed ability to conduct focused investigations or random spot checks of employee PC use on Windows networks, the newest version of SPECTOR CNE Investigator also boasts streamlined configuration and deployment as well as an enhanced Control Center and profile-based recorder settings.

FOX Business Online - Web Surfing for Pleasure

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

July 26 2010

FOX Business online Small Business Center recommends Spector Pro as a way to monitor what workers are doing during the work day. "Surfing the Web can be a legitimate part of the job, but it can also be a big time waster for workers. To keep employees on track, small business owners can buy software that monitors Internet use. SpectorSoft sells its SpectorPro software geared toward home and small office users… The software also has a DVR-like play back, which means you can rewind and play what is on the computer. The software is available for both PCs and Macs."

SPECTOR 360 Tracks 'NSFW' (Not Safe for Work) Content

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

June 2010

CSO Online, noting that the article by Joan Goodchild also appeared in CIO, NetworkWorld, and PCWorld, discusses what at-work online behavior crosses the line of acceptability, and discusses what measures can be used to detect and eliminate it when it occurs. SPECTOR 360 is proposed as a powerful countermeasure, and real-world success story at the Hanley Center is highlighted.

ProSecurityZone: SPECTOR 360 Popular and Growing in Europe

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

June 2010

Underscoring the increased adoption of corporate monitoring and surveillance solutions throughout Europe, SpectorSoft announced several SPECTOR 360 customer wins, including a major UK Law Enforcement Agency. As reported by ProSecurityZone.com, the Agency deploys SPECTOR 360 across 9,000 client computers at nearly 200 locations across Great Britain.

Read the UK Law Enforcement Agency Success Story

SpectorSoft Solutions Can Eliminate Distractions That Erode Profits

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

June 2010

Events such as the World Cup erode business profitability, productivity, and corporate security in five major areas, but monitoring with powerful products such as SPECTOR 360 or SPECTOR CNE can go a long way to minimizing or eliminating the drain. The five areas, as identified by SpectorSoft: Excessive viewing of matches, new, and highlights via the Internet; Increased Facebook discussions; Spikes and bandwidth drains on corporate networks; Online gambling and sporting bets placed during work hours; Event-related email scams that can infect corporate computers.

SPECTOR 360, Hanley Center Featured in 'Strategies for Healthcare'

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

May 2010

A KMWorld article authored by Judith Lamont, Ph.D. notes that 'a significant portion of healthcare information governance entails monitoring and controlling the way in which patient information is accessed and shared." To that end, Lamont highlights how SPECTOR 360 monitoring and analysis software successfully helps world-renowned Hanley Center with its highly sensitive addiction rehabilitation privacy issues.

LaptopMag Investigates Monitoring, Notes SpectorSoft Really Works

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

May 2010

Dana Wollman writes that there's a fine line between intermittently checking email and sports scores and stealing from the company. To determine where your employees are in that spectrum, monitoring software like SPECTOR 360, SPECTOR CNE, or SPECTOR PRO can help. Celeste O'Keefe of The DANCEL Group, owner of SPECTOR CNE, is interviewed and provides a hearty recommendation for monitoring in general, and SpectorSoft in particular.

Jason Judge, First SpectorSoft CEO, Featured in Florida Trend

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

May 2010

Florida Trend, the premier business magazine in the Sunshine State, reported SpectorSoft's hiring of its first CEO, Jason Judge, formerly chairman and CEO of Boca Raton-based ScriptLogic.

KM World - Compliance: Strategies for Healthcare

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

May 2010

Judith Lamont takes a closer look at compliance strategies for the healthcare industry, and the use of Spector 360 monitoring software to track who is viewing or sending documents, communicating internally and externally, and to monitor network activities. "Spector 360 records and archives user activity, including applications that are run, files saved or printed, and e-mails and instant messages that are sent or received. It also provides screenshots of Web sites that are visited, and several dozen standard reports."

