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Tue, 03 Mar 2010 8:00:00 EST en-us Tue, 03 Mar 2010 8:00:00 EST 360 http://www.facetime.com/images/ft_rgb_2in.gif http://www.facetime.com/newsevents/newsevents.aspx FaceTime Corporate Logo Fifth Annual Study Shows Dramatic Divide Between IT Manager Perception and Actual Web 2.0 Usage, Increasing Demand for eDiscovery in UC, IM and Social Networks http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr100302.aspx Tue, 03 Mar 2010 8:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr100224.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2010 3:00:00 EST Press Release Enables Enterprises to Set More Flexible Policies Around New Web Applications for Increased Collaboration and Employee Productivity http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr100210.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 3:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr100118.aspx Mon, 18 Jan 2010 8:07:00 EST Press Release FaceTime's IMAuditor Messaging Compliance Solution Now Incorporates YellowJacket Instant Messaging Traffic http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr100114.aspx Thu, 14 Jan 2010 8:00:00 EST Press Release Newly Appointed Chief Financial Officer Brings Background in Network Security, IPOs, and Start-Ups to FaceTime's Executive Team http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr100112.aspx Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:45:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr100106.aspx Wed, 6 Jan 2010 10:45:00 EST Press Release Government Agencies Need to Embrace Social Networks and Web 2.0 Applications in a Way that is Secure and Complies with Regulations http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr091217.aspx Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime's USG 3.1 Now Supports Both Squid and Blue Coat Proxy Servers and Includes FaceTime Security Labs' Comprehensive Application Signature Database http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr091201.aspx Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST Press Release Acquisition of market-leading application signature database strengthens Check Point's network security leadership http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr091123.aspx Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST Press Release Industry Recognized Virus Scanning Now Part of FaceTime's Comprehensive Web 2.0 Security Appliance for Enterprise Networks http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr091027.aspx Tue, 27 Oct 2009 7:00:00 EST Press Release New Unified Security Gateway adds security and control of social networks, twitter, and blogs to Blue Coat proxy environments, provides upgrade path for legacy Surfcontrol customers http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr091020.aspx Tue, 20 Oct 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr091007.aspx Wed, 7 Oct 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release New Features Deliver Content Monitoring, Control & Recording across Web 2.0; Adds User Behavior Reporting over Multiple Modalities, Reduces Data Leakage, and Meets Regulatory Compliance http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090930.aspx Wed, 30 Sep 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release IMAuditor Eases Compliance Burden for Financial Services Organizations http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090825.aspx Tue, 25 Aug 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release Sunbelt's Anti-malware Technology Integrated into FaceTime's Secure Web Gateway http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090812.aspx Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090715.aspx Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST Press Release More than half of respondents plan to add Web 2.0 security within the year http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090701.aspx Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090615.aspx Wed, 17 Jun 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release Unified Security Gateway supports VMWare; ideal for virtualized branch offices to lower cost and environmental footprint http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090615.aspx Mon, 15 Jun 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release SMS messages from corporate BlackBerries can now be logged and archived to meet corporate governance and compliance regulations http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090512.aspx Tue, 12 May 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Insight™ employs tree mapping to enable IT management to view and control Web 2.0 and social networking applications http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090421.aspx Tue, 21 Apr 2009 8:30:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090421a.aspx Tue, 21 Apr 2009 9:30:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090224.aspx Wed, 24 Feb 2009 10:30:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090218.aspx Wed, 18 Feb 2009 9:30:00 EST Press Release Unified Security Gateway 2.0 identifies and manages 1,400 Internet applications; new real-time data shows Web 2.0 usage penetration at 100% http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090203a.aspx Tue, 3 Feb 2009 9:30:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090203b.aspx Tue, 3 Feb 2009 9:30:00 EST Press Release Ethical Boundaries for Audio Conferencing, Full security and compliance for Group Chat, Support for Access Edge Proxy and Logging and Reporting Enhancements http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090203.aspx Tue, 3 Feb 2009 8:30:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090128.aspx Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:30:00 EST Press Release Support for Sametime 8.0 includes information leak prevention, mobile Blackberry security and compliance, advanced text search and retrieval http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090119.aspx Mon, 19 Jan 2009 8:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr090109.aspx Fri, 9 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST Press Release Offers Patented Technology to Identify and Control 1,400 Real Time and Web 2.0 Applications and 