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Welcome to PC Pandora's...
Virtual Press Room
In this section you can view our recent press releases, download demo video available for broadcast use, download screen images and product shots, and access archived press releases and news items.
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Current Press Releases
August 21, 2008
 Online Safety Goes Back-to-School
| "Make sure you set up a schedule for computer time and rules for proper usage. If they are supposed to be doing schoolwork, make sure they are doing school work, and explain to them why it's important to focus on the task at hand." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 21, 2008 -- It's August and that means students are headed back to classrooms across the country. While some kids may have found more time to surf idly online during the summer, the school year gives them an excuse to be online even more. Parents will have no choice but to allow their kids to be on the computer, as many teachers now post homework online, encourage online research and require properly typed homework. But unsupervised time can quickly turn to mischief...
August 7, 2008
Monitoring Computer Activity: A Personal Safeguard
| "Monitoring software would effectively let you go back in time on your machine and replay everything that happened. If that means getting confirmation numbers you forgot to write down or safely finding a website that corrupted your machine, everything will be there." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 7, 2008 -- Today, PC security is an issue that touches almost every aspect of everyday life. Just as it is essential to safeguard kids from potential Internet dangers, it's also essential to keep your PC safe from virus attacks, hackers, and perhaps even more importantly, those everyday mistakes and bugs that can result in the frustration of lost hours of work or irreplaceable family memories. Parental control software is the best answer for parents looking to keep their kids safe online. But PC monitoring software can also perform a valuable function in any home - even one without kids - by keeping an exact record of everything you do on your PC.
July 16, 2008
Cyberbullying: The Real Threat on the Digital Playground
| "Parents are the key to this whole issue. They need to be involved and monitoring the computer and Internet activity of their kids. If they see something that isn't right, they need to act as parents and correct the issue." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 16, 2008 -- While reports and stories in the media focusing on Internet predators have become all too frequent, the closer-to-home threat to our children may really be cyberbullying, also known as electronic or online bullying. A recent survey of 395 students (11 to 19 years old) found that 28% of students have been cyberbullied, and more than 1 in 7 admitted to acting as the bully. "Cyberbullying could be the biggest online threat facing teens today," says James Leasure, co-founder of Pandora Corp. "Of course Internet predators do still exist, but statistically, kids have a much greater chance of being involved in some way with electronic bullying."
July 3, 2008
Monitoring Child Online Activity: A "Necessary Evil" of 21st Century Parenting
| "Parents are supposed to be the responsible caretakers of the house. They need to set and enforce rules, but also use personal rules and keep themselves in check. You don't need to know who has a crush on whom in class or other random sordid teenage details. But you do need to know if your child is being bullied or talking to someone online with a suspicious screen name." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 3, 2008 -- Online safety is a top family priority and concern today. And although parents seem to get the message that monitoring Internet activity of their children is essential, few seem to put it into physical practice. Manuel Coats, Co-Founder of Pandora Corp. says there's a bad stigma associated with parents playing big brother. "Unfortunately, parents have a fear of invading their child's privacy," explains Coats. "I consider this to be irrational, and a poorly associated stigma. Parent job number one is to protect your child. How can you do that if you don't know what they are doing, where they are going or who they associate with?"
June 26, 2008
Do You Know What Happens on Your PC When You are Not at Home?
| "PC Pandora will effectively give parents a full visual and documented recording of everything that happens. They'll be able to fix problems quickly, and hold their children accountable for their online activity." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 26, 2008 -- Security of the home computer continues to be a hot and important issue for families. But one aspect of security that is frequently and easily overlooked is the ability to track harmful changes and recover lost data. The summer months are here and that means kids will be spending more time on the family computers. It also means that the chances of something happening to those machines increases. There is also the case of illegal activity being performed on a family PC. Whether it's downloading pirated music and movies, or even inappropriate and illegal photos of underage peers, the computer's owner is the one who will answer to authorities.