Open Minds: Hanley Center Uses SPECTOR 360 To Comply with HIPAA

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

April 2010

Writer Terry Griffin reports that SPECTOR 360 enables Hanley Center, a world renowned alcohol and drug rehabilitation facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, to "identify employee Internet usage patterns and trends, archive business email, and limit unauthorized internal and online activity."

CEOWorld Lists eBLASTER as 'Top Best' Remote Monitoring Program

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

April 2010

SpectorSoft's award-winning remote monitoring software program, eBLASTER, available for Windows or Mac, is listed as one of the top best programs for remote monitoring of employees. Writer Bettina Padurano notes eBLASTER is robust and secure for the most demanding businesses, yet easy to install and use.

Benefits of SPECTOR CNE Data Detailed in The Wall Street Journal

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

April 2010

Sarah E. Needleman, in The Wall Street Journal article entitled 'Feeling Blue About Pink-Slip Taxes,' writes SPECTOR CNE user Celeste O'Keefe, co-owner of The DANCEL Group in D'Iberville, Miss., used the monitoring program's data to prevent an unnecessary drain on company resources by barring four fired workers from receiving unemployment insurance.

SpectorSoft Expert David Green Addresses 'Security, Privacy, and Temptation in the Workplace'

Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:32:34 -0500

April 2010

Writing for (IN) SECURE Magazine, SpectorSoft VP David Green explains how corporations can use monitoring software like SPECTOR 360 to address the all-too common issues of 'cyber-slacking, malware, and data theft' in the workplace. To read the entire article, please click the link below and go to Page 36: "Corporate Monitoring: Addressing Security, Privacy, and Temptation in the Workplace."

Video: IBG Business Services Uses Spector 360 for Compliance and Data Protection

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:34 -0500

March 04 2010

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), HIPAA and other privacy regulations require organizations to ensure appropriate levels of protection for their critical information assets. This is especially true for IBG Business Services, one of the leading merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory firms in the nation. This video clip discusses how IBG uses Spector 360 to maintain high levels of security for confidential M&A client data, and enjoy higher levels of productivity from employees who “self manage” their personal activities on company computers.

Network Computing Spotlights New Versions of Spector 360 and Spector Server as “Easy Monitoring”

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:32:52 -0500

February 17 2010

Network Computing examines new versions of Spector Server and Spector 360 through the eyes of customers who use the products. According to Michael Counes, director of technology and education for the Hanley Center, a nonprofit substance abuse hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., Spector 360 | 2010 includes better reporting and monitoring and represents “the best overall package for the price." Ski Condy, the quality control and IT administrator for Light Tower Rentals Inc., runs Spector Server on a server that holds $30,000 worth of software, including invoicing and payroll. It helps him monitor activity for 30 remote users who log into the server, which helps the company track 5,000 pieces of rental equipment. Both Spector 360 and Spector Server 2010 editions are available for purchase and run on all Windows networks.

Spector 360 Helps Rein in Web 2.0

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:33:16 -0500

February 01 2010

This month’s issue of Security Management Magazine explores the impact of social networking tools on business productivity and security, and how Spector 360 helps safeguard against Web 2.0-related threats by continuously monitoring user activity on the desktop. John Zayac, president of IBG Business Services, doesn’t mind employees conducting personal activities during lunch and breaks, but checks Spector 360 on occasion to spot unusual behavior during work hours. When a problem is suspected, Spector 360 lets him quickly and easily “search past data including e-mails and instant messages” to confirm exactly what a user did. “The screen shots were irrefutable,” he says. Spector 360 is credited for reducing concerns about Web 2.0 and other sites. “It acts like a guard rail.”

SpectorSoft Taps Workforce Solutions to Help with Job Expansion and Growth

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:04:19 -0500

December 04 2009

SpectorSoft is spotlighted as a Featured Employer by Workforce Solutions, for “innovative products, outstanding leadership, and its talented family of employees.” Workforce Solutions is providing recruiting services and online postings to help SpectorSoft “attract and hire talented people within the areas of software programming, customer support, sales, and marketing.” The company is also recognized as being “highly committed to customer service, employee satisfaction, and supporting the local community.”

