In keeping with Bayou Internet and Communications' commitment to provide our customers with the best of the latest technology, we are making available the next generation of email protection. Feel safe at your PC again with our Spam and Virus removal service.

Our new award winning Spam and virus filtering service is state of the art and easy to use.

Easy to Install, Setup & Configure
As an appliance and OS-independent, our filtering service can be integrated into any network quickly, easily and reliably.

Instant Messaging (IM) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Blocking
Blocks users from accessing/sharing media files, software, viruses, etc. using unauthorized IM and P2P applications.

Comprehensive Human-Verified URL Database
Implementing high-speed artificial intelligence to collect Web sites on a 24/7 basis, we individually verify and categorize each site. Utilizing this methodology has allowed us to build a database of 80 categories containing several million Web sites from which we can filter.

Customization
You have the ability to create customized profiles based on our extensive database of 80 content categories, augmented by an organization's additions or deletions. In addition, customizable block pages can be generated and tailored to your needs.

Time-based Filtering
This function provides control over permitting or denying a user access to Internet resources during specified times. It saves on productivity and bandwidth during peak usage hours, while providing flexibility to allow user access to selected/permitted sites during breaks, lunches or after hours.

Manage Internet Traffic
Bayou Internet and Communications is capable of filtering by:

• URL and IP addresses
• HTTP, HTTPS
• FTP
• Newsgroups (NNTP)
• Search Engines
• Anonymizers
• TCP Port Blocking

FILTERED DATABASE CATEGORIES

• Pornography • Child Pornography • R-Rated • Explicit Art • Obscene & Tasteless • Alcohol • Drugs • Spyware/Phishing/Malicious Code • Hacking • Hate & Discrimination • Militant/Extremist/Terrorist • Cults • Instant Messaging • P2P/File Sharing • Web-based Proxies/Anonymizers • Art • Banner Ads • Books & Literature/Writings • Chat • Comics

• Community Organizations • Criminal Skills • Education • Educational Games • Employment • Entertainment • Fashion • Financial • Fitness • Free Hosts • Gambling • Games • General Business • Government • Health/Medical • Holistic • Humor • Information Technology • Internet Radio • Internet Service Providers

• Legal • Lifestyle • Local Community • Message Boards • Military Appreciation • Military-Official • Movies & Television • Music Appreciation • News • Online Classes • Online Greeting Cards • Outdoor Recreation • Paranormal • Personals/Dating • Political Opinion • Real Estate • Recreation • Reference • Religion • Religious Opinion

• School Cheating • Search Engines • Self Defense • Self Help • Shopping • Social Opinion • Sports • Streaming Media • Theater • Tickets • Tobacco • Travel • Unsavory/Dubious • Vehicles • Weapons • Weather & Traffic • Web-based E-mail • Web-based Newsgroups • Web-based Storage • Web Logs (Blogs)