June 11, 2008
PC Pandora is The Parent's Key to Safe Summer Surfing
| "Obviously, for the working parent, our IRIS email report feature is a totally indispensable tool... IRIS allows the parent to completely monitor the child's online behavior while at work or otherwise away from the home. Our excellent monitoring features, combined with reports delivered via email, are undeniably the best way to ensure your children are staying out of trouble online during the long, long summer vacation." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 11, 2008 -- Summer vacation used to mean a break from the classrooms and lots of time outside with the neighborhood gang. But with the rise of the Internet, social networking in particular, kids today never really lose touch with any of their classmates during the summer months. Spending hours of their time on the Internet already, parents are sure to see a noticeable increase in their kids' online activity in the hot, hazy and humid months to come.
So what can parents do to make sure their child is staying safe online this summer?
June 4, 2008
PC Pandora Recognizes National Internet Safety Month,
June 2008
| "Monitoring computer activity is essential for 21st century parents. Children are still learning about the world. Part of growing up encompasses learning who to trust and how to act within society. Putting a massive global communication tool like the Internet at their fingertips, before they've learned about the dangers, and not monitoring activity can be a recipe for disaster." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 4, 2008 -- Internet safety is on the minds of a lot of parents these days. For many, however, it never seems to be near the front.
"We've found that a lot of people casually think about it or feel their normal routine is safe enough," says Pandora Corp. co-founder Manuel Coats.
"Unfortunately, for many, it'll take a giant shocking jolt to get them to realize the severity of the situation."
That's a jolt that parents cannot afford to wait for. Despite the lack of headlines and increased awareness for the 2008 National Internet Safety Month (June), Pandora Corp., makers of PC Pandora computer monitoring software, are actively urging parents to take the time to talk to their young internet surfers this month.
May 15, 2008
PC Pandora Advises Parents to Increase Internet Safety at Home this Summer, Despite Social Network Pledges
| "...The reality is that parents should be concerned with everything their child does online... There is no excuse for not knowing... Technology and monitoring software like PC Pandora plays a critical role in obtaining that knowledge. It allows you to be an effective 21st century parent by eliminating the guesswork..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2008 -- Last week, the popular social networking site Facebook signed a commitment with 49 state Attorneys General (and the District of Columbia), promising to take proactive steps in strengthening the protection offered to younger users, specifically against sexual predators and inappropriate content littering the site. But while many applaud and recognize the effort as a positive step forward, one company wants to remind parents that this is only the first step down a long road.
February 18, 2008
Pandora Corp. Releases PC Pandora 5.0
| "... Parents know that kids are savvy enough to bypass most Internet filters and controls. That's why we feel that being able to see what your kids are doing is just as important as setting up roadblocks and restricting access. If you can see what they are doing, you can talk to them about it and keep them in check ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 18, 2008 -- Pandora Corp. announced today the official release of PC Pandora Version 5.0, the latest revision of their signature software. New, improved monitoring capabilities come at a time when parents are being barraged with horror stories of young Internet behavior and are looking for a solution to keep their kids safe online...And while local law enforcement executes sting operations and state legislatures rush to put better laws in place to ensure safe surfing, experts agree the best defense is a good offense - at home. Pandora Corp. has pledged to give parents the help they need.
January 18, 2008
PC Pandora Urges Parents to Increase Online Safety in the Home
| "... The reality is that parents should be concerned with everything their child does online... There is no excuse for not knowing what your child is doing - where they are going and whom they are talking to online. Technology and software like PC Pandora can play a vital role in obtaining that knowledge ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 18, 2008 -- Earlier this week, the popular social networking site MySpace signed an agreement with 49 state Attorneys General to take proactive steps in strengthening the protection offered to younger users, specifically against unidentified sexual predators using the site. But while many applaud and recognize the effort as a giant step forward, one company wants to remind parents that this is only one step down a long road.
