LOS ANGELES, CA – With 2.5 billion porn emails being sent every day, organizations around the world are being swamped with pornography. Three major new solutions were announced today by Green Technology, PixAlert and Pure Content.All three are powered by real time image content filtering from developer First 4 Internet (F4i), known as the market leader in effective pornographic image detection. Other well-known companies including MessageLabs and SurfControl have also adopted F4i’s image filtering system in their content filtering products. All of these solutions will be demonstrated at InfoSec, Europe’s largest security show, being held from April 26-28, 2005.

“These new products from our partners demonstrate that 2005 is seeing a significant change in the security threat to organisations with adult image content moving centre stage,” said Mathew Gilliat-Smith, CEO, First 4 Internet.

“Companies have never been more dependent on email and with the advent of fast transmission technologies such as broadband, sending larger images is becoming ever easier. Companies are now more than ever aware of their duty to protect employees from a ‘Hostile working environment’ caused by third party image content. These factors are leading to an increased need for image filtering, as shown by the number of partners showcasing our technology at InfoSec.”

First 4 Internet’s ICA image composition analysis technology accurately detects pornographic images and text in digital data transmission, which provides effective filtering solutions for email, web and instant messaging. The filtering happens in real time with no noticeable impact on network speeds.

Recent studies have shown that one third of employees admit to having sent sexually explicit images from their workplace, and three percet admitted to doing it every day. The sheer volume of pornographic content in messages and email has made filtering a key priority for organizations worldwide.