Netintelligence wins Home Access contract

Vendor to equip computers distributed via government's Home Access Programme with e-safety software

The Home Access Programme will provide low-income families with computer access

Internet security firm Netintelligence has won a contract to supply the government with e-safety software for its soon-to-be launched Home Access Programme.

The programme, which will be formally launched early this year, aims to supply 270,000 low-income households containing children aged between seven and 13 with internet access by March 2011.

Netintelligence will be responsible for equipping each computer sent out via the scheme with anti-virus software to reduce the risk of internet threats.

BLi Education, Centerprise, Comet, Misco, Positive IT Solutions and XMA will supply computers to families eligible for the scheme.

All six were responsible for Netintelligence’s appointment after they pinpointed the firm as their preferred e-safety software provider.

Marc Kelly, channel manager of Netintelligence, said: “We are delighted to have been selected by all six of the partners involved in the Home Access programme. We created Netintelligence from the perspective of parents, to give them peace of mind knowing that their children are as safe as possible when they are online.”

Colin Riddle, Home Access Project Manager at Misco, added: ”Netintelligence was able to offer us a complete security solution exceeding the requirements of the Home Access programme with the support and features that we needed.

“We needed a solution which not only met the requirements but also allowed us to deploy it easily and to support the end-users with powerful management features.”