Press Release
Sunbelt Software and FaceTime Partner to Enable Secure Web 2.0, Social Networks and Unified Communications
Sunbelt's Anti-malware Technology Integrated into FaceTime's Secure Web Gateway
Clearwater, Fla - August 12, 2009 - Sunbelt Software, a leading provider
of Windows security software, today announced a licensing agreement with
FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions enabling the safe
use of Web 2.0 and unified communications in the enterprise.
Through the terms of the agreement, Sunbelt's anti-malware technology, designed
specifically for the gateway, and its Threat Track™ data feeds have been
licensed by FaceTime for integration with its Unified Security Gateway product.
As part of the integration, FaceTime will deploy Sunbelt's VIPRE® technology
into its appliance to augment the protection provided by FaceTime's Security
Labs and the FaceTime WebFilter.
With the incorporation of Sunbelt's gateway anti-malware technology, FaceTime's
Unified Security Gateway delivers robust malware scanning at the network
perimeter alongside traditional Web filtering. This is in addition to the
application research provided by FaceTime's Security Labs, which protects
enterprises from the associated threats of more than 2,100 Web 2.0 applications
from instant messaging to P2P, Gaming, IPTV and social networking. Sunbelt's
Threat Track provides the industry's most accurate and up-to-date feeds,
identifying and propagating the latest malicious URLs and malware to
researchers. It relies on the world-class research efforts of SunbeltLabs™, the
malware research and analysis division of Sunbelt Software.
"As enterprise communications converge with publicly available Web 2.0
applications it becomes imperative to secure increasingly complex data
streams," said Nishant Jadhav, Director of Product Management of FaceTime
Communications. "Sunbelt gives us the most powerful information in real-time to
be able to protect enterprise users so they can freely communicate through any
channel in a secure fashion."
"Sunbelt's threat research and detection technology, along with Threat Track
data feeds is a perfect complement to FaceTime's existing application security
capabilities," said Chad Loeven, VP, business development for Sunbelt Software.
"The integration of our comprehensive perimeter anti-malware scanning engine
provides FaceTime's customers protection from the full range of threats that
can be found in the Web 2.0 sphere."
About Sunbelt Software
Headquartered in Tampa Bay (Clearwater), Fla., Sunbelt Software was founded in
1994 and is a leading provider of Windows security software including
enterprise antivirus, antispyware, email security, and malware analysis tools.
Leading products include the VIPRE® and CounterSpy® product lines, Ninja™ Email
Security, Sunbelt Exchange Archiver™, CWSandbox™, and Threat Track™.
For more information about Sunbelt Software, please visit the company's website
at http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com To learn more about current activities,
products, and ideas at Sunbelt Software, please visit Sunbelt's corporate blog
at http://www.sunbeltblog.com
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 five consecutive years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by
more than 1,000 customers for security, management and compliance of real-time
communications. FaceTime supports or has strategic partnerships with all
leading public and enterprise IM network and unified communications providers,
including AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Skype, IBM 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:
Sarah Carter
FaceTime Communications
650-631-6452
scarter@facetime.com
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