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RuleSpace and Broadcom announce strategic license agreement

On: 2003-06-06 11:59:06

RuleSpace and Broadcom announce the launch of a program to include RuleSpace's Online Lookup Service on all Broadcom Cable Modems

Portland, Ore. And Irvine, Cal. - June 6, 2003 - RuleSpace, LLC, and Broadcom Corporation have launched a program to provide embedded Parental Controls on all Broadcom-based cable modems. Broadcom will integrate RuleSpace's Online Lookup Tool Kit (OLTK) on their DOCSIS chipset. This will allow all Broadcom-based cable modems and home gateways to access RuleSpace's Online Lookup Service (OLS). The OLS is a globally distributed database containing over 50 million accurately categorized URLs.

The resulting reference design will have a fully functional Parental Controls application that can be then offered by ISPs, MSOs, and OEMs to broadband users as a bundled feature or a stand-alone product.

Having Parental Controls on the modem enables the home user to centrally configure Parental Controls for all PC's in the home. Unlike other consumer-oriented Parental Controls products, this solution eliminates the need to download and install any client software on their PC, or to keep client-side lists up to date. Also, the system is very difficult to circumvent, unlike software packages that can be easily uninstalled.

About RuleSpace, LLC

RuleSpace, LLC is a privately held corporation located in Portland, Oregon. RuleSpace has been providing award winning Parental Controls services since 1996, and is the World’s leading creator and provider of Parental Controls for ISPs and MSOs, filtered search providers, and OEM solutions through its Online Lookup Service, offering access to over 50 million accurately categorized URLs in 14 languages. RuleSpace's Online Lookup Service is powered by RuleSpace's Embedded Analysis Toolkit which instantly recognizes web content, processing new and modified web content as it appears on the Internet.

About Broadcom

Broadcom Corporation is a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband communications and networking of voice, video and data services. Broadcom designs, develops and supplies complete system-on-a-chip solutions and related hardware and software applications for every major broadband communications market. Broadcom provides solutions for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes; cable and DSL modems and residential gateways; high-speed transmission and switching for local, metropolitan, wide area and storage networking; home and wireless networking; cellular and terrestrial wireless communications; Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway and telephony systems; broadband network processors; and SystemI/O server solutions.



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