SpectorSoft Helps Companies Minimize Cyber Monday Productivity Losses

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:04:07 -0500

November 03 2009

Cyber Monday was a $580 million dollar problem for businesses in 2008. Author and analyst Joe McKendrick spotlights the productivity losses that can occur when employees shop online during work hours. SpectorSoft president C. Douglas Fowler notes that “many companies are not prepared for the sudden drain on resources caused by employee online holiday shopping during work hours. When businesses anticipate or experience the loss of revenue and productivity around Cyber Monday and the Holidays, they begin looking for ways to find out exactly what their employees are doing.”

Bexhill College Deploys Spector 360 to Monitor Student Web Use and Access to Proxy Servers

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:02:28 -0500

September 25 2009

Bexhill College in the UK relies on Spector 360 to meet “Duty of Care” compliance obligations and monitor Internet access across as many as 500 computers provided for student use. One of the school’s major concerns is monitoring student access to proxy servers, which is something that content filters couldn’t deal with. “With Spector 360, the first thing I do each day is conduct a search to see if students are going to proxy servers. Spector 360 is so powerful and thorough, it will list and deliver me the users."

Nine Ways to Keep Spies at Bay

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:50:01 -0400

April 2009

In a PC Magazine Blog entry titled “Nine Ways to Keep Spies at Bay”, Mario Morejon lists installing Spector 360 at the top of his suggestions for protecting small business data. Following the frightening news that cyber spies have been able to hack into the U.S. electrical grid, Morejon, asks “How easy would it be for someone to steal your company’s most precious information?” He noted that small businesses may not need severe security policies and expensive software to “keep an eye on employees and intruders.” Instead, he suggests a list of practical alternatives. At the top of his list of nine policy and technology solutions was, “Install employee-monitoring software such as the SpectorSoft's Spector 360, so you can track their activities.” The article linked to a recent review where Spector 360 won PC Magazine’s Editors’ Choice.

Read the entire Blog entry: http://blogs.pcmag.com/atwork/2009/04/nine_ways_to_keep_spies_at_bay.php

BusinessWeek article says SpectorSoft can help “raise red flags” of abuse and waste

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:46:02 -0400

March 2009

Spector 360 was featured in a BusinessWeek article titled “Tech that Combats Employee Fraud”. The writer, Rachael King, highlighted two SpectorSoft customers who use the monitoring software company’s products to combat employee fraud and Internet abuse. According to the article, “Instances of fraud rise during recessions as employees become financially desperate or disgruntled during tough economic times.” One recent survey found that two-thirds of executives expected accounting fraud to increase during the next two years. King noted, “To help avoid cases of worker fraud, companies are increasingly using monitoring and tracking software.” SpectorSoft customer Thomas Vanderbilt Communications uses the company’s products to monitor financial fraud and adherence to confidentiality agreements it signs with clients. According to the article, “The software, made by SpectorSoft, proved especially valuable when it sniffed out dummy expense reports being created by a new accounts payable clerk.”

The article also pointed out that during uncertain times employees tend to spend longer “production-sapping” time surfing the Internet for personal reasons. According to King, “Software that monitors keystrokes can potentially find those red flags.” According to one research report, roughly 45 percent of companies monitored computers in 2007 which was up nearly ten percent from 2005. The article noted that SpectorSoft helped one customer, IMV Projects, recoup at least 10 hours of work per year from each of its 650 customers. IMV estimates that the “increased productivity amounts to at least $195,000 per year.”

SpectorSoft Named 2009 Hot Companies Finalist

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:03:30 -0500

Business and Technology Integrators Acclaim SpectorSoft Product "XCellence"

December 2008

SpectorSoft's Spector 360 employee monitoring software received the XCellence Award for "Best Software Solution" at the Everything Channel XChange Tech Innovators event Nov. 17-19 in San Jose, CA. The XCellence Awards measure overall Business and Technology Integrator perceptions of Vendor products. XChange XCellence Award winners are selected by top Solution Providers and honor the companies with the most exceptional products and technologies. "Spector 360 has been the subject of considerable excitement at all of the Everything Channel events we've attended, so this honor is not only a great positive affirmation, but also a natural progression for this standout product," said Sharon Woolley, Director of Channel Sales at SpectorSoft. "Spector 360 truly impresses everyone who spends the time to learn more about it." Spector 360 has been nominated for this distinction on two previous occasions.