50,000 social networking apps http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr081208.aspx Mon, 8 Dec 2008 8:00:00 EST Press Release CIO New Zealand, the only business publication dedicated to the unique information needs of CIOs in New Zealand has placed FaceTime in this year's Strategic 100 ICT vendors http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr081111.aspx Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EDT Press Release New Survey: Costs of Malware Grow to More Than $125,000 per Month for Largest Companies http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr081027.aspx Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:00:00 EDT Press Release World Class Award for accuracy and unobtrusive performance http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr081007.aspx Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:30:00 EDT Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr081001.aspx Wed, 1 Oct 2008 8:00:00 EDT Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080917.aspx Thu, 17 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080729.aspx Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDT Press Release Survey reveals 57 percent of IT managers believe their corporate data is not adequately protected from leaks via IM and/or unified communications http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080714.aspx Mon, 14 Jul 2008 5:00:00 EDT Press Release FaceTime offers broadest controls for Web 2.0 in the enterprise including IM, P2P, Web-based traffic and Social Networking http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080618.aspx Tue, 18 Jun 2008 15:45:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080512.aspx Mon, 12 May 2008 14:30:00 EST Press Release and win dinner for two at one of the UK's top restaurants http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080415.aspx Wed, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080407a.aspx Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST Press Release 60% of IT managers surveyed are more concerned about social networks than email Analysts advise enterprises to avoid blocking social networking http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080407.aspx Mon, 7 Apr 2008 8:00:00 EST Press Release Secure Web gateway visionary offers new alternatives for managing today’s Internet http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080326.aspx Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST Press Release First to Protect Skype Users from Malware and Malicious Links http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080320.aspx Thu, 20 Mar 2008 8:00:00 EST Press Release Features high availability, rich compliance for Sametime 8.0 and Microsoft OCS,with granular controls for audio and video http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080306.aspx Thu, 6 Mar 2008 8:00:00 EST Press Release Survey finds 45 percent of IT managers would be unable to produce an archive of specific employee communications http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080306a.aspx Thu, 6 Mar 2008 8:00:00 EST Press Release Social networking is a growing security and productivity concern among IT managers http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080128a.aspx Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080128.aspx Mon, 28 Jan 2008 8:00:00 EST Press Release Predicts 2008 Threat Landscape Expanding to Social Networking Sites, Total Number of Greynets to reach 1,000 http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr080108.aspx Tue, 8 Jan 2008 11:30:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr071219.aspx Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:30:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr071204a.aspx Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST Press Release GreynetsGuide.com Catalogs More than 600 Applications Free RTDiscover Tool Provides Real-Time Visibility on Employee Usage http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr071204.aspx Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST Press Release Third Annual Survey Reveals the Financial Impact of Greynets is Growing, Costing Companies More than $289,000 per year on Average http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr071016.aspx Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Survey Reveals Continued Rogue Public IM Use in Organizations where Unified Communications and Enterprise IM are deployed http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr071016a.aspx Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release Partnership with FaceTime Ensures Visibility and Control Over Real-Time Communications http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr071008.aspx Tue, 8 Oct 2007 17:00:00 EST Press Release Cyclical Trend Continues with Expectation of Increased Threats for Fall/Winter http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070927.aspx Wed, 27 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EST Press Release IMAuditor aides November 1st deadline for compliance http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070925.aspx Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime first to deliver security, management and compliance for Web browsing, instant messaging and UC applications under a single point of control http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070910a.aspx Mon, 10 Sep 2007 9:00:00 EST Press Release Credit Suisse Leads Financing Round to See U.C. Security Leader to Profitability http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070910.aspx Mon, 10 Sep 2007 9:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070827.aspx Mon, 27 Aug 2007 9:00:00 EST Press Release IMAuditor for OCS Provides Comprehensive Control, Compliance and Security as Enterprises Adopt Microsoft's Unified Communications Platform http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070731.aspx Tue, 31 Jul 2007 8:00:00 EST Press Release http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070702.aspx Mon, 2 Jul 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release RTGuardian 2000 Platform Optimized for Higher Bandwidth Real-Time Applications http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070627.aspx Tue, 27 Jun 