SoundJudgment™
Detect & delete MP3 files
With SoundJudgment, you can remove MP3 files from network servers and
individual workstations. Its automated solution set makes it easy to maintain
the appropriate use of your computing resources.
SoundJudgment offers a comprehensive solution that:
Background: Online music swapping is here to stay
The popularity of peer-to-peer MP3 file exchange services is on the
upswing. With more than 20 million users, Napster is the most popular,
with other services appearing almost daily. Among them are: Gnutella, iMash
and Scour Exchange.
All services use similar technology to create a music lending library.
When users register with a service, they are giving permission to other
users to download MP3 files from their PCs. The Napster server holds only
the list of files and works as a matchmaking search engine for music requests
among its online community.
Music piracy, with copyright violation at its helm, fuels the ongoing
battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and
Napster. Even if the RIAA succeeds at shutting down the most popular service,
other services remain. For example, iMash has more than one million users
and resides in Israel. Other services, like Gnutella, do not use a central
server, therefore, it is nearly impossible to shut them down. Some people
believe that if Napster loses in court, its central server simply will
be moved outside the US.
Here’s the bottom line: Technology continues to outpace the law, and
people have embraced a digital world without limits…and without guilt.
Current reality
The most attractive MP3 repositories for avid Napster users are those
with always-on, high-speed Internet connectivity. The percentage of US
homes that have DSL or cable access is still relatively low and is even
lower in other parts of the world. Yet the percentage of Napster lovers
using fast and constant wide connections is much higher.
The reason for this phenomenon is simple. A large number of MP3 Napster
repositories reside on corporate or educational servers – sites that naturally
have broadband Internet access. Employees and students typically have created
these music-swapping areas without management’s knowledge or approval.
This phenomenon causes the several problems:
Current solution
Today’s most common solution is blocking the Napster connection at the
firewall level. Unfortunately, there is a hack posted on the Internet that
overrides this block. Additionally, new services are being introduced regularly,
making it virtually impossible to maintain the firewall solution for MP3
file exchanging.
Our Solution
SoundJudgment approaches the problem from a different angle. It simply
prevents MP3 files from residing on network servers and individual workstations
by periodically searching for these files.
SoundJudgment features SmartSearch™ technology
Unlike traditional search tools, SmartSearch works independently of
the file name or extension and detects any MP3 file by its content. Renaming
files will not prevent their detection. The search spans the entire network,
including servers and workstations. SoundJudgment will then report the
results via e-mail or a log file and optionally delete the detected items.
The search can also be done inside compressed files.
Operational Highlights
SoundJudgment runs as a full GUI application or in stealth mode. When
running in stealth (batch) mode, SoundJudgment does not appear on the screen,
in the system tray or in the “close program” dialog box -- making it completely
transparent to the end user.
The program is also designed to reside on a file server and execute
from the login script, eliminating the need to install the program on every
workstation.
System Requirements
SoundJudgment operates with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows 95/98/ME.
All major PC networks are supported, including Novell and Windows NT. Internet
Explorer is required for viewing the Help File.
How to Order
Please read the Order.htm file. It contains all the information about
licensing, pricing and ordering SoundJudgment.
We appreciate your interest in our software!
Apreo Inc.
1278 Glenneyre, #28
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Tel: 949-376-6678 Fax: 949-376-6978
Web: www.apreo.com
E-mail: info@apreo.com
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