BASCOM Secures Its Spot as the Industry-Leader in Mobile Filtering for Education with the New 2.1 Release of the Anywhere Filter™ Browser App
Hauppauge, New York—February 3, 2012—BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc., an industry leader in developing instructional technology security and curriculum tools, today announces new educational features for its Anywhere Filter browser app for iPad®, iPod touch®, and iPhone® devices. Available free of charge on the App Store and used with a BASCOM filter appliance, the new 2.1 release of this mobile filter app now includes a QR Code Reader to enable teachers to immediately focus students to an Internet page. Teachers post a QR code and then immediately upon entering the classroom, students use their iOS devices to read it so they can quickly begin their lesson. This feature improves learning outcomes by enabling educators to easily deliver web-enabled instruction and students to productively use their iPad devices in the classroom.AOL Enters into a License Agreement under BASCOM's U.S. Patent 5,987,606
Hauppauge, New York—January, 24, 2012—-BASCOM Global Internet Services, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with AOL Inc. under BASCOM's U.S. Patent No. 5,987,606. This patent encompasses various inventions relating to Internet filtering to keep Internet use safe for children and appropriate for employees.Filtering systems with BASCOM's intellectual property provide a secure Internet experience with an unmatched level of end-user control and flexibility, empowering employers and parents with the tools necessary to filter Internet content in a way that is not available in traditional filtering systems.
"We are pleased to welcome AOL into a mutually beneficial license relationship with BASCOM," said BASCOM's CEO, Peter Cirasole.
This license agreement resolves the prior patent infringement litigation between the parties. Representing BASCOM in that matter were Stone & Magnanini LLP and Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP.
