NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WebSafety, Inc., (OTCQB:WBSI) the leading online security software provider of mobile phone applications protecting children from cyber-bullies, sexual predators, and texting and driving, announced that its point of sale program for the Verizon authorized dealers in Michigan and Ohio should begin to roll-out by October 1, 2013.
"The interest from national organizations continues to grow and we are striving to satisfy the demand and make the point of sale purchase as simple as possible as we strive to expand it nationally to the approximately 93 million Verizon subscribers. We know that parents are very interested in protecting their children from cyberbullying and texting and driving and that they are looking for the WebSafety product at the time they purchase a phone for their children," said Rowland W. Day II, CEO of WebSafety.
WebSafetyTM filters mobile phone texting communications through the world's largest word-recognition library of words, slang terms, and catch phrases involving cyberbullying, sexual behavior, harmful activities and derogatory, vulgar and suspicious words or phrases that automatically triggers text-message alerts to parents that include the entire text-message dialog thread of the child's mobile phone communications. Additionally, the application prevents distracted driving by disabling the cell phone's ability to text, email or web browse in a moving vehicle.
The WebSafetyTM mobile phone application is activated at the company's website at www.websafety.com or at the Google Play Store. WebSafetyTM supports Android-based mobile phones and RIM BlackBerry mobile phones, with support being developed for Apple iPhone and iOS mobile devices, and Windows Phone-based mobile devices.
About WebSafety, Inc.
WebSafety, Inc. is the leading provider of mobile phone software solutions that notify parents and employers of cyberbullying, explicit or degrading texting, and suspicious or unlawful online behavior and prevents distracted driving by disabling the cell phone's ability to text, email or web browse in a moving vehicle. The mobile software application supports devices using Android and BlackBerry wireless operating systems and operates on all four of the major wireless carriers in the United States and the three major wireless carriers in Canada. For more information, please visit http://www.websafety.com.