November 28, 2007
Holiday Gifts Can Open Pandora's Box: PC Pandora Reminds Parents To Protect Their Child's New PC
| "... As you get ready to give them the 'big gift' this year, make sure it is outfitted with the proper parental control software, such as our latest PC Pandora release, version 5.0 ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) November 28, 2007 -- Many experts warn against giving teenagers their own computer, but 'tis the season to give and make young wishes come true. PC Pandora reminds parents to safeguard the new computers in the house and be smart when giving teens their own PC. It's important to adopt and enforce a new set of rules...
September 18, 2007
PC Pandora Helps Schools in 12 States Keep Their Students SAFE
| "... We're very excited to make PC Pandora available to schools across the country -- at no cost to them," states Co-founder of Pandora Corp., James Leasure. "We're hoping that this first round of donations is just the start ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) September 18, 2007 -- As part of Pandora Corp's SAFE SCHOOLS initiative, $287,500 worth of PC Pandora Internet safety and monitoring software has been donated to 14 schools/ districts in 12 states across the US. These donations are only the first round to go out...
August 30, 2007
PC Pandora's Safe Schools Program Keeps Students Safe Online
| "... Pandora Corp. is donating thousands of dollars of its signature PC Pandora software to school districts across the country. The software will help schools keep their students safe from online predators, halt potential cyberbullying, and keep the school machines free of illegal file sharing. Every school in the country is entitled to a donation; they just need to ask for it ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) August 30, 2007 -- It's official: school is back in session. Once again, there is a need to keep our nation's kids safe from online threats in two places: home and school. And with computers in every school - if not every classroom - in the country, students constantly find the opportunity to utilize and surf the Internet. Even with mandatory Internet safety courses and curriculum in place, the problems of outside sexual predators, cyberbullying between peers, and illegal file sharing persist. Recognizing the need to keep students safe, while working within the limited budgets of school districts in the US, Pandora Corp. created PC Pandora's SAFE SCHOOLS program.
July 30, 2007
PC Pandora Announces Safe Schools Program
| "... By offering software to schools, we hope to widen the impact and availability of PC Pandora, while at the same time giving educators a great way to help keep students safe online during -and even after- school hours ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 30, 2007 -- PC Pandora's Safe Schools program pledges to donate $100,000 worth of free software to every school district in the country. The software will help schools keep their students safe from online predators and cyberbullying, and keep their school machines safe from illegal file sharing. Schools need only ask for it... Despite mandatory Internet safety courses and curriculum, the problems of outside sexual predators, cyberbullying between peers, and illegal file sharing still runs rampant.
Video
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Archived Press Releases
June 13, 2007
PC Pandora Recognizes National Internet Safety Month
| "... Now more-so-than-ever, parents are the first and last line of defense against sexual predators that may be targeting their kids online. Parents need to educate themselves on all things Internet... You should recognize and have a familiar sense of everything your child does online ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 13, 2007 -- Online safety is all over the news. From Internet sting operations, to publicity stunts (Ms. America and Mr. Walsh), to parental warnings, it seems that the message is finally sinking in. Congress has recognized June as National Internet Safety Month, and PC Pandora is reminding parents to educate themselves, talk with their kids and protect their families from online predators.
June 1, 2007
For National Internet Safety Month, PC Pandora Reminds Parents: Educate, Discuss, Protect
| "... When kids are out of school, they spend more time online. Obviously summer is going to see a spike in child Internet usage, much of which will be unsupervised... But we're also going to see a spike in persistence of online predators ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 31, 2007 -- A national poll released this week from the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital found that adults ranked Internet safety as the No. 7 most important teen health topic. The poll asked adults to rank 17 health problems for children; other top ranking concerns were smoking, drug abuse and obesity. Congress has declared June as National Internet Safety Month (S. Res 205) for the third year in a row. The timing couldn't be better.
May 17, 2007
Are Kids Protected from Online Predators?
| "... As summer approaches, kids on vacation will spend much more time unsupervised, and much more time online... and so will sexual predators. Now more-so-than-ever, parents are the first and last line of defense against sexual predators that may be targeting their kids online ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 17, 2007 -- While MySpace decides how to handle the known sexual predators with accounts on its site, pcpandora.com reminds parents that they are the first and last line of defense against online predators while children surf online this summer.
