Kiosk Fortres 101
2 Minute Kiosk Creation with Acclaimed Lockdown Security

Running Fortres 101 and Clean Slate together is pretty awesome. The products and support staff are excellent. Anytime we've had a question or problem, the support staff has always been able to answer the question, or fix the problem. It's rare that you get support like that anymore. We have approximately 1,200 computers running Windows. We have been running Fortres 101 and Central Control for about 4 years. It's been great in the classroom keeping students from accidentally or purposely deleting software or changing system settings. We started having trouble with computers getting inundated with spyware and corrupting the web browser, so we started loading Clean Slate this summer. What a great combo. I am a very happy customer. – New York

Our university library has utilized Fortres as its primary security tool for 4 years and the results have been excellent in terms of "hackability" for 60 plus machines. The time spent repairing compromised workstations has been dramatically reduced. I can recommend Fortres without qualification for public workstations. – Alabama

Fortres does what I've been trying to do with Windows System Policies for years now. But it does it MUCH better, less hassle, cleaner results. – California

I really like how easy it is to setup Fortres 101/Clean Slate/Virtual Sandbox and how well they work "right out of the box" - precise, accurate, no hiccups - well done! – Dundee, MI

I just wanted to let you know that I installed the Clean Slate on our computers. That is a great program, we should've been using this much sooner. Very cool. Between that and Fortres 101, what a combination. – New York

As the School Technology Coordinator for Woodford County High School in Versailles, IY, Linda Cook found an easy way to stop students from breaking into the school's computer system. About five years ago, she purchased software from Fortres Grand Corp., based in Plymouth, IN, and to this day, hasn't experienced any problems from hackers. Several student hackers have tried to get around (Fortres 101) but haven't been able to break into the system. I've even asked some of them to try to do it right in front of me. For the past five years, no student has been able to do so. The software has been a lifesaver for my computer labs and our school system as a whole. – Review Published in Media and Methods Magazine.
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Your product is the best I have ever found, I have used several different security programs and Fortres is by far the best. I work at in an inter-city environment with students who are more than abusive towards machines. Fortres has saved me an incredible amount of work. I LOVE IT!!!! Thank you again. – Redding, CA

About four years ago, we were literally pulling our hair out, trying to keep up with the changes that our Industrial Electricity/Electronics students were inflicting on our lab computers. The students felt a need to demonstrate their knowledge and expertise in altering the Windows desktop, moving or deleting icons, deleting or renaming files, etc. After seeing an ad for Fortres 101 in Tech Directions magazine, I tried the demo. We were so impressed that we ordered enough licenses to enable us to install Fortres on all of our lab computers. Fortres has been a Godsend! We were able to restrict the students' access to certain applications as well as what the students could and could not do. The setup of our computers remained constant. This made it easier to teach. The applications always ran. We did not lose productive time by constantly having to reconfigure the computers. We were in heaven! This year, we are offering an Introduction to Computers course. We will be teaching the students about Windows and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and Power Point). We recognized that we were going to have a problem. We needed to allow the students the ability to alter Windows so that they could learn how to use Windows (things like renaming files, copying, deleting, appearance, views, etc.). Our challenge was how to allow this, and yet keep the setup and operation of the computers consistent so that we could teach the course. We did not know how we could continue to run Fortres and yet give the students the freedom they needed to learn all of the features of Windows and Office. We felt we would have to uninstall or deactivate Fortres, which would put us in the same situation that we were in four years ago. We were very concerned about how we were going to tolerate the "problems" that we knew would come. – Rock Hill, SC

I have always liked Fortres 101 and think it is the best security program available on the market today! – Berthoud, CO

Speaking from experience, we've used the Fortres 101 product made by Fortres Grand Corp (www.fortresgrand.com), on both Dos/Win workstations and on our public stations. Product works great and is pretty easy to configure. – Found on a ListServ

I'm a computer consultant here in town and support a wide range of companies. However, one stands out in my mind above any other because I've been struggling with keeping computers in their mall kiosk alive and running. As just about anyone else has stated on here, it seems like people have the desire to use/abuse/break ANYTHING that you put in front of them. I was altering the registry, breaking things completely, and half trashing computers to get them locked down to the point they'd last 6 months without a rebuild. I found Fortres 101 through a friend who stated they were rated high and recommended all over. I downloaded the demo, purchased the software the next day. I've placed the software on every computer as I had to rebuild it. and haven't touched any of them for the purpose since! Thank you!" – Janesville, WI

I'm using Fortres 101 since Windows 98 and an NT Network. I've been very happy with the program. There are some programs that have problems with the security but Fortres is happy to help you before you install. – Found on a ListServ