eWeek's "Channel Insider" calls New Spector 360 "Very Powerful"

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:02:32 -0500

November 2008

According to eWeek’s Frank Ohlhorst, "Once installed and configured, Spector 360 proves to be a very powerful tool, thanks in part to the product’s comprehensive reports. Administrators can generate reports for each machine monitored or roll those reports up into a department level report. Charts, graphs and detailed information are readily available in many of the reports, making it easy to identify trends or identify areas that may need additional focus." Ohlhorst’s review of the new Spector 360 appeared in eWeek’s Channel Insider on Nov 24, 2008. Ohlhorst noted, "The latest version of Spector 360 adds some new features that most employers will find appealing. For example, the product’s data handling capacity has been increased to meet the needs of large, multi-site organizations, such as school districts or government agencies."

Ohlhorst started the review with valuable commentary about the issues associated with employee monitoring and productivity, “When it comes to Internet usage policy, most companies have three choices before them - to block access using filtering, to monitor access for policy violations or to turn a blind eye and hope for the best.” Ohlhorst went into detail on the issues involved in employee monitoring noting, "Further complicating the block/monitor/ignore dilemma is the fact that employee productivity can be greatly impacted by which path is chosen. What’s more, unfettered access to the Internet, e-mail, IM and other technologies could be a legal nightmare in the making, either from an HR point of view or intellectual property point of view. Solution providers may want to consider using another term to characterize monitoring - compliance."

Spector 360 Named Best Software Solution

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:19 -0500

Business and Technology Integrators Acclaim SpectorSoft Product "XCellence"

November 2008

SpectorSoft’s Spector 360 employee monitoring software received the XCellence Award for "Best Software Solution" at the Everything Channel XChange Tech Innovators event Nov. 17-19 in San Jose, CA. The XCellence Awards measure overall Business and Technology Integrator perceptions of Vendor products. XChange XCellence Award winners are selected by top Solution Providers and honor the companies with the most exceptional products and technologies. "Spector 360 has been the subject of considerable excitement at all of the Everything Channel events we've attended, so this honor is not only a great positive affirmation, but also a natural progression for this standout product," said Sharon Woolley, Director of Channel Sales at SpectorSoft. "Spector 360 truly impresses everyone who spends the time to learn more about it." Spector 360 has been nominated for this distinction on two previous occasions.

SpectorSoft's Woolley Named to Top 50 Women in Channel List

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:45:33 -0500

VARBusiness Honors Monitoring Software Leader's Channel Sales Director

September 16, 2008

Sharon Woolley, Director of Channel Sales, has been selected to the list of Top 50 Women in the Channel for 2008 by VARBusiness magazine. Woolley was selected from hundreds of nominations and evaluated by Everything Channel editors based on their personal and professional achievements, as well as the amount of influence wielded over the technology channel. The entire list appeared in the August 25 issue of VARBusiness magazine, and is online at ChannelWeb.com. Woolley has more than 30 years experience in the channel, working for such companies as Seagate, Computer Associates, Traveling Software, Ocean Isle Software, Entre’ Computer Center, Command Software, DOS Center, Corporate Software and others.

ComputerWorld: Corporations are recognizing the need to deploy surveillance technologies that track what employees are doing

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:47:00 -0400

September 2008

An IT manager at a mid-sized law firm says his 50 licenses of SpectorSoft's Spector 360 has returned to the firm's HR manager 30-40 per cent of her working hours.

This is a big improvement over the old monitoring software. Before, if one of the firm's managers asked the HR manager to watch one employee, it would take her "literally days" to provide an answer about the nature of that person's activity "by going through each screenshot and watching it like a movie and seeing what the person was doing," says the IT manager. "It was just tedious and time-consuming,"

Using the Spector 360 product, she simply sends back an e-mail report produced by the software that details all computer usage of a problem employee. (The IT manager still recommends the executive go through the report carefully to gauge the seriousness of the offences). Managers in that group or department can then, for example, see a keystroke count or what sites were visited over a given time period. Then they can decide if they want to approach the person and take disciplinary action.

