Press release emailed to ttcs by Symbio Technologies - Dev T


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Symbio Technologies' Intern Releases Firefox Kiosk Extension

New Rochelle, N.Y.--August 2, 2005—Symbio
Technologies' (http://www.symbio-technologies.com) intern Jevin K.
Ramjattan has contributed a new extension to the Firefox browser—a kiosk
browser extension. Ideal for public access sites such as Internet cafes,
libraries, and schools, the extension displays the browser in a locked
down mode. By using the extension, administrators can now limit the
end-users' activities and substantially reduce the threat of viruses to
the network.

“Rather than add to Firefox, this extension takes away from it in the
sense that it locks configurations in place,” said Ramjattan. “Simply
download the extension from the Mozilla Update page,
(https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&category\
=Kiosk%20Browsing&numpg=10&id=954)
install it, and you can ensure that your end-users will just browse the
web, not save potentially damaging files or alter your configurations.”
Among the three kiosk browsing extensions currently available for
Firefox, Ramjattan's is the only one that locks the browser down.

Ramjattan, a native of Arouca in Trinidad, created the kiosk browser as
a project during his internship at Symbio Technologies. The company,
which focuses on diskless thin client technology, is a lead developer
for LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project). Symbio Technologies has
created an extensive internship program that encompasses students from
surrounding educational institutions such as Monroe College
(http://www.monroecollege.edu), the school that Ramjattan attends. In
addition, the company has an ongoing internship program with Rennert
Bilingual of New York (http://www.rennert.com) in which foreign students
and working people can improve their English while learning more about
American business practices.

“We are delighted with Jevin's contribution to the open source
community,” said Gideon Romm, Symbio Technologies' chief technology
officer. “His work is in perfect keeping with the ideals of the open
source community, the goals of our company, and the spirit of our
internship program.”


About Symbio Technologies

Symbio Technologies is an innovator in server-centric diskless thin
client systems. Founded in 2002, it develops and markets client hardware
and server software that enables network terminals (diskless thin
clients) to connect to applications housed on servers running a wide
variety of terminal protocols, including Windows Terminal Services,
Citrix, Linux/Unix, and IBM 3270. The company's products are designed to
reduce the costs and concerns of IT administration by eliminating PCs,
the most troublesome and costly components of computer networks. Symbio
Technologies markets to business, education, library, and government
users through an international network of resellers in the U.S., Canada,
Chile, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, and the U.K.