Real-Time Inspection

The easiest way to allow or block content on the Internet is to use the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or the page/picture address as the key. A decision to block or allow the URL is taken at some point in some way, and from then on, that URL is tagged as allowed (white listed) or not allowed (black listed). Every time the URL is accessed, the decision to block is based on the list that the URL belongs to.

There are two problems inherent in using the URL as the sole key to the filtering decision:

There are an enormous amount of URLs that have to be checked and categorized. According to Google as of July 2008 there were more than a trillion unique web pages, and that number is growing by 1 billion per day! In the modern Internet, pages are dynamic and the content on a page can change at any time. This technology is often referred to as Web 2.0 where mashups (web application hybrids) that combine data from multiple sources, blogs, Wikis, auctions and markets, and a plethora of other "Internet as a Platform" sites have depleted the value of the "URL" as an index to specific content.

Netspark's proprietary software examines both web text and graphics in real-time and determines whether they meet end-users' predefined settings of what is "appropriate" content. While unequivocally inappropriate websites are completely blocked, the groundbreaking, patented Quilting™ process rebuilds web pages in real-time, removing undesired sections of the page and displaying only suitable content and graphics. This unique technological capability to inspect and reconstruct each individual page makes the Dynamic Internet Guard the only Internet filtering solution relevant for today's Web 2.0 environment. As such, it can effectively filter - without hindering user experience - wikis, blogs, social media tools and micro-blogging websites, as well as search engines and news sites. Proprietary algorithms enable processing of the large volumes of data required for ISP level filtering of traffic, providing a transparent, real-time solution for the finest user experience.