Spector 360 Wins PC Magazine Editors' Choice

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:46:10 -0400

June 2008

Spector 360 has been awarded PC Magazine Editors' Choice in a June 2008 review. In awarding the product four and a half stars, author Matthew Sarrel called Spector 360 "better than anything else I have tested" and "mature."

The in-depth analysis began by discussing why employers should use products like Spector 360 to detect if employees are misusing computing resources noting, "If installed before your problems begin, monitoring software may prevent malfeasance, because employees know they are being watched."

Sarrel commented that installing Spector 360 was a breeze, "the server components took less than half an hour" and the Client Deployment Utility is a "straightforward, well-documented wizard."

The article discussed Spector 360's many monitoring features and in-depth reports stating, "The software really began to show its excellence at internal espionage." While discussing Data Loss Prevention, a growing issue that employers face, Sarrel noted, "Talk about an audit trail! The system is powerful enough to uncover data loss by tracking users sending sensitive files as attachments or copying them to removable storage devices such as USB keys, iPods, or CDs." Sarrel also liked Spector 360's unique Keyword Alerts saying, "This feature works well, and alerts were typically e-mailed in a few minutes."

The reviewer highlighted 360's built in reporting functionality saying, "The product's comprehensive reporting features really make it stand apart from the crowd ... Spector 360 gives you a full-fledged application with plenty of text reports, charts, and graphs. If you've chosen to capture everything, as I recommend, you can slice and dice by application, user, Web sites visited -- almost by anything you can imagine."

Mr. Sarrel concludes by saying, "I'd be hard-pressed to find any major deficiencies in Spector 360. I've been following this space for years, and I think this is the most mature product in the class. And it's likely to get better."

SpectorSoft Certified as "Gold 5-Star" Overall Winner by VARBusiness 2008 Partner Program Guide

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:44:52 -0400

April 2008

SpectorSoft Corporation's Partner Program was certified as a Gold 5-Star Overall Winner in the VARBusiness 2008 Partner Program Guide. The CMP Channel publication acknowledged the commitment and strength of SpectorSoft's partner program for its Channel resellers, IT integrators, and technology consultants. SpectorSoft was also certified as a Silver 5-Star Winner in the Marketing, Support, Channel Operations, and Partner Recruitment elements of the awards program. Inclusion in the "Gold 5-Star" category places SpectorSoft in good company. Some of last year's winners included CA, Cisco, Citrix, HP, Fujitsu, and IBM.

Spector 360 Nominated for Two CMP XChange Tech Innovators Awards

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:44:11 -0400

October 2007

SpectorSoft's Spector 360 PC and Internet activity monitoring software was one of three finalists for "Best Software Solution" at the CMP XChange Tech Innovators event October 7-9 in Miami, FL. Other nominees included FalconStor, and VMWare.

At the same event, SpectorSoft's live Spector 360 presentation was nominated by PC solution providers as a finalist for "Best XChange Demonstration." Other nominees included FalconStor, and HP.

The show's field of nearly 50 vendors included such industry powerhouses as AMD, Citrix, Fujitsu, HP, Lenovo, Lexmark, McAfee, Toshiba, and Xerox.

CRN Names Spector 360 One of 14 Hot Products from XChange '07

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:42:30 -0400

September 2007

Calling SpectorSoft one of the "Standouts" at the CMP XChange '07 conference in Orlando, FL, Computer Reseller News (CRN) placed the company's Spector 360 on its list of "14 Hot Products." According to the editors, "The latest release of its PC monitoring and employee surveillance software adds several features, including the ability to block or allow entire categories of Web sites via centralized policy management and the ability to block specific Internet chat or instant messaging contacts."

