SUNNYVALE, CA (July 28, 2003) - Actiontec Electronics today announced a new school fundraising opportunity involving Kid Defender, an exclusive real-time Internet monitoring program designed to help parents keep their children safe online by actively patrolling all instant message conversations, chat room sessions and website visits as they occur. Schools can now earn $7.50 for each one-year subscription sold at a special institutional rate of $30.

Installed on both the parent's and the child's PC, Kid Defender enables parents to observe their children's online activity in real time on a special screen on their computer, line by line and website by website. Potentially dangerous IM buddies, chat room correspondents or objectionable URLs can be kicked offline with a click. Monitoring can take place from home, the office, or anywhere parents have their PC and an Internet connection.

This unique real-time monitoring capability helps parents shield their children from inappropriate websites, pedophiles who prowl the Internet looking for potential victims, and other Internet activities that can jeopardize children's safety. These dangers were highlighted in a recent incident involving a former U.S. marine who met a 12-year-old British girl in an online chat room, conducted a year-long online relationship with her, and sparked a highly publicized international manhunt by running away with her.

"Surveys tell us that approximately one child in five has received a sexual solicitation or approach over the Internet, and one in four has had an unwanted exposure to photographs involving nudity, people having sex, or violence," said Lesley Kirchman, Actiontec Director of Marketing. "Kid Defender gives parents a vital new tool for protecting their children from these threats, and it is a fitting fundraiser for schools that need to raise money for enrichment programs or curriculum areas that may be affected by budget cuts."

In addition to real-time monitoring, Kid Defender offers conventional parental controls such as a recommended website blacklist, the ability to add or subtract blocked sites as well as create a list of blocked instant message addresses, and the option to permit access only to a specific "white list" of websites and users.

For more information on the Kid Defender school fundraising program, contact the Actiontec Electronics at 1-866-PROTEC2 or email fundraising@kiddefender.com.