R.J. Griffin Selects OpenDNS as Primary Web Content Filtering Solution
Nation's sixth largest general building contractor chooses OpenDNS for all employees
Sep 20, 2007 — San Francisco -- OpenDNS, the award-winning DNS provider that makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable, today announced R.J. Griffin & Company has switched to OpenDNS from the DNS service it previously got from its Internet Service Provider (ISP). R.J. Griffin is the sixth largest general building contractor and the seventh largest multi-unit residential contractor in the United States. OpenDNS is the world's-largest, fastest-growing DNS service.
R.J. Griffin IT managers found OpenDNS when seeking a Web content filtering tool to deploy across its corporate network serving Internet to its 500 employees at five locations. Like other companies in the construction industry, R.J. Griffin was increasingly noticing a need for such a tool, but felt hindered by price.
"We had investigated content filters alone in the past but the cost of implementing them at five separate sites was very prohibitive," said Jason Cunningham, Vice President of Information Technology for R.J. Griffin. "We were never able to make the business case to our executives."
Since the Internet is critical to R.J. Griffin staffers' productivity, making it safe, secure and reliable is its IT department's No. 1 priority. That's why in parallel they were looking to speed Web site loading time, make the Internet in the organization more reliable and provide an extra layer of protection against phishing scams.
OpenDNS proved to be the perfect all-in-one tool for R.J. Griffin and the company hasn't looked back since making the switch. In addition to using adult and phishing site blocking, its IT staff is learning more about its network every day with OpenDNS reporting features, and making the Internet experience friendlier by branding OpenDNS with the R.J. Griffin logo.
"As an IT director, I am constantly searching for IT solutions that demonstrate real value to my organization," said Cunningham. "Providing a safer and more productive Internet experience for the entire enterprise at zero cost has been one of our biggest 'wins' ever."
A list of OpenDNS customers can be found at http://www.opendns.com/customers
About R.J. Griffin & Company
Founded in 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, RJ Griffin & Company is among the top 10 largest contractors in the United States, according to Engineering News-Record magazine. It opened our first division office in Charlotte, NC in 1989 and today has five offices across Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Over the past few years, these division offices have helped R.J. Griffin & Company attain a nearly 600 percent growth from a 1995 annual volume of $82 million to its projected 2006 volume of $650 million. In March of 2000 R.J. Griffin & Company was acquired by Dunn Industries of Kansas City, Missouri. As part of the JE Dunn Group, it now possess greater financial strengths, human resource backup and access to the resources of a large, well-established national contractor.
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable. Based in San Francisco, the company operates a large distributed network that powers a new kind of recursive DNS (Domain Name System) service that provides all Internet users increased security, reliability and performance. OpenDNS is thoroughly committed to building and operating the best DNS platform in the world and to improving the Internet. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: www.opendns.com
R.J. Griffin IT managers found OpenDNS when seeking a Web content filtering tool to deploy across its corporate network serving Internet to its 500 employees at five locations. Like other companies in the construction industry, R.J. Griffin was increasingly noticing a need for such a tool, but felt hindered by price.
"We had investigated content filters alone in the past but the cost of implementing them at five separate sites was very prohibitive," said Jason Cunningham, Vice President of Information Technology for R.J. Griffin. "We were never able to make the business case to our executives."
Since the Internet is critical to R.J. Griffin staffers' productivity, making it safe, secure and reliable is its IT department's No. 1 priority. That's why in parallel they were looking to speed Web site loading time, make the Internet in the organization more reliable and provide an extra layer of protection against phishing scams.
OpenDNS proved to be the perfect all-in-one tool for R.J. Griffin and the company hasn't looked back since making the switch. In addition to using adult and phishing site blocking, its IT staff is learning more about its network every day with OpenDNS reporting features, and making the Internet experience friendlier by branding OpenDNS with the R.J. Griffin logo.
"As an IT director, I am constantly searching for IT solutions that demonstrate real value to my organization," said Cunningham. "Providing a safer and more productive Internet experience for the entire enterprise at zero cost has been one of our biggest 'wins' ever."
A list of OpenDNS customers can be found at http://www.opendns.com/customers
About R.J. Griffin & Company
Founded in 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, RJ Griffin & Company is among the top 10 largest contractors in the United States, according to Engineering News-Record magazine. It opened our first division office in Charlotte, NC in 1989 and today has five offices across Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Over the past few years, these division offices have helped R.J. Griffin & Company attain a nearly 600 percent growth from a 1995 annual volume of $82 million to its projected 2006 volume of $650 million. In March of 2000 R.J. Griffin & Company was acquired by Dunn Industries of Kansas City, Missouri. As part of the JE Dunn Group, it now possess greater financial strengths, human resource backup and access to the resources of a large, well-established national contractor.
About OpenDNS
OpenDNS makes the Internet safer, faster, smarter and more reliable. Based in San Francisco, the company operates a large distributed network that powers a new kind of recursive DNS (Domain Name System) service that provides all Internet users increased security, reliability and performance. OpenDNS is thoroughly committed to building and operating the best DNS platform in the world and to improving the Internet. For more information about OpenDNS, please visit: www.opendns.com
