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Press Release
FaceTime and WebEx Partner to Provide On-Demand Security and Compliance Capabilities for WebEx Connect
New WebEx Advanced Auditor Powered By FaceTime Enhances Security for On-Demand
Instant Messaging and Web Collaboration Services
FOSTER CITY and SANTA CLARA, CALIF. - November 7, 2006 - FaceTime, the
leading provider of solutions for securing and managing real-time
communications such as instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), VoIP and web
conferencing, and WebEx (Nasdaq: WEBX), the leading provider of collaborative
software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, have developed a hosted instant
messaging module to provide security, hygiene and auditing of content shared
via the recently-announced WebEx Connect. The WebEx Advanced Auditor Powered by
FaceTime will provide full-capture recording, archival and auditing, and
comprehensive malware protection against worms, viruses, spyware and SpIM for
all instant messaging conversations and file transfers conducted over WebEx
Connect.
WebEx Advanced Auditor Powered by FaceTime is based on FaceTime's
market-leading IMAuditor software. The service will automatically record and
secure IM conversations from WebEx Connect clients and archive chat occurring
within WebEx meeting sessions. IMAuditor integrates a comprehensive set of
software-as-a-service features, allowing IM security, control, management,
compliance, and application integration specifically designed for the rigorous
performance and scalability requirements of larger enterprises and hosted
environments. As a result, WebEx Connect customers will benefit from the
FaceTime-powered infrastructure through access to a variety of sophisticated
features including content filtering, customized individual user and group
policies, day-zero worm prevention, anti-spIM, anti-malware, keyword blocking,
information leak prevention, buddy name integrity, automated security updates,
recording, archiving, auditing, and reporting..
"Instant messaging and the power of collaborating in real-time represents the
future in communications" said Frank Cabri, FaceTime vice president of
marketing. "Organizations need the productivity and cost benefits of these new
applications without the security and compliance risks. We're pleased to be
working with WebEx to deliver these capabilities in a robust,
software-as-a-service environment."
WebEx Connect is the first application platform specifically designed for
on-demand collaboration and third-party application integration. Powered by the
WebEx MediaTone On-Demand Network, a unique global network and composite
collaboration platform, WebEx Connect allows users to integrate data from
multiple applications and create a collaborative workspace that can be
customized for the user's particular workflow and business processes. WebEx
Connect currently supports IM via WebEx AIM Pro Business Edition, an on-demand
instant messaging service specifically designed for business users. By
leveraging open Web 2.0 protocols and collaborative WebEx MediaTone APIs, WebEx
Connect makes it easy for developers to adapt on-demand, desktop and enterprise
applications to the platform or create new composite, "mashup" applications.
"WebEx Connect is the first enterprise mashup platform to bring together the
customization, control and collaboration capabilities IT organizations and
end-users require," David Knight, vice president WebEx Connect, WebEx. "For
ISVs and applications service providers, WebEx Connect creates a valuable new
on-demand channel. By working with FaceTime, we were able to offer the market's
top IM management solution as an on-demand solution."
About WebEx
WebEx Communications, Inc., is the global leader in software-as-a-service
(SaaS) applications for collaborative business on the web. These on-demand
applications enhance high-touch business processes, such as sales and training,
with efficient web-touch interactions. WebEx delivers its range of applications
over the WebEx MediaTone On-Demand Network, a global network and composite
collaboration platform specifically designed for on-demand applications. WebEx
is based in Santa Clara, California and has regional headquarters in Europe,
Asia and Australia. Please call toll free 877-509-3239 or visit
http://www.webex.com for more information.
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, 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:
Joshua Barnes
A&R Edelman
650-762-2865
joshua.barnes@ar-edelman.com
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