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Internet use at work is costing American corporations over $178 billion per year in lost productivity. For a quick illustration of how much casual surfing of the internet could be costing your organization, please choose your currency and complete the form on the next page.

Websense can be used to filter inapropriate Internet use, enhance data security, and to promote employee productivity. For less than one hour's salary of a clerical employee, Websense provides a cost-effective solution to inappropriate Internet use.

For a quick illustration of how much casual surfing of the Internet could be costing your organization, please see the table below.

We used the following assumptions:
Average hourly cost per employee including overhead: $20
Average time per week casually surfing the Internet: 2 hours /week

 

Number of Employees Cost/Day USD Cost/Week USD Cost/Year (50 weeks) USD 10 80 400 20,000 25 200 1,000 50,000 50 400 2,000 100,000 100 800 4,000 200,000 300 2,400 12,000 600,000 500 4,000 20,000 1,000,000

This information should be used as a guide only.

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