We have been using Fortres in the Gladwin Community Schools now for more than 2 years. We are a school district of approximately 2000 students. The amount of time we have spent solving "little" problems because of what goes wrong with computers or how students (and staff) mess up our computers have been greatly reduced. Fortres has been very easy to implement, and deactivating it to install software, make changes, etc. is a very simple process. We got some resistance from staff at first for locking down their computers, but they have agreed that it is definitely worth it to greatly reduce "down time" with their computers. We looked at samples and trials of other products designed to do the same thing, but found them cumbersome to use. Fortres has allowed me to save computer "fix it" time so I can do more of what I was hired to do: teach students and staff how to use computers. – Gladwin, MI

I only wish I knew of Fortres when I was configuring systems for children & other careless users, it's practically bulletproof! – Voorhees, NJ

I have had Fortres for over 2 years. Everyday 117 inmates frequent our classes. At first they were really trying to regain control. I learned and I am glad that not one case of failure has shown up and further more Fortres is as stabile as our network and confidence has been reestablished. The teachers are no longer afraid to invest their time in creating teaching tools because they are sure that the system will not fail them. Should I point out that Fortres 101 has paid for itself ten fold? – Quebec, Canada

Anyone got any bright idea of what I can do being able to run a command.com from the emulated Windows 98 DOS prompt. Since it is running from the Windows shell, and Fortres is enabled on the Windows machine I want to gain access to, the restrictions are all the same. For some stupid reason our admin enabled the command.com option, probably as a backdoor for himself somehow. I tried renaming/deleting/moving files from there but it wont let me since Fortres is running. I also tried to edit the config.sys and autoexec.bat, but no luck. Any ideas??

RESPONSE: They do this, because there is not much harm you can do from a dos prompt if the system is set up... I mean... I've thought about lots of stuff... and I've tried to get around fortres in many ways...the only thing that worked was to get the password. – Found on a Hacker Web site

The best security software in this world is Fortres 101 (www.fortresgrand.com). Its security is nearly impossible to break even for advanced users. – Found on a ListServ

I have tried many software products, but only Fortes 101 has proven to be very efficient. – Ville Saint-Laurent, Canada

We have computers placed in several correctional facility libraries. Security and safety are concerns to us, as well as to the CF staff at each institution. We install Fortres 101 on each machine we locate in a State or County prison facility. Fortres 101 software received a very favorable review from one prison staff member who invested time trying to crack or hack it before allowing the computer on which it was installed to be made available for inmate use. He was impressed that he had failed! So was I, since I know this guy knows his stuff. – Upstate New York

We did purchase one copy to really work it over before we believed how wonderful we had heard it is. We put Fortres 101 on a really off task high school student and he wasn't able to do ANYTHING! Super job! Now I absolutely have to put it in the schools." – Holbrook, AZ

Speaking from experience, Fortres 101 is the best security program you can get these days. – Clinton Township, MI

Unfortunately, Fortres 101 is, in general, a rather secure program. There aren't really any holes in the program that have been discovered." – Found on a Hacker Web site

Fortres has really helped me reduce my work. As a system administrator, I have saved a lot of time doing other important things than maintaining the PCs, all thanks to Fortres 101. – Singapore

We have installed Fortres 101 on our lab computers this year. The protection it provides has been great. – Found on a Listserv

For users who have sensitive information stored on their PCs, the company should install Fortres 101 security software. Access to specific directories can be user dependent, eliminating the need to password protect individual files. – Found on a Listserv

I worked with my High School's systems administrator my sophomore through senior year, as an assistant admin. We ran Fortres on every computer in the school. I can't count the number of other students who I heard griping about how there was no way to get around Fortres to get to programs, such as TelNet, which they wanted to use to hack other computers. We actually had a competition between the students who thought they were "hackers" to see if any of them could break through Fortres' security. Needless to say not a single student was able to do anything that we didn't want them to. I now run fortres on my own computer to keep my roommates from causing any problems and have convinced my office, where I am once again a Systems Administrator, to run it in conjunction with Windows XP's own security programs. – Bloomington, IL

Fortres 101 was a stark contrast (from other security products). I installed it in less than a minute and never even had to reboot, it was running instantly. This was a very impressive utility which had far more features than I would ever need. Fortres was the only program that left the operating system looking normal but locked up tighter than the chocolate biscuit tin in the staff room. The great thing with Fortres was that at the touch of a key combination, the prompt for the password came up and the security could be turned off. Very quick and easy indeed. Fortres lets you turn off the security, install a CD and turn it back on without ever rebooting or feeling like you've left windows. – Found on a ListServ

Your product is a life saver when it comes to keeping people out of our public systems. In this particular case, "people" would be children who have already done in one system in the Activity Center and, yesterday, one in the library. Seems they like to go in and download games, put passwords on them, etc. One of the library computers has an NT operating system, but that is not a user friendly system in our environment. It is much easier to use Fortres 101. Thanks again for your great customer service.– Anonymous Testimony