Reader's Digest Notes that with SpectorSoft "There's Not Anything These Guys Can Get Away With"

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:41:57 -0400

September 2007

In an article titled "Is Your Boss Spying on You? It's legal, it's happening and it can get you fired," Reader's Digest writer Kim Zetter discusses how more employers are monitoring PCs to protect themselves against lawsuits such as sexual harassment and copyright infringement, as well as to increase security and improve employee productivity.

The article opens with the story of Ismael Rodriguez, a network analyst for Copier Country, a small New York company that sells photocopiers. According to Zetter, "A few years ago, after a salesman took the firm's customer database when he left for a new job, Rodriguez installed a program on most of the company's computers. The software, made by SpectorSoft, can track and block the websites a user tries to visit and log his or her every keystroke."

"I can see screen shots of what they do in Yahoo!," Rodriguez says. "I can see what they're typing, whether it's résumés or business-related stuff. The program even keeps track of songs that employees download to their iPod. There's not anything these guys can get away with that I can't see."

PC Pro Magazine Awards Spector 360 5 Stars

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:49:21 -0500

July 2007

Spector 360 has been awarded 5 Stars by PC Pro magazine and received the official "PC Pro Recommended" seal. The review calls Spector 360 "invaluable in detecting computer misuse and security issues." During their evaluation, reviewers found Spector 360 to be "easy to install" and noted that "good security practice means monitoring and reporting is essential."

CIO Today Magazine Calls Spector 360 Screen Recording "Nifty"

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:42:39 -0400

July 2007

In 'Counting Clicks: Monitoring PC Usage at Work' author Sixto Ortiz notes "Employers who are tired of paying employees who fritter their working hours away surfing are increasingly turning to monitoring software to track what employees do with their computers." According to Ortiz, "SpectorSoft's Spector 360, the company's 'flagship' enterprise product, records Web site visits, inbound and outbound e-mail traffic, chats and IM, keystrokes, file transfers, and even documents printed and applications launched. One of the software's niftier features is the ability to screen capture employee activities." He added, "it's hard to deny the effectiveness of photographic evidence: after all, it's awful hard for a gaming addict to argue their case when the boss is armed with full color screen captures."

The article continues, "Spector 360 stores all this information in a database. Employers who want to see the results can access the information using more than 50 built-in reports. These reports can be used to zero in on a single employee's surfing habits or to provide an overall view of online usage patterns for an entire department or business."

Wall Street Journal says SpectorSoft Protects Against Insider Threats

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:40:24 -0400

June 2007

Wall Street Journal writer Katherine Wegert featured SpectorSoft in a recent article about how important it is for businesses to look at technology that can monitor, filter and block access to inappropriate Web sites, e-mails and instant messaging systems. The WSJ article covered the experience of SpectorSoft's customer, Ajax Boiler Inc.

Ajax Boiler found one of its 100 employees bringing a rival's proprietary information into their system and another reading the HR manager's e-mail. According to the article, "Both staff members would have escaped notice if it weren't for a recent upgrade to Ajax's security software. The product, made by Vero Beach, FL-based SpectorSoft Corp., essentially records everything employees do on their computers including Web sites they have visited, time spent looking at a site, e-mails they have sent, and more."

The article, which also appeared in the Associated Press, WSJ.com, BusinessWeek.com, Forbes, and YahooFinance.com, continued: "The greatest risk to company security now comes from within, security analysts say. In the past, the threat has been mostly from spammers and hackers. Employers are increasingly relying on advanced software to protect their systems against the new threats."

Chicago Tribune Features SpectorSoft in Story about Workplace Sports Viewing

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:39:19 -0400

March 12, 2007

Eric Benderoff's Tech Buzz Column talked about how SpectorSoft products can help stem the alarming number of employees who waste time watching the NCAA college basketball tournament while at work. According to Benderoff, "Last year, more than 14 million people watched the tournament. Nearly 80 percent of viewers watched from their office desktops."