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release Clearswift to offer world-class IM hygiene and compliance with MIMEsweeper solutions http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070619.aspx Tue, 19 Jun 2007 8:00:00 EST Press Release Gartner has placed FaceTime in the Visionaries Quadrant for the secure Web gateway market http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070613.aspx Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:00:00 EST Press Release Internet security solution prevents malware, secures all IM use and manages Web browsing http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070510.aspx Thu, 10 May 2007 10:00:00 EST Press Release RTGuardian appliances provide fastest, most effective platform for Web security and control http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070501.aspx Tue, 1 May 2007 8:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Quarterly IMPact Report indicates 6 percent increase in quarterly security incidents targeting IM and P2P channels http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070403.aspx Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:00:00 EST Press Release NetBrowserPro, a Web browser, promises secure porn browsing, but installs a rootkit and a Trojan called MovieCommander. Moviecommander is disguised as a fake media codec. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070328.aspx Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release Trojan falsely boosts traffic statistics for Chinese web sites http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070313.aspx Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release Leader in IM management provides new controls for easier and more cost-effective retrieval of archived data http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070227.aspx Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release Judges Select FaceTime Enterprise Edition over Akonix, Barracuda, Secure Computing and Symantec for Second Consecutive Year http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070213.aspx Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications Unveils industry's first gateway-to-endpoint control for Skype http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070206.aspx Tue, 6 Feb 2007 8:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced its customers are protected against the "Storm Worm" currently propagating through the Internet. Companies that use FaceTime Enterprise Edition and IMAuditor and have auto-update features activated are automatically protected against this threat. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070116.aspx Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:00:00 EST Press Release Increasingly complex and stealthy malware combines with risky employee behavior to create ongoing challenges for securing enterprise networks http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr070116.aspx Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:00:00 EST Press Release Today, FaceTime Communications announced that its management and compliance products are able to help enterprises meet the demands and protect against violations of the revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which took effect December 1, 2006. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061204.aspx Mon, 4 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST Press Release Unifies best-of-breed security and management of greynet applications with industry-leading Web filtering through a single access point http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061114.aspx Tue, 14 Nov 2006 8:00:00 EST Press Release Second Annual Survey Shows Employees Increasingly Adopting Unsanctioned Network Applications that Put Their Organizations at Risk http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061108.aspx Wed, 8 Nov 2006 8:00:00 EST Press Release New WebEx Advanced Auditor Powered By FaceTime Enhances Security for On-Demand Instant Messaging and Web Collaboration Services http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061107.aspx Wed, 8 Nov 2006 8:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime announces IMAuditor-MT – part of a comprehensive IM security and compliance solution for managed service providers (MSPs). IMA-MT enables managed service providers to offer security, control, management, compliance, and application integration for the safe and productive use of IM and other real-time communications applications. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061031.aspx Wed,8 Nov 2006 8:00:00 EST Press Release Hosted and moderated by Ziff Davis market expert Frank Derfler http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061030.aspx Wed, 8 Nov 2006 8:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Gets Top Ranking Based on Market Revenue for Third Consecutive Year, and Top Ranking for EIM Product Support and Alliances http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061018.aspx Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:00:00 EST Press Release Financially-motivated malware serves up expensive Google AdSense pages related to a rare cancer http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr061003.aspx Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime researchers uncover dangerous worm hosted on a Russian Web site using documented Internet hoax "a virtual card for you" for camouflage and pipeline to steal data. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060922.aspx Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Security Labs researchers discover stealthy worm with unpredictable behavior opening a pipeline to deliver a variety of infections http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060918.aspx Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Offers Sametime Customers 60-Day Free Trial of IMAuditor http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060913.aspx Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Empowers organizations to enable any user, on any network, from any location http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060829.aspx Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release AXS-One to Distribute FaceTime Instant Messaging and Compliance Products; End-to-End Solution Manages Electronic Records and Secures Enterprise Networks http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060814.aspx Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release AXS-One to Distribute FaceTime Instant Messaging and Compliance Products; End-to-End Solution Manages Electronic Records and Secures Enterprise Networks http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060724.aspx Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Wick Hill has been appointed by California-based FaceTime Communications to distribute its greynet security and management products in the UK. