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Press Release
FaceTime Communications Provides Security and Compliance Solution for IBM Lotus
Sametime 7.5 Software
FaceTime Offers Sametime Customers 60-Day Free Trial of IMAuditor
FOSTER CITY, CALIF. - September 13, 2006 - FaceTime Communications, an IBM
Advanced level member of IBM PartnerWorld, partner and leading provider of
solutions for securing and managing greynets such as instant messaging (IM),
peer-to-peer (P2P), VoIP and Web conferencing, today announced its support for
IBM® Lotus® Sametime® 7.5 software, including exclusive promotional offerings
for Lotus Sametime customers. IMAuditor 8.0 provides enhanced security and
compliance including comprehensive malware protection against worms, viruses,
spyware and SpIM as well as tamper-proof, non-repudiated full capture,
recording, archival and auditing of all conversations and file transfers
conducted over Lotus Sametime 7.5.
Enterprise IM networks can be at risk from the same inbound threats from worms,
viruses, root kits, spyware and malware that have targeted public IM and email
applications. Additionally, organizations must protect against business risks
of information leakage and maintain corporate and regulatory compliance across
all communications applications. FaceTime provides an added layer of protection
to the security features that are an integral part of Lotus Sametime 7.5
software.
FaceTime is currently offering special promotions to Lotus Sametime customers
including a 60 day free trial with on-site support, a free public IM visibility
assessment and a 25 percent discount on the price of FaceTime's RTGuardian - a
perimeter appliance designed to block unsanctioned public IM, P2P and prevent
adware and spyware before it infects the network. For more information visit
the FaceTime partner page:
http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/partners/cwebp.nsf/wdocs/
bppromopage-lotus#Facetime
"A growing number of large organizations are planning to roll out enterprise IM
platforms over the next six months to a year to realize efficiencies from
real-time communications such as IM, meeting rooms and Web conferencing," said
Erica Ziemer, vice president of business development for FaceTime
Communications. "For these large enterprise organizations adopting Sametime,
insuring comprehensive security and compliance through a best of breed solution
is crucial. There is simply too much at stake to leave any corner of the
network unprotected from either inbound malware threats or potential
information loss from within."
FaceTime's IMAuditor records IM conversations from Lotus Sametime clients as
well as chat from Sametime meeting rooms, applying sophisticated content
filtering and security policies configurable by IT staff. Specific controls
include user and group level policy configuration, including the ability to
enable Chinese walls. FaceTime is the only security solution to perform
anti-virus scanning on file transfers over Lotus Sametime as well as archive
the content of the file transfer.
FaceTime provides detailed reporting on Lotus Sametime IM usage, security
violations, compliance violations and transcript reviews.
About IMAuditor and FaceTime Enterprise Edition
FaceTime IMAuditor is a full-featured IM proxy that secures and manages all
public and enterprise IM use over the enterprise network. IMAuditor, which
resides on the LAN, maintains an integrated trust relationship with FaceTime's
perimeter product, Real-Time Guardian (RTGuardian). These two products form
FaceTime Enterprise Edition to deliver complete end-to-end security, management
and compliance for real-time communications in the enterprise, ensuring that
corporate data is protected both from outside threats such as spyware, worms
and other malware, as well as from information leakage from within the company.
About FaceTime Communications
FaceTime enables the safe and productive use of greynets like instant
messaging, VoIP, web conferencing and P2P file sharing. FaceTime Security Labs
delivers the industry's first IMPact Index, which assesses "point-in-time"
risks posed by viruses, worms and other malware propagating through greynet
applications. FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by more than 800
customers, among them nine of the ten largest U.S. banks. FaceTime supports or
has strategic partnerships with all leading public and private IM network
providers, including AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, IBM, Reuters, Bloomberg,
and Jabber.
FaceTime is headquartered in Foster City, California. For more information visit http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-FACE.
PR Contact:
Emily Chamberlin
650-762-2945
echamberlin@ar-edelman.com
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