Squid and SquidGuard

• Enterprises require local caching to maximise usage of expensive Internet bandwidth charges

  • OFS experience almost a 40% byte hit ratio close to doubling effective throughput

• Squid cache software provides free alternative to expensive caching appliances

• SquidGuard provides content filtering which is essential in an educational environment

• Firewall policy routing enables transparent caching

  • No need to set proxy on client computers
  • Users are unable to bypass content filtering