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Netintelligence has been designed specifically for non-technical users to enable them to monitor and restrict access to websites and protects children from inadvertently coming across sites with innapropriate content. It also lets parents monitor instant messaging conversations in real time and consequently reduce the risk involved in using Internet chat rooms.

The software also provides real time, automatic updates of website threats and anti-virus updates, removing the need for parents and business users to perform these updates themselves. It contains data and information which prevents access to websites portraying abusive images of children supplied by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), which collates

ISPs can offer the software as part of a broadband package or a separate product and can rebrand it if they wish. Service provider V21 is an early adopter of the software and its managing director Steve kaye said that providing parents with full control over the Web content that their children can access is a key part of its broadband package.

'While the Internet remains an invaluable educational resource for children, it also poses considerable risks to their safety,' he said. 'With the addition of the Netintelligence service to our overall broadband package, V21 is taking positive steps to ensure that children can enjoy web surfing, email, instant messaging and file downloads without a risk to their safety.'

Peter Robbins, CEO of the IWF added: 'We are pleased to be able to offer Netintelligence the use of our child abuse images URL database for inclusion in their new filtering product. All internet users, especially children, are entitled to an abuse-free online environment and it is important that internet services are available to make it as easy as possible for consumers to control their online experience.'