ContentKeeper helps keep India Web users safe

May 29, 2009:Internet users in the subcontinent are set to benefit from an Australian web filtering solution developed by ContentKeeper Technologies, under a partnership deal with Indian carrier services giant, Tata Communications.

Tata Communications is the largest provider of international long distance, enterprise data and internet services in India, a country with over 100 million internet users. The company is part of the US$62.5 billion Tata Group.

This is the first time an Australian internet security solution provider has entered the Indian market on such a scale.

Austrade’s New Delhi-based Senior Trade Commissioner, Peter Linford said the deal underscored the strength of the Australian ICT industry.

“India has become a hub for information technology to the world, and Tata Communications has a global footprint in the industry. It is a great achievement for an Australian SME to secure such a significant partnership with a world leader in the field,” he said.

ContentKeeper and Tata Communications will jointly deliver the high-speed web filtering solution to Tata’s SME customers via the company’s web portals.

The Indian SME market for IT products and services is estimated at $5.5 billion (INR 20,000 crore). In 2006-07, there were over 12.8 million micro, small, and medium enterprises in the country.

The web security solution will allow Indian businesses to define and enforce internet usage policies, monitor, manage and control staff internet activity, and secure their networks against web-based threats.

Delivered as a managed service, the product will take the strain off corporate IT infrastructure and free up important resources for other business functions.

ContentKeeper’s Head of Sales & Marketing, Manish Kumar said, “Indian SMEs generally rely on their internet service provider for IT security. This alliance has given us access to the entire SME market in India–a segment that was previously difficult for us to reach.”

Mr Kumar said the deal was likely to create between five to ten jobs at ContentKeeper’s Canberra office in the near future.

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