Product Reviews

UserGate Proxy Server for Windows (Windows IT Pro, RE, Issue #10/2006)

The overwhelming majority of computers, both personal and corporate, use Microsoft Windows, which has included Internet access for well over a decade and as Windows became more complex, so has its Internet connectivity software. Windows 98 Second Edition introduced Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) to provide group access to the Internet from a local network. More complexities were added with the outbreak of Routing and Remote Access Service in Widows 2000 Server with its Network Address Translation (NAT) functions. More...

Proper Connections with UserGate Proxy Server (PC World, RE, Issue #4/2006)

The new version of UserGate Proxy Server is its fourth, which evidences the program’s popularity and developer support. Designed for organizing the work of local or home network users on the Internet, UserGate Proxy Server provides the tools needed to: manage Internet access in a centralized way with the help of rules, control and calculate traffic, and to guard a local network from intrusions and malware programs. A simple home example of where UserGate Proxy Server comes in handy is where you get connected to the Internet from home and have to pay for a certain amount of traffic. There are several members of your family using the Internet, but your teenager always seems to hog more than his share. An easy solution is to create an account in UserGate Proxy Server for each family member and give a certain amount of traffic to each member. The teen’s hogging days are over! And, no complaints, arguments or quarrels. More...