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060724uk.aspx Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Globally Recognized Researchers Expand Insight, Information and Free Tools to Address Real Time Communications Including IM, Chat Rooms, & P2P File Sharing http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060720.aspx Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing and managing greynets, today announced that Network Testing Labs (Mobile, Ala.), the world's foremost independent security testing facility, has recognized the RTGuardian 500 with an "excellent" rating based on five key criteria: identifying and thwarting malware, ease of use, reports, installation and documentation. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060718.aspx Tue, 18 Jul 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Today, FaceTime Security Labs announced the discovery of a worm that steals users' banking details, usernames and passwords. The worm, known as MW.Orc, is propagating through Orkut, Google's social networking site, as users launch an executable file disguised as a JPEG. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060619.aspx Mon, 19 Jun 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Research experts at FaceTime Security Labs identified and reported a new threat today affecting Yahoo! Messenger. FaceTime researchers confirmed that a self-propagating worm, named yhoo32.explr, installs 'Safety Browser' and hijacks the Internet Explorer homepage, leading users to a site that puts spyware on their PCs. Because Safety Browser uses the IE icon, users can easily mistake it for Internet Explorer. This is the first recorded incidence of malware installing its own web browser on a PC without the user's permission. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060522.aspx Mon, 22 May 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing and managing greynets such as instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), and spyware, today announced the immediate availability of Greynet Enterprise Manager (GEM). GEM enables organizations to easily set and manage security policies, and obtain aggregated visibility of IM, P2P and spyware traffic across distributed enterprise environments. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060503.aspx Wed, 3 May 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing Greynets such as instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), and spyware, today released a quarterly report highlighting the trends and growth in security incidents and malware attacks over IM, chat and P2P services. The report details that threat incidents are up over the same quarter last year (Q1 2005), and an increasing proportion of threats propagate through multiple channels and P2P networks. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060410.aspx Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing IM, P2P and spyware greynets, today announced the next version of FaceTime Enterprise Edition with IMAuditor 7.0, aproven solution used by many of the world's largest firms to manage, secure andcontrol greynet applications. Among the enhancements in FaceTime Enterprise Edition are broader support for IM including Skype 2.0, WebEx support for logging and archival of chat sessions within a web meeting, and enhanced reporting for multiple public and enterprise instant messaging solutions including Microsoft Live Communications Server, IBM Lotus SameTime, Reuters, Parlano, and Jabber. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060404.aspx Tue, 4 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Research experts at FaceTime Security Labs identified and reported a new threat today affecting instant messaging (IM) applications. FaceTime Security Labs is the threat research division of IM and Greynet security leader FaceTime Communications. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060315.aspx Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release The Open University has selected FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing IM, P2P and spyware Greynets, to prevent worms and viruses from using instant messaging (IM) to invade and exploit its UK student network. The Open University is the world's first successful distance learning university with more than 180,000 students that interact online from home around the world. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060306.aspx Mon, 6 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing IM, P2P and spyware Greynets, today announced that FaceTime Enterprise Edition™ was named Best IM Security solution in SC Magazine's Reader Trust Technology Awards. The prestigious award recognizes the product's position in the eyes of both information security professionals and SC Magazine's judges. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060217.aspx Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing IM, P2P and spyware Greynets, today announced new partnerships with Tablus and PortAuthority Technologies to add increased security against content leakage to its flagship FaceTime Enterprise Edition™ solution. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060215.aspx Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Mirapoint, the secure messaging experts, and FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), and spyware, have entered into a strategic relationship to secure email, instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic from the rising tide of malicious security threats targeted at these communication vehicles. