Xerox last spring began using hardware and software to track the Internet use of its 92,000 employees. Those fired spent too much time on "non-Xerox related sites," said spokeswoman Christa Carone.
"This is more than somebody checking out sports scores online," she told the paper.
Monitoring Web use in offices, libraries, and schools has been a hot issue. Some have turned to popular filtering software programs to prevent the use of pornography sites, particularly to prevent unwanted access by minors.
However, filtering software, which has been installed in many offices, has been a contentious issue. To date, free speech advocates have argued that the software could block legitimate content.
Last week, Stamford, Connecticut-based, Xerox unveiled the first color version of its Document Centre line of machines that fax, print, copy, and scan while hooked to computer networks.
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