He goes on to talk about the growing trend to use SpectorSoft products as a way to curtail Internet abuse at work and quoted SpectorSoft president Doug Fowler who said, "In 2006, sales to business customers of SpectorSoft software to monitor workplace Web access increased 50 percent." Benderoff continued, "His product can read every e-mail you send, determine how much time you spend at MySpace.com perusing profiles, whether you downloaded any music to your computer and what files you may be putting on a USB drive to take home -- or to a competitor. It even can tell the boss if you're getting to work late and like to leave early." He notes, "So, if you're tempted this year, consider yourself warned."

SmartMoney Covers SpectorSoft, Growth of Employee PC Monitoring

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:39:35 -0400

October, 2006

"Employees have come to expect that their company keeps track of the web sites they visit and the emails they send," according to Aleksandra Todorova in her article "Office Spies." The article notes, "Internet monitoring doesn't end with going through email and a list of visited web sites. Now, thanks to software programs from SpectorSoft, employers can record practically everything employees do on their computers and watch it as if on videotape," says Jay Mellon, vice president at AtNetPlus, a Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio-based IT security consultancy and SpectorSoft Partner.

Spector Pro Wins PC Magazine Editors' Choice

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:39:57 -0400

August 3, 2004

Calling Spector Pro "the best choice," PC Magazine awarded the product with its Editors' Choice for the SECOND time. Spector Pro, the program from which Spector 360 was developed, originally won this honor in July 2002. PC Magazine's Sebastian Rupley noted that Spector Pro has "abundant options for customization - which is great for power users." The magazine also liked both eBlaster and Spector Pro's stealth mode saying, "eBlaster and Spector Pro do the best job of hiding: We found no traces of either app in the Windows Registry." They also commented on the products' application tracking, "Only eBlaster and Spector Pro provide the total time the given app is open as well as the active time�"the amount of time the program remains in the Windows foreground."

The review concluded, "Spector Pro is the best choice. Logging the user's every keystroke and taking frequent screen grabs, the program is simple enough to use and offers the most powerful and complete assortment of monitoring and reporting features among the tools we've tested. It is also the only monitoring application we looked at that offers time management features."

InfoWorld says SpectorSoft Simplifies Snooping

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:40:13 -0400

May 9, 2003

"Being nosy can be good for business," says Curtis Franklin in his article 'Every word they type, every link they click.' Franklin notes, "There are many legitimate reasons for an organization to want to know what's happening on its computers. From industrial espionage, to sabotage, and workplace harassment suits, it's not hard to understand the strong financial incentives that may exist for keeping tabs on employees' workstations." He continues, "SpectorSoft offers products that allow an IT department to observe virtually all activity on individual workstations."

MSNBC says Workers' Web Habits No Secret with SpectorSoft

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:28:14 -0400

January 6, 2003

Michelle Swafford talked about SpectorSoft products in an article titled, 'Workers' Web Habits are no Secret.' Swafford says, "SpectorSoft Corp. has software programs available for companies to monitor employees or parents to monitor their children's computer activities."

The article goes on to quote SpectorSoft spokesperson Kasey Sellati, "It really gives you a very complete picture of what's going on because it's like you were sitting there." Sellati said SpectorSoft's customers use the software to make sure employees aren't wasting time, saying inappropriate things or giving out confidential information.

PC Magazine Awards Spector Pro Editors' Choice

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:21:06 -0400

July 2002

In a cover story and review of monitoring products titled 'Watching You, Watching Me', Spector Pro (the program from which Spector 360 was developed) won PC Magazine's Editors' Choice. According to writer Karen Bannen, "Spector Pro stands above the rest." The writer noted, "Spector Pro's interface is the most sophisticated." The article goes on to praise Spector Pro's "handy extras" including "a VCR-like control panel to play back screenshots", "the ability to begin taking screenshots more frequently after detecting a keyword" and the product's log retrieval functionality.

TIME Magazine Includes SpectorSoft Products in Front Cover Article

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:42:29 -0400

July 2, 2001

A TIME Magazine front cover feature titled 'Internet Insecurity' featured SpectorSoft products. According to the writer, Adam Cohen, "What can you expect if someone puts SpectorSoft's products on your computer? It will secretly take hundreds of snapshots an hour of every website, chat group and e-mail that appears on your screen, and store them so that the special someone who is spying on you can review them later."