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How to shield your kids from 'NSFW' apps

28 Janurary 2013

If online posts are tagged #NSFW — not safe for work — they're probably not appropriate for your kids. Over the weekend, Twitter's popular new video-making app Vine became stocked with porn.... Read More

MMGuardian vs. Sprint Guardian

9 Janurary 2013

MMGuardian Parental Control is a freemium Android app that offers some of the same basic features as Sprint Guardian. Scheduled locate, time limits, application control, call clock, text monitor require a $3/month or $25/year subscription while locate the phone via SMS, lock and unlock the phone via SMS, safe driving mode... Read More
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Five Things You Missed at CES

8 January 2013

2. MMGuardian Parental Control
Manage your family’s phone usage remotely with the MMGuardian Parental Control application. MMGuardian Premium ($2.99/month after a 14-day free trial) allows parents to forbid texting while driving. It also has an anti-cyber bullying feature that allows parents to set a list of watch words. If one of the flagged words comes in a text, a copy of the message... Read More

CES ShowStoppers Launch.it pitch event - Online Tech Support Help from Ask Dave Taylor!®

7 January 2013

The Consumer Electronics Show is expensive and for a lot of startups, it's prohibitively expensive, thousands - or tens of thousands - of dollars to be a very small fish in a very big ocean. As a result, there are external activities that are... Read More

Technologies that can help you parent your smartphone-toting teen

4 January 2013

'How do I stop people from bullying my daughter on her phone?' That's a question that comes through our company's support line on a nearly daily basis. The parent is deadly serious, and the tone of the email is starkly clear: I don't know how to... Read More

CES 2013: MMGuardian Android Tablet and Phone Parental-Control Apps To Be Launched

3 January 2013

At CES next week, Pervasive Group will give an official launch to two new apps for letting parents control the use of mobile devices by children and teens: MMGuardian Tablet Security for Android tablets and MMGuardian Premium for Android... Read More

CES 2013: Microsoft is Gone, But Not Forgotten

31 December 2012

Meanwhile, in a Power Session during CES Press Day on January 7, Pervasive Group will unveil two new family security apps for Android devices: MMGuardian Premium and MMGuardian Tablet Security... Read More

New Phone App Gives Parents Control Over Children’s Mobile Phone Use

30 November 2012

“Safe Driving ON.” Looking down at his new android smartphone, James Zhou stares at the screen for a second, ensuring that the feature is turned on. Then he shakes his head. “It’s so simple now, what parent wouldn’t want to use it?” Zhou, a software architect, is the CEO of Pervasive Group Inc., a new East Coast software startup that creates mobile technology to help parents control their children’s smartphones... Read More

New Jersey Startup Incubator TechLaunch Shows Off Its First Batch Of Graduates | TechCrunch

14 November 2012

Pervasive Group: There’s no doubt that smartphone penetration among the younger set will grow in the months and years to come, and Pervasive Group wants MMGuardian to be the way for anxious parents to keep tabs on their kids. The company’s Android app is capable of locating a child’s smartphone, prevent texting while driving, set up time limits for phone use, and even monitor... Read More

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7 January 2013

MMGuardian™ Premium Launching Soon: New Mobile Security App for Smartphones

Pervasive Group Inc. is excited to announce the release of MMGuardian™ Premium for Android smartphone devices. MMGuardian Premium is now available to all android smartphone users through the Google Play store. Parents download the “MMGuardian Parental Control” application to their child’s phone and access a 14-day FREE TRIAL. After the trial, MMGuardian Premium is available through in-app purchase for either a $2.99/month subscription or a $25/year reduced-rate annual subscription.

MMGuardian Premium is Pervasive Group’s new, improved offering of MMGuardian Parental Control, a free application currently available on the Google Play store that has garnered 50,000 downloads, 35,000 registered users, and a 4-star rating, which leads the mobile parental control category. MMGuardian Premium includes upgraded support and new features.

MMGuardian Premium gives parents direct control over their children’s smart devices to keep teens safe, monitor their usage, and save money using new, patent-pending technology.

With MMGuardian Premium, parents can:
1) Locate and Track their child’s phone
2) Prevent Texting While Driving
3) Lock or Unlock the phone remotely
4) Schedule Times for the phone to be located days or weeks in advance
5) Set Time Settings for allowed phone use
6) Monitor their child’s texts for sensitive words
7) Control applications usage
8) Prevent Uninstallation or Tampering


MMGuardian™ is available on tablet devices as a separate application named MMGuardian for Tablet. Please email paul.grossinger@mmguardian.com or visit www.mmguardian.com for more details. Pervasive Group Inc. is a New Jersey company based out of Montclair, NJ and the recent winner of the New York December Ultra-Light Startups and NJ Tech Meetup ‘Best Company’ awards.

For more information, please contact co-founder Paul Grossinger directly at paul.grossinger@mmguardian.com. Pervasive Group Inc. 855 Valley Road, Suite 203, Clifton, NJ 07011
7 January 2013

Launch of MMGuardian™ for Tablets: Pervasive Group Inc. is excited to announce the release of MMGuardian™ for Android Tablet devices.

MMGuardian Tablet Security” is now available on the Google Play store. The product is available for a 14-day FREE TRIAL followed by a $9.99 one-time payment. MMGuardian for Tablets provides parents direct control over their children’s tablets to keep teen’s safe, monitor their usage habits, and save money using new, patent-pending technology. With MMGuardian Tablet, parents can:

1) Block app purchases. MMGuardian can disable the app store, either completely or at scheduled times, preventing your teen from downloading unwanted applications and driving up your bill.

2) Set Time Limits on tablet usage. Parents can limit tablet use during certain times of day, including school and sleep time, to retain control of device usage.

3) Monitor and control applications. Parents may control applications usage on their child’s tablet, and be informed when new applications are installed, and are thus empowered to take action to keep their child’s tablet clean and safe.

4) Prevent Uninstallation. MMGuardian contains tamper and uninstallation prevention software, so only the parent can decide when to remove the application.

MMGuardian™ is available on android smartphones as a separate application named MMGuardian Parental Control. Please visit www.mmguardian.com for more details. Pervasive Group Inc. is a New Jersey company based out of Montclair, NJ and the recent winner of the Ultra-Light Startups and NJ Tech Meetup ‘Best Company’ awards.

For more information, please contact co-founder Paul Grossinger directly at paul.grossinger@mmguardian.com. Pervasive Group Inc. 855 Valley Road, Suite 203 Clifton, NJ 07011 773-837-1889

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