MECguard^SM provides a reliable solution to the perplexing challenges of filtering online content in the education environment
Transparent to your users, MECguard manages inappropriate content and insures that your school/institution will be compliant with the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Flexible and easy to operate, MECguard frees administrators and teachers to focus on educating rather than policing their students. Easy to administer, MECguard requires no configuration on the users' desktop.

For 40 years, MECnet has specialized in providing technology solutions and support to schools, and possesses a unique understanding of educators' needs. MECnet is the largest provider of Internet and network services for schools, communities and nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts. Today the majority of schools throughout Massachusetts take advantage of MEC's unique combination of technical and educational expertise. For the past five years, MECguard has reliably performed the upstream content management for these customers.

MECguard is installed on your network and screens all Internet web traffic
MECguard follows a series of intelligence processes that acquire information and expand the database as your Internet connection is used. Built from the ground up to be fast, this unique technology enables Internet traffic to be filtered more and more rapidly over time. MECguard's content management consists of database lookup, dynamic URL keyword matching, real time page content filtering, and human and robotic review.

MECguard invisibly shields your environment against the stealthy infiltration of undesirable Internet content
MECguard's protection algorithms guard your network. With continuous database updates, MECguard offers the most reliable content management solution for schools. By using MECguard, you can be assured that your institution is CIPA compliant. Your teachers can confidently utilize the Internet as a safe and critical teaching tool.

MECguard available for Macintosh OS 10.4 or higher and Joebox v3.0
MECguard is included with Joebox v3.0.

For more information or to order Joebox with MECguard,
contact Sales at (978) 262-4000, option 2.