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Pearl Echo Upgrade Comparison

Pearl Echo provides customers with a rich set of features to manage employee Internet access in a host of network environments. In addition, key Pearl Echo•Suite functions are available as stand-alone modules which can be purchased individually for more targeted use. The following is a list of major feature differences between Pearl Echo released versions.

Protocol Filtering, Monitoring and Control Echo 4 Echo 5 Echo 6
Echo 7
Echo 8 Echo 9 Echo 10
Web
      HTTP
      HTTPS Control
      HTTPS IP Filter
      HTTPS IP Monitoring
      HTTPS Block All
      HTTPS Allow All
Ftp
      FTP Monitoring and Control
      Browser Download Monitoring and Control
E-mail with Real Time Review
      POP-3
      SMTP
      IMAP
      Exchange Mail Monitoring - Server Side
      Exchange Mail Control - Server Side
      Exchange Mail Monitoring - Client Side
      Exchange Mail Control - Client Side
      Novell GroupWise Email
      Web-Mail
      Blog Content
News (NNTP) with Real Time Review
Chat with Real Time Review
      Internet Relay Chat
      Web-Chat
      Blog Content
Instant Messaging (IM) with Real Time Review
      AIM
      MSN Messenger
      Microsoft Messenger Service
      Windows Live Messenger
      Novell GroupWise Messenger
      Yahoo!
      ICQ
      ICQ Lite
      SIP
Application Limits
Bandwidth Limits

Access Controls
Echo 4
Echo 5 Echo 6 Echo 7 Echo 8 Echo 9 Echo 10
Available Echo•Filters™
Administrator Defined Allow/White Lists
Administrator Defined Block/Black Lists
Administrator Defined Keyword Controls
      Block Content Transmission
      Audit Content Transmission
      Exact Keyword and Phrase Match
      Partial Keyword and Phrase Match
      Pattern Keyword and Phrase Match
Pearl Software Starter Block List
Real Time Document Decoding and Scanning
PICs Rating System
Access Profiles based on Users and Groups
Access Profiles based on Computer Name
Time Controls Configured for:
      Controlled and Monitored Access
      Blocked and Monitored Access
      Free and Unmonitored Access
Secure Sockets (HTTPS) General Monitoring & Blocking
Secure Sockets (HTTPS) IP Monitoring & Blocking
Application Blocking            
Bandwidth Allocation Controls

Reporting
Echo 4
Echo 5 Echo 6 Echo 7 Echo 8 Echo 9 Echo 10
Enterprise-Class Report Manager
Report Categories
      General Statistics
      Top 10
      Top N
      Top Percent
      Time On Line
      Cost On Line
      User Statistics
      Machine Statistics
      Custom
Distributed Reporting Console
Active Directory Report Groups
Custom Report Groups
Interactive Report Generation
Report Scheduler
Automatic Report Distribution
      File System Save
      Built-in Emailer
      Secure SMTP Emailer
Distributed Report Viewer
Advanced Custom Data Filters
Custom Report Logo
Custom E-mail Footer

Configuration
Echo 4
Echo 5 Echo 6 Echo 7 Echo 8 Echo 9 Echo 10
Server-Centric User-Level Management
      Terminal Server
      Citrix Server
            Desktop Applications
            Published Applications
Mobility Monitor™ for Roaming Users
Auto-detect Roaming Users
Firewall Pass-thru
Secure Agent
Agent Tamper Notification
Secure Uninstaller
Multi-Level Tamper Detection
Self-Maintaining Updating Agent
Self-Maintaining Upgrading Agent
Built-in Database
SQL Server Integration - Optional
Active Directory-Aware
Novell User Detection
Email/Chat/IM/NNTP Content Restoration
User Warning Message
Web Page Redirect on Block
Product Modules
Privileged Data Protection
Active Directory Integration
Active Directory Integration - Large Scale
64 Bit Application Compatible
Echo Data Encryption
Machine Idle Detection
"Phone Home" Web Activity Exclusion          
Configurable HTTPS Port Specification

Administration Console
Echo 4
Echo 5 Echo 6 Echo 7 Echo 8 Echo 9 Echo 10
Real Time E-mail Content Review
Real Time E-mail Attachment Review
Real Time Chat Conversation Review
Real Time IM Conversation Review
Real Time NNTP News Posting Content Review
Monitored Data
      Protocol
      Site
      Content Subject / Title
      Date
      Violation Code
      User Name
      Computer Name
      Computer MAC Address
      Forensic Record Verification
      Forensic Content Verification
Auto-Refresh
Data Maintenance
      Automatic Data Archive
      Optional Data Purge
      SQL Server Data Archive (with optional SQL Module)
Server Console
     Administrator Level Logon
     User/Restricted Level Logon
Manual Product Update Checks
Automatic Product Update Checks
E-mail Attachment Decoder
Premier Support Monitoring Reports
Data Maintenance Notifications
Real-time License Usage
Web Category Block Notification
 
Advanced Custom Block List Management
 
Setup Automation Scripts
 
Domain Lookup on HTTPS IP Entries
Integrated Health Monitoring Reports
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