SAN FRANCISCO and FOSTER CITY, Calif. - June 8,
2004 - FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of
solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM)
and other forms of real-time communications in the enterprise,
today announced a new strategic partnership with Brightmail, the
global leader in anti-spam technology, that will allow FaceTime to
offer Brightmail's anti spam technology with its IM security
products aimed at blocking spam and IM spam ("SPIM"), which
threaten network and information security, disrupt worker
productivity, and drive up storage costs. Together, FaceTime's
industry-leading IMAuditor and Brightmail Anti-Spam™ will free
customers of unwanted communications delivered via email and IM.
According to Ferris Research, 2 billion SPIM messages are expected
to be sent in 2004, up from 500 million in 2003. Brightmail has
predictably seen increasing demand for a spim-blocking option among
its base of over 2,000 customers. Already the leading provider in
world-class spam-prevention solutions, the company partnered with
FaceTime to round out its offering with a technology equally adept
at thwarting spim. FaceTime's IMAuditor controls all forms of spim
through the combination of sophisticated content filtering and a
patent-pending challenge-response mechanism to effectively prevent
spim without blocking or delaying legitimate messages. FaceTime's
solution is particularly attractive to financial institutions and
other regulated industries, where communications are subject to
many compliance and storage regulations. Eliminating spim means
that these organizations no longer have to store irrelevant and
unwanted messages. "We are committed to listening to our customers
and staying one step ahead of them by providing the tools they need
as their businesses evolve," said Francois Lavaste, VP of
Marketing. "Our customers have come to expect the best security and
management solutions from us and we are pleased to offer them
FaceTime's leading spim-blocking technology." As part of the
alliance, FaceTime will have the opportunity to sell into
Brightmail's established network of over 75 value added resellers
(VARs). "As the occurrence of spim grows in frequency, further
disrupting worker productivity and posing threats to corporate
security, we are experiencing a rising demand for our unique spim
prevention solutions," said FaceTime Senior Vice President of
Business Development and Marketing Christopher S. Dean. "By
combining our IM expertise with Brightmail's leadership in
anti-spam technology, customers can benefit from two best-of-breed
solutions for complete prevention of unwanted electronic
communications."
About Actiance, Inc. (Formerly FaceTime Communications, Inc.)
FaceTime Communications became Actiance, Inc on January 11, 2011 following an agreement to
transfer the FaceTime trademark to Apple.
FaceTime Communications enables the safe and productive use of Unified Communications and Web 2.0,
including instant messaging, blogs and social networking. Ranked number one by IDC for five consecutive
years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by more than 1,500 customers for the security,
management and compliance of real-time communications. FaceTime supports or has strategic partnerships
with all leading IM, unified communications providers and social networks including AOL, Google, Yahoo!,
Skype, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
FaceTime is headquartered in Belmont, California. For more information visit
http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-3223.
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