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060214.aspx Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Christopher Boyd, Security Research Manager of FaceTime (aka "Paperghost"), will participate on the panel, titled "Policy and Enforcement – Tracking Spyware Across Borders." This panel will discuss today's legal challenges facing the spyware problem made even more complex because of the distributed nature of the Internet. This panel aims to provide the best policies and practices for dealing with spyware in a geographically and politically diverse context. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060201.aspx Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release Research experts at FaceTime Security Labs™, the threat research division of FaceTime Communications, identified and reported a new threat today affecting AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) applications. The new worm targets PC hosts infected with lockx.exe or palsp.exe and utilizes IRC enabled malware to connect the host to a server for further infection through a series of commands. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060106.aspx Fri, 6 Jan 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), and spyware, today released a new report citing threats over IM and P2P networks increased by more than twenty-fold -- representing a 2,200 percent increase over 2004. Furthermore, incident frequency appears to be accelerating with almost 800 incidents recorded in Q4 2005 alone. Additionally, the findings highlight the use of increasingly sophisticated techniques, including threats targeting multiple networks, IRC controlled botnets, and IM-borne rootkits as some of the more alarming trends of 2005. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr060104.aspx Wed, 4 Jan 2006 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing IM, P2P and spyware, has appointed Nick Sears as Managing Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With over 15 years of experience in IT security and technology markets, Sears will be responsible for aggressively expanding FaceTime's business across EMEA. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr051128.aspx Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Experts at FaceTime Security Labs™ , the threat research division of FaceTime Communications, identified and reported a new threat today related to the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) "RootKit" worm they first identified on October 28, 2005. New research completed on the AOL rootkit worm confirms it acts as a back door for additional malware to be downloaded. The additional malware is capable of stealing usernames, passwords, and other personal information, and can be managed and controlled by a hacker through IRC communication sessions. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr051117.aspx Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing IM, P2P and spyware, today announced the immediate availability of IMAuditor 6.5, the industry's premier IM security solution, along with guaranteed protection against worms propagating through all major public IM systems. The "Worm Free Guarantee" represents the security industry's first explicit program to offer compensation upon a single instance of an IM worm propagating in the customer's environment. The new program is made possible through patent-pending technology within IMAuditor 6.5 that protects organizations at a level unmatched by conventional, signature-based products. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr051101.aspx Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Security Labs identified and reported a new threat being propagated through the AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) network. The worm is being passed through instant messages from members on a user's Buddy List and within AOL chat rooms. FaceTime researchers confirmed today that the W32/Sdbot-ADD - identified previously by including an adware bundle – also includes the lockx.exe rootkit file. The executable provides an attacker with the capability to upload, download and monitor the infected host. Furthermore, the executable attempts to shut down anti-virus programs and leaves a backdoor on the host PC to install additional software. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr051028.aspx Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime today warns users about malicious links being spread through instant messaging (IM) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) which downloads a rogue, fake Google toolbar and adware on users machines and re-directs users to a page collecting credit card information. This complex phishing scheme which takes advantage of Google's trusted brand, borrows exploits of an application commonly referred to as "CoolWebSearch," although it is still unclear on who is responsible for the scheme. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr051005a.aspx Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications was recognized as a premiere supplier of enterprise instant messaging management (EIM) technology for the full year of 2004, according to the leading IT market research and advisory firm, IDC. In the report entitled "Worldwide Enterprise Instant Messaging Applications 2005-2009 Forecast and 2004 Vendor Shares ", IDC evaluated enterprise instant messaging (EIM) products and EIM management products on their market opportunity alignment and ability to gain share. The report identified FaceTime, who for the second year in a row, ranked as an EIM management leader in terms of "market opportunity alignment" and placed the company squarely in the leadership quadrant within the IDC Leadership Grid. IDC's assessment also determined that FaceTime led the competition in the "depth in security", "product and service breadth" and "potential for market dominance" categories. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr051005.aspx Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leader in IM Management solutions, today announced the Day Zero Defense System, a new solution for preventing worms and spyware downloads over enterprise and public instant messaging (IM) networks. The system utilizes anomaly detection techniques to analyze multiple characteristics of IM-borne worms and other malicious code against normal behavior, and provides patent-pending protection against these threats without the need for traditional security signatures. For the first time, organizations can proactively identify and stop IM attacks before they occur in all leading enterprise and public IM applications – including Lotus Sametime, Microsoft MSN, AOL, Yahoo, and Google Talk. