New version of SmartFilter

Secure Computing Corp. had announced new version of SmartFilter - url-filtering product. In new version was integrated TrustedSource technology, that improve quality of checking, by using feedback from installed products, that also integrate this technology.

New product for content-filtering in Web 2.0 world

Week ago Websense unveils new, sixth version of their data leak prevention product - Websense Content Protection Suite. In new version, was extended functions of data classification, that is very useful for sites, that actively use Web 2.0 technologies - content syndication, dynamic page generation, etc.
By using this product, Websense confirm conclusions from the Gartner's report on Content filtering and data loss prevention. Acquisition of Port Authority made a positive influence on product line of Websense.

Google will active player?

Today Google had announced the Safe Browsing API, that allow external developers to use database of phishing & malware resources. As example, they show plugin for Firefox web-browser, that check addresses against this database.
Such active deployment of their technologies, could make Google very serious player on the market of content-filtering and information security. Companies, that sell url categorization databases, may loss part of their income.
It will be interesting to implement plugin, that will use this API in open-source projects, such as, Squid or Dansguardian.