Rulespace Solutions

News Archive 2000-2001

RuleSpace wins PC Magazine technical excellence award

Portland, Ore. - November 13, 2001 - RuleSpace, LLC, the leading provider of automated Web content recognition, today announced that Contexion Services received the prestigious PC Magazine Technical Excellence Award in the Internet software and services category. Winners were announced last night at PC Magazine's 18th Annual Technical Excellence Awards ceremony held at Fall Comdex.
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Filtering: The Next Generation - by Samuel Greengard

September 2001 Article:
Web filtering software has always been a dicey proposition. You plunk down money and spend time setting up the program only to find that your kids can't get to information about breast cancer, but they can view pictures of scantly clad women. "The problem with most filtering programs," says Brian Burke, a senior research analyst at market research firm IDC, "is they block specific URLs or use a control list with specific words to determine whether a site should be blocked. It's easily defeated." Web filtering software has always been a dicey proposition. You plunk down money and spend time setting up the program only to find that your kids can't get to information about breast cancer, but they can view pictures of scantly clad women. "The problem with most filtering programs," says Brian Burke, a senior research analyst at market research firm IDC, "is they block specific URLs or use a control list with specific words to determine whether a site should be blocked. It's easily defeated."
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Rulespace granted US Patent for automated content recognition technology

Portland, Ore. - July 24, 2001 - RuleSpace, LLC, the leading provider of content recognition technology, today announced that the US Patent Office has granted the company a patent for its unique methods of categorizing digital content in real-time data streams. These methods automatically categorize content such as web pages pertaining to pornography, illicit drugs, or hate-mongering subject matter.
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Cerberian adopts RuleSpace technology to enable next-generation internet access management

Salt Lake City and Portland, Ore. - July 10, 2001 - Cerberian, Inc. and RuleSpace, LLC today announced that Cerberian has incorporated RuleSpace's Contexion™ Services Web content recognition technology within Cerberian Internet Manager, the first entirely Web-based, outsourced Internet management service. Cerberian's Internet access management service monitors, manages, and reports on Internet activity for enterprises and homes. Contexion Services provides Cerberian with real-time categorization of new and dynamically generated Web content, as well as access to the world's largest, continuously updated database of pre-categorized Web sites and subdirectories. This two-pronged approach to content recognition considers both the content and context of a Web page and delivers a superior alternative to traditional Internet filtering products and services that rely only on static lists of inappropriate Web sites.
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RuleSpace expands Contexion™ Services

PORTLAND, Ore. and LAS VEGAS - May 8, 2001 - Networld+Interop, Booth 3305 - RuleSpace, LLC, the leading provider of automated content recognition, today announced the availability of Contexion Services Version 3.1. This latest version includes Contexion List Service, a new implementation option that enables Internet access control vendors to build more effective Internet filtering applications with minimal development effort. In addition, Contexion Services Version 3.1 features recognition of content written in multiple languages, enabling filtering solutions offered by both Internet access control vendors and Internet service providers (ISPs) the broadest available coverage of web content. The latest version of Contexion Services also includes 13 new productivity categories for vendors providing filtering solutions to enterprises concerned about employees "cyberloafing" on the job, and includes network infrastructure enhancements for improved service availability and reliability.
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AOL deploys RuleSpace technology within parental controls

Dulles, Va. and Portland, Ore. - May 2, 2001 - America Online, the world's leading interactive service, and RuleSpace, LLC, the leading provider of content recognition technology, today announced that AOL has integrated RuleSpace's Contexion™ Services technology into the web content filtering feature of AOL Parental Controls. RuleSpace's automated, neural network technology affords AOL a flexible and scalable solution that will keep pace with the Internet's rapid growth while maintaining the highest standards for protecting children from inappropriate online content. In addition, AOL will also continue to use member recommendations of web sites to supplement its automated web filtering.
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Intel selects RuleSpace technology for AnyPoint™ home network

Portland, Ore., September 26, 2000 - RuleSpace LLC, the leader in instant Web content recognition, today announced that Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) has integrated RuleSpace's Contexion Services within Intel's AnyPoint Home Network Connectivity Software Suite. Intel is using RuleSpace's technology to automatically recognize and filter out objectionable Internet content for networked PCs in the home.
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RuleSpace closes $12million in series c funding

PORTLAND, OR (August 21, 2000) - RuleSpace LLC, the leader in instant Web content recognition, today announced the closing of $12 million in Series C funding. Madrona Venture Group led the round. Additional investment was provided by America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), FBR CoMotion Venture Capital, Millenium Technology Ventures, and existing investors from Portland and the Bay Area. In conjunction with the funding from Madrona Venture Group, Will Glasgow, Madrona Managing Director, will join the RuleSpace Board.
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RuleSpace categorizing the world wide web

LAS VEGAS, (May 8, 2000) Networld Interop, booth #7931 South Hall - RuleSpace, LLC, the leader in instant Web content recognition, today announced it is categorizing the World Wide Web. The company's Contexion™ Services provides automated categorization of Web content for Internet applications and services, enabling network access vendors, online marketers, portals and dot-coms to deliver more relevant content and keep pace with the explosion of the Web. The speed and scalability of RuleSpace's Contexion Services addresses the ever-increasing problems of crude Internet filtering, irrelevant search engine results, poor content discovery and seemingly random banner ad placement.
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RuleSpace closes $8million in series b funding

PORTLAND, Ore. (April 28, 2000) - RuleSpace LLC, the leader in instant Web content recognition, today announced the closing of $8 million in Series B venture funding. The round was filled in less than one day, with investments from Northwest-based FBR CoMotion Venture Capital, Pillar Management, as well as individual investors from Portland and the Bay Area. RuleSpace has raised $13 million in total financing to date. This latest round of funding will support increasing sales and development efforts as the company continues its aggressive pursuit of solving the management, organization and categorization challenges brought about by the information explosion on the Web.
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Internet companies complete draft of standards-based protocol for delivering e-services

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- March 20, 2000 - The ICAP Forum of leading Internet companies today announced the completion of the first draft of a protocol aimed at enabling Internet e-services.
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France telecom taps RuleSpace to provide internet protection to france's schools

Portland, Ore, Feb. 17, 2000 - RuleSpace LLC, the leader in automated web content recognition, today announced that France Telecom, the world's fourth largest telecommunications carrier, has selected RuleSpace's technology to ensure safe Internet access for thousands of academic institutions in France as part of its Scol@gora project. RuleSpace's technology provides instant recognition of inappropriate web content enabling France Telecom to filter out objectionable material such as pornography, weapons and hate speech in real-time as students surf the Internet.
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