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr051003.aspx Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications has been awarded SC Magazine's "Best Buy" a year after it achieved the "Recommended" award in a similar instant messaging (IM) group test against seven other vendors. This achievement reconfirms FaceTime's Enterprise Edition product suite, consisting of IMauditor and RTGuardian, as the leading provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend IM applications. SC Magazine hailed the FaceTime solution for being a "powerful and highly configurable enterprise-level system with the features to match." http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050920.aspx Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced that FaceTime Enterprise Edition™ has been recognized as SC Magazine's "Best Buy" in a group test of instant messaging (IM) security products. FaceTime Enterprise Edition is used by the world's largest firms to manage, secure and control IM, P2P, spyware and other greynet applications. Without effective management and control mechanisms, enterprises are vulnerable to a wide variety of threats that can lead to leakage of confidential information, corporate and regulatory compliance violations, and even identity theft. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050914.aspx Wed, 14 Sep 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced sales for Q3 2005 which ended July 31, 2005, were up more than 250 percent over the same quarter last year, and increased more than 100 percent from the previous quarter, ending April 30, 2005. Driven by accelerated customer adoption for its compliance and security solutions for the management and control of greynet applications like adware/spyware, instant messaging and P2P file sharing, FaceTime also reported a record number of new IM security and anti-spyware customers for the quarter. Seats under management grew to more than 1.4 million - the largest in the industry. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050831.aspx Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced the FaceTime Enterprise Spyware Prevention Suite, the first and only integrated, anti-spyware solution that detects, prevents and automatically remediates spyware on infected PCs – without having to deploy desktop software. Powered by new patent-pending technology and the Greynets Research Database, the Enterprise Spyware Prevention Suite enables organizations to protect business assets, significantly reduce help desk and clean up costs, improve desktop productivity, and prevent information theft associated with spyware and adware. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050829.aspx Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced the first and only IM security and compliance solution for Google's new instant messaging (IM) service, Google Talk. Google Talk, unveiled yesterday, enables Google Gmail users to talk or IM with their friends for free. FaceTime customers with RTGuardian or IMAuditor products can be confident in their proven capabilities to secure, manage and archive all IM conversations – including Google Talk - within the enterprise. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050825.aspx Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced the appointment of Christopher Boyd (known online as "Paperghost") to the position of Security Research Manager. A leading expert on malware, spyware and hacking exploits, Boyd will be responsible for performing detailed research on new malware threats to enable rapid response and remediation solutions for FaceTime customers. FaceTime's IMPact Research Team is the largest intelligence and response organization dedicated to addressing the rapid proliferation of new adware/spyware, IM and P2P threats. The IMPact Index provides an aggregate risk level of daily threats. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050816.aspx Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime today warns the IMPact Index has jumped to 7. The increase is a reflection of a half dozen new threats and includes a high risk variant of the W32/Sdbot-AAH worm that is mutating and spreading rapidly through IRC and the Windows platform. The W32/Sdbt-AAH variant, which first appeared on the IRC networks earlier this month, opens up a backdoor, and allows numerous security holes to be exploited, including password stealing and the ability to remotely upload code onto the compromised PC. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050802impact.aspx Tue, 2 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications and NewDiligence, a market research company, today released data that show enterprises spending on average $130,000 per month in IT time fighting spyware related issues. The data were collected in a survey of more than 1000 end users and IT managers to determine the impact that the growth of unsanctioned applications have on enterprises. The survey specifically highlights the fact that reports of spyware are occurring at twice the rate of virus infections. In addition to the IT costs associated with remedying infected machines, these incidents have led to thousands of dollars in productivity loss. Further exacerbating the issue, the survey also shows a growing end user adoption rate of unsanctioned network applications on enterprise PCs. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050802.aspx Tue, 2 Aug 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Strengthening its leadership as the premier solutions provider to secure the uncontrolled use of instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P) and spyware applications in the enterprise, FaceTime today announced that SunTrust Robinson Humphrey is the latest major capital markets firm to select FaceTime IMAuditor™ to ensure full regulatory compliance for its AIM - public IM communications. