EnvisionWare Network Content Manager (NCM)
We believe in customer choice which is why our PC Reservation and Suite Solution products are designed to work with the broadest array of filtering systems. For libraries that prefer a turnkey system from EnvisionWare, we offer the Network Content Manager (NCM)
NEXT GENERATION TURNKEY FILTERING
Dynamic Filtering Control is a core technology built into PC Reservation. DFC is an open architecture approach and is not dependent upon any specific brand of product. Virtually any proxy-based filtering solution will work with EnvisionWare’s Dynamic Filtering Control which allows libraries to dynamically enforce and change filtering policies based upon information contained in the ILS patron database.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF THE ENVISIONWARE NCM SG?
INTEROPERABILITY
The NCM(SG) comes from EnvisionWare so you are assured that it is tested and certified before it leaves our labs and that it works with each release of our software. No guessing, no finger-pointing, just the assurance and our backing that the system will interoperate with EnvisionWare software and provide the control you need day in and day out.
SUPPORT
Whether you call or use the web form to contact EnvisionWare, or you search the Knowledge Base, your first tier support for the Network Content Manager comes from EnvisionWare. And you already know that support is the best in the industry.
RELIABILITY
The new SG series offers an unparalleled level of reliability, And the inherent technology ensures that the NCM will not be a barrier to Internet access in the event of a failure.
PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY
Whether serving 10 IP’s or 50,000, the NCM SG-series scales to fit your needs and we have sites as large as the Free Library of Philadelphia that use the SG to actually improve access to web sites.
A base system uses an 850 MHZ Celeron, 512MB of RAM and a proprietary operating system. The largest system has (2) Xeon 3.2 GHZ processors and 4GB of RAM, and a proprietary operating system.
FEATURES
We offer your choice of SmartFilter or our new NCM filter subscription. You can selectively block streaming media, prevent client downloads and pop-ups and ads, and a host of services compatible with EnvisionWare Next Generation software.
SMARTFILTER
-Human review by Control List Technicians
-Mature list quality assurance processes
-Rated most accurate by independent study
-Over 4.0 million categorized sites and growing daily
-Broad international coverage
-Incremental downloads (changes only)
-Download via HTTP or FTP
-Read from RAM or disk
-Tightly compressed list data storage
-Industry-leading list search speeds
PLUG AND PLAY
EnvisionWare uses the standard Policy Development process to obtain settings information from a site. Each unit is configured and tested prior to shipment. An electronic version of your settings is retained in your support record. Your NCM (SG) is shipped ready to plug in and use. The settings for your PC Reservation Management Consoles are provided with your NCM so that you simply input your Dynamic Filtering Control settings and you have automatic dynamic filtering settings enabled for your patrons. There’s no need to visit patron computers or to change network settings.
