IMAuditor

Secure, Log and Archive IM and Unified Communications

IMAuditor™ Appliance FaceTime IMAuditor™ ensures security, management and compliance for unified communications - from presence and instant messaging to conferencing and voice. The adoption and growing use of both public IM and Unified Communications in the enterprise is posing both inbound and outbound security threats that can result in security breaches, productivity loss and information leakage. Whether for regulatory, e-Discovery or corporate compliance, IMAuditor provides organizations with the ability to secure, log, archive and easily retrieve IM and web conferencing chat conversations.

IMAuditor is used by the world's largest firms to secure and manage real-time communications and ensure that instant messaging can be safely used to enhance business productivity and responsiveness without endangering network security. IMAuditor supports all public IM clients, Unified Communications platforms Microsoft Office Communications Server and IBM Lotus Sametime, as well as industry-focused IM communities such as Bloomberg, and Web conferencing applications such as WebEx. Deployed behind the firewall, it provides a single enterprise-wide IM management solution that gives IT visibility into and control over all real-time communications through a single interface.

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IMAuditor also maintains an integrated trust relationship with Unified Security Gateway allowing organizations to easily add security and control over P2P, Skype, spyware and other Web 2.0 applications. Together they deliver end-to-end security, management and compliance for real-time communications in the enterprise.

Key capabilities of IMAuditor include:

Comprehensive Management and Control

Control mobile workers use of popular IM applications on Blackberry devices
Manage file transfer, collaboration, and other client-level activities for all real-time communications services
Associate employees ID in the corporate directory with IM buddy names
Support for AOL Identity Services (including Triton) and MSN Connect
IP-based access controls enforce policies based on endpoint IP addresses
Real-time usage reports and graphical monitoring of statistics
Secure, intuitive Web-based access to configuration controls

Security

Scan transferred files, including Microsoft OCS file transfers, using existing anti-virus
Protect real-time communications channels against zero-day worm and virus attacks
Block SpIM using a combination of patent-pending techniques
Prevent loss of intellectual property and confidential information using data leak controls
Backed by FaceTime Security Labs, the world's largest IM security research facility

Information Leak Prevention

Scans contents of all popular file types including Microsoft Office and other leading software applications
Allows policy enforcement through restricted phrase matching
Detects and blocks encrypted files
Controls the types of files that can be sent internally or externally

e-Discovery and Compliance Management

Log and archive all real-time communications, including WebEx chat text, in tamper-resistant binary form
File transfer archival support for EIM networks
Reporting of PIM conversations conducted over EIM clients
Reuters Messaging and Bloomberg import capability
Administer ethical boundaries to enforce communication compliance standards between groups
Web-based access to compliance workflow for reviewing and annotating conversations
Combine with Unified Security Gateway to deliver the industry's only TrueCompliance™ solution

Enterprise Extensions and Integration

Leverages existing anti-virus, firewalls and proxies
Improves reliability and availability of EIM infrastructure
Integrates with corporate database applications, email compliance and WORM storage systems, archiving, and anti-virus installations
APIs for exploiting and extending real-time event management capabilities to other applications

Enterprise-Grade Deployment

Flexible deployment architecture with availability on Windows and Linux
Compatible with Microsoft Server solutions and Oracle database
Multiple-language support enables reviewers to see conversation transcripts in native languages
Co-exists with standard IT infrastructure including load balancers and proxy servers
Load-balance among redundant/stand-by directory servers, database servers, and corporate proxy servers

Supported Applications:

Enterprise Instant Messaging: Microsoft LCS/OCS, IBM Sametime, Antepo, Jabber, Parlano MindAlign
Professional Community Networks: Bloomberg, Communicator Inc., PivotSolutions, Reuters
Web Conferencing: WebEx
Public Instant Messaging: MSN, AIM, Yahoo, GoogleTalk and more

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