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, a division of SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc., is the largest and most active NASDAQ market-maker of any firm headquartered in the Southeast. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050719.aspx Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications announced today that Crowe Chizek and Company LLC has successfully deployed FaceTime Enterprise Edition™ to manage the security and legal vulnerabilities posed by instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050620.aspx Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced that it has acquired patent-pending technology of anti-spyware vendor XBlock Systems, LLC and the SpywareGuide.com community and information resource. The XBlock asset acquisition enhances FaceTime's defense-in-depth approach to enabling the secure use of legitimate greynet applications like instant messaging (IM) and web conferencing, while providing comprehensive protection against illegitimate applications such as spyware, adware and peer-to-peer (P2P) file downloads. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050607.aspx Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime today warns the IMPact Index jumped to 7; the highest level in weeks. The increase is a reflection of over a dozen new threats including a new high risk variant of the W32/Mytob worm that is mutating and spreading rapidly through the Windows platform. The W32/Mytob variant, which first appeared on the IRC networks in late March, is a backdoor Trojan that allows unauthorized remote access to an infected computer and turns off anti-virus applications. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050602.aspx Thu, 2 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that secure the uncontrolled use of instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P) and spyware applications, today announced it has delivered its market-leading IMAuditor™ IM security and control solution to FEMSA Comercio, the owner of OXXO, Mexico's largest convenient store chain. OXXO is the subsidiary of the FEMSA corporation, the largest beverage company in Latin America. Secured through FaceTime's exclusive partnership with Migesa, the transaction continues FaceTime's momentum in penetrating the Latin America market and demonstrates the increasing success of its channel program. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050601.aspx Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced Real-Time Guardian 3.0 ("RTG 3.0"), the most advanced perimeter security solution for blocking the spread of spyware and adware in the enterprise and securing unauthorized IM and P2P usage, which represents one of the primary channels for spyware distribution. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050523.aspx Mon, 23 May 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that secure, manage and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, today announced IMAuditor 6.5 featuring full integration with FaceTime's IMPact (IM and P2P Activity) Center including, i) daily updates of the IMPact Index with e-mail alerts to IT administrators if the Index rises above a configurable level, ii) automatic updates of IMPact Alerts with full descriptions of known threats and iii) automatic updates to IMAuditor's content filtering lexicon to block worms and spIM (SPAM over the IM network). http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050426.aspx Tue, 26 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Reuters (LSE: RTR, Nasdaq: RTRSY), the global information company, today announced it has selected FaceTime Communications, the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, as its Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) provider for its Reuters Messaging Compliance Manager. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050425.aspx Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Reuters safely restored its instant messaging service at 07:00 GMT on Friday, 15 April after temporarily suspending service on Thursday, to protect its customers. Reuters decision to suspend the service came after a handful of customers reported they received instant messages, inviting them to visit a website which contained infected software. Although this was not an attack on Reuters, the company decided to take precautionary measures to protect its customers by preventing Reuters Messaging (RM) from being used to propagate a variant of the Kelvir worm. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050415.aspx Fri, 15 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release With the FaceTime IMPact Index moving to 8, a reflection of a number of new threats that can affect IM and P2P environments, FaceTime today warns of a new variant of the W32/Kelvir worm with a "W32.Spybot.NLI." spyware payload that is spreading through messaging services. The new variant attempts to spread the worm by sending messages using IM presence to determine whether unsuspecting users are online and then sends a message containing a URL to a spyware infection website. The Reuters Messaging network represents a new propagation vector for the W32/Kelvir worm. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050414.aspx Thu, 14 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime today warns the IMPact Index jumped to 7, the highest level to date. The significant increase is a reflection of a number of new threats including a high risk MSN Messenger 6.2 vulnerability that can potentially affect anyone using the MSN Messenger network. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050413.aspx Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications today announced that its FaceTime IM and P2P Activity ("IMPact") Center is expanding its scope to address the over 400% rise of Instant Messaging and Peer-to-peer threats with the introduction of the IMPact Index, IMPact Alerts and the online IMPact Center. The IMPact Index will allow IT and security managers to get an aggregated, point-in-time snapshot of the threat level from IM and P2P borne malware and take action accordingly. The FaceTime IMPact Index reports today's threat level at 3. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050411.aspx Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Furthering its leadership as the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, FaceTime today announced it has earned the Lotus Advisor Editor's Choice Award for its Enterprise Edition package of IM security and compliance tools for the second year in a row. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050328.aspx Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, today announced that its long-time partner, America Online, Inc, has chosen FaceTime once again to offer an industry first to its customers. FaceTime is the first company that AOL has entrusted with the responsibility and authority to federate with its messaging network. The new capability in FaceTime's IMAuditor server will process, authenticate and manage customers' passwords and identification information within their local networks thus removing the requirement to send this confidential data through the Internet to AOL. In addition, FaceTime will provide the trusted technology that decrypts and logs encrypted messages sent over the AIM service to enable secure, compliant enterprise instant messaging practices. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050321.aspx Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Furthering its leadership as the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, FaceTime today announced it has reached an exclusive agreement with value-added distributor Optical Laser, Inc. to be the only provider of security and compliance solutions for IM, P2P and voice over IP (VoIP) to their reseller network. By adding Optical Laser's 300-plus reseller network to its partner program, FaceTime broadens its penetration into the mid-market and small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and expands into several new industries. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050314.aspx Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Furthering its leadership as the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, FaceTime today announced the immediate availability of FaceTime Enterprise Edition for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server and support for Microsoft Corp.'s Public IM Connectivity (PIC) with Live Communications Server 2005. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050308.aspx Tue, 8 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Furthering its leadership as the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, FaceTime Communications today provided details of the only effective technology architecture available to control spIM (IM spam). SpIM's potential to wreak havoc on enterprise networks and worker productivity is reaching alarming levels driven in part by recent interoperability advances between the public networks. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050307.aspx Mon, 7 Mar 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Furthering its leadership position as the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, FaceTime today announced that it has appointed one of the most coveted security experts in the industry, Dr. Taher Elgamal, to its Board of Directors. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050215_elgamal.aspx Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Furthering its leadership as the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, FaceTime today announced an agreement with Sendmail, Inc., a global provider of email security infrastructure, to offer a comprehensive messaging security and policy creation and enforcement solution for email and IM. With complementary products and respective leadership in delivering solutions to enterprises, particularly in the financial services industry, this agreement is a natural fit for both companies. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050215_sendmail.aspx Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Furthering its leadership as the premier provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, FaceTime today announced two major appointments to its executive team: Marcus Smith has been named CFO bringing over 19 years of top level financial executive experience at technology companies. Deric Moilliet has been appointed vice president of International Sales. Mr. Moilliet, an industry veteran, brings 23 years of information technology sales experience to FaceTime. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050119_execs.aspx Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, and Edvance Limited, the premier provider of secure Internet communications solutions in Asia, today announced a reseller partnership in which the Hong Kong-based integrated solutions vendor will resell the entire FaceTime product line including the immediate availability of FaceTime RTG500, an industry-first network appliance built for the ease of adoption and safe, secure use of IM and P2P in the enterprise, small and medium businesses, ISPs, government organizations, universities and schools. The announcement expands FaceTime's leadership position in the Asia Pacific region where customers' widespread use of IM and P2P has driven an increasing market demand for best-of-breed solutions. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050119_edvance.aspx Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that secure, manage and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, today announced that Reuters has selected FaceTime http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050118_reuters.aspx Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release Top Layer Networks, a provider of globally proven intrusion prevention solutions, today announced a partnership with FaceTime Communications (www.facetime.com), the leading provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P) applications. Top Layer's IDS Balancer product family in conjunction with FaceTime's RTG500™ security solution, will provide customers with a reliable IM and P2P traffic monitoring solution that is able to scale to multi-Gigabit networks while handling the asymmetrical traffic loads commonly found in today's enterprise environment. The companies will also utilize their combined expertise to engage in joint marketing and sales activities. http://www.facetime.com/pr/pr050110.aspx Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST Press Release