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Press Release
FaceTime IMAuditor™ 5.0 Extends Enforcement of Instant Messaging Security and
Compliance Policies to Mobile Workers
Industry Standard IM Management Solution Adds Integration with MSN Messenger
Connect for Enterprises; Symantec, Network Associates, and Trend Micro
Anti-Virus Scanning; and EMC Centera
NETWORLD+INTEROP 2004, Booth #123, Las Vegas, Nev.-May 10, 2004-Furthering its
leadership as the world's largest provider of solutions that secure, manage,
and extend instant messaging (IM) and other forms of real-time communications
in the enterprise, FaceTime Communications today announced from the
Networld+Interop conference in Las Vegas its newest release of IMAuditor.
IMAuditor 5.0 expands on FaceTime's award-winning and market-leading IMAuditor
by integrating with MSN Messenger Connect for Enterprises to extend the
enforcement of information security, as well as corporate and regulatory
compliance policies to instant messaging occurring among employees, partners
and customers outside the corporate network. Additionally, IMAuditor 5.0
provides anti-virus scanning of file transfers through its integration with
Symantec, Network Associates and Trend Micro while delivering EMC Centera
support for the central storage and management of IM, email and other
electronic data sources.
As a certified provider of MSN Messenger Connect for Enterprises services,
FaceTime is licensed to support the latest features, including "Anytime,
Anywhere" for mobile workers. With the integration of MSN Messenger Connect for
Enterprises and IMAuditor 5.0, customers can extend the centralized management
and security of instant messaging beyond the firewall to include corporate
communications occurring from a home office, smart phone or other handheld
mobile device. The extension of FaceTime's information security and management
capabilities-including IM logging, auditing, and reporting; administration of
segmented usage policies; controlled dissemination and protection of sensitive
corporate data; spim control and anti-virus scanning for file transfers-is made
possible by the routing of all remote MSN Messenger Connect for Enterprises IM
traffic through IMAuditor 5.0 in a safe and secure manner. Businesses also
reserve full namespace control and identity management to safeguard against
fraudulent use of corporate identities.
"We welcome FaceTime as an authorized partner with MSN Messenger Connect for
Enterprises," said Todd Biggs, senior product manager of MSN Messenger Connect
for Enterprises at Microsoft Corp. "Together, MSN Messenger Connect for
Enterprises and FaceTime IMAuditor 5.0 allow businesses to enjoy the advantages
of a mobile work force with a solution to address corporate and regulatory
compliance needs, information security and identity management."
"With this latest release of IMAuditor, FaceTime continues its commitment to
working with today's technological bellwethers to provide enterprise employees
with the freedom to collaborate with customers, partners, and other employees
anytime, anywhere, and in many ways," said FaceTime President and CEO Kailash
Ambwani.
New IMAuditor 5.0 Capabilities Include:
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Integration with MSN Messenger Connect for Enterprises
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Enhanced virus scanning of file transfers through integration with Symantec,
Network Associates and Trend Micro anti-virus engines
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Extended support for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 with
maximum scalability and encryption support
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EMC Centera (EMCC) integration for a more cost effective management of storage
and data retention policies, while continuing to offer real-time reporting
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Veritas Digital Lifecycle Manager (DLM) integration
IMAuditor 5.0 will be generally available in May. For additional sales
information, FaceTime can be reached at sales@facetime.com or 888-349-FACE.
About FaceTime Communications
FaceTime Communications enables the safe and productive use of instant
messaging, Web usage and Unified Communications platforms. Ranked number one by
IDC for four consecutive years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by
more than 900 customers – including nine of the 10 largest U.S. banks – for
security, management and compliance of real-time communications. FaceTime
supports or has strategic partnerships with all leading public and enterprise
IM network providers, including AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Skype, IBM,
Reuters and Jabber.
FaceTime is headquartered in Belmont, California. For more information visit
http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-FACE.
The FaceForward blog, at http://blog.facetime.com,
offers thoughts and opinions about the changing nature of Internet communications.
PR Contact:
Emily Chamberlin
650-762-2945
echamberlin@ar-edelman.com
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