April 16, 2007
18 Tips to Safe Surfing on the Net
| "... In response to recent national and local headlines concerning child online safety, PCPandora.com launches "18 Tips to Safe Surfing" and Pandora's Blog. Both serve as resources to parents looking for ideas and effective ways to keep their kids safe on the Internet. ..." |
New York, NY (PRWEB) April 16, 2007 -- In response to recent national and local headlines concerning child online safety, PCPandora.com launches "18 Tips to Safe Surfing" and Pandora's Blog. Both serve as resources to parents looking for ideas and effective ways to keep their kids safe on the Internet.
March 23, 2007
Protect Your Children: Take Back Control of Online Activites
| "... The court ruled specifically that parents need to step up and take responsibility for their children's online activity. This can be a huge burden, especially with record numbers of households where both parents work and children are often unsupervised after school ..." |
The recent blocking of 1998's Child Online Protection Act shifts 100% of the responsibility and accountability for minors to their parents and guardians. It is now easier for young Internet users to encounter potentially dangerous web content and those who are within. Parents need reliable tools and the right information to make their job easy in safeguarding the online activities of their kids.
April 5, 2006
PC Pandora 2.0 Helps Parents Fight Online Predators
"PC Pandora runs openly or in stealth mode, and records everything done on the PC, including all instant message chats, the emails sent and received, and log in and passwords to sites like Myspace, Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail and others."
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PC Pandora is designed to provide parents with an important tool in the ongoing fight against online predators and other Internet hazards. PC Pandora can be found at http://www.pcpandora.com.
"It's absolutely critical that parents have a realistic understanding of the dangers inherent when minors go online," says Manny Coats, Managing Partner of Pandora Corporation. "The problem is that literally anyone could be a child predator, as evidenced by the April 4 arrest of the current Homeland Security deputy press secretary. Even if you get your kids to be honest about who they are talking to online, that doesn't mean your responsibility as a parent ends there."
March 12, 2006
Pandora Corp. Donates $40,000 in Monitoring Software to Help Keep Kids Safe
"Many parents simply don't want to believe that 1 in 5 minors is approached by an adult online, But unfortunately, the fact is that this does happen, and is happening more and more every day"
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Pandora Corporation (www.pcpandora.com) announces the donation of $40,000 worth of PC Pandora 3.0 copies, a software application that monitors nearly every aspect of Internet usage. Simply put, it's software you install on your PC that allows parents or other authorized adults to look at what their child is doing online, and to see what adults may be saying to that same child. Pandora Corp. has donated thousands of dollars in software to leading child safety organizations, including agencies that work with popular social networks for children such as MySpace.
March 8, 2006
Online Cheating Becomes Epidemic
| "One in two people cheat on their partner. Most people never know they have been cheated on. 87% of women who suspect they are being cheated on, are correct!" |
There's a 50% chance you are or have been cheated on - that's the statistic. PC Pandora, a new monitoring software with Tivo-like features, allows you to record, review, and play back everything your spouse or partner does online, including all their logins, passwords, instant messages, emails, and every web site visited. Usually, within 7 days you'll know whether your partner is being faithful or not, or whether they surf or subscribe to porn or dating sites. Your partner will never even know they were being monitored until you tell them. It's the cheapest 'private investigator' you can buy.
March 2, 2006
Online Pedophiles Beware! New Software Helps Parents Stop Online Predators Fast
| "... the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has received hundreds of complaints regarding MySpace.com alone" |
PC Pandora, a new monitoring software with Tivo-like features allows parents to record, review, and play back everything their children do online, including all their logins, passwords, instant messages, emails, and every web site visited. Communication between a teenager and an online predator can be captured and turned over to the authorities before it's too late. For the price of a dinner out, parents who install this software on their family's PC can ensure their chiildren's online safety.
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