FOSTER CITY, CALIF - August 25, 2005 - FaceTime
Communications today announced the first and only IM security and
compliance solution for Google's new instant messaging (IM)
service, Google Talk. Google Talk, unveiled yesterday, enables
Google Gmail users to talk or IM with their friends for free.
FaceTime customers with RTGuardian or IMAuditor products can be
confident in their proven capabilities to secure, manage and
archive all IM conversations - including Google Talk - within the
enterprise. "We've been inundated with calls from our customers who
are very interested in enabling Google Talk IM for their
employees," said Jonathan Christensen, CTO, at FaceTime
Communications. "FaceTime provides the only solution that already
supports the XMPP protocol and FaceTime customers can rest assured
that we will immediately manage and secure Google Talk." FaceTime
IMAuditor addresses the needs of all businesses for comprehensive
IM security and management. IM networks are an increasingly common
channel for the spread of malware such as viruses, worms, and now
spyware. Furthermore, many organizations must adhere to stringent
corporate and regulatory compliance regulations. IMAuditor includes
comprehensive features needed to meet both security and compliance
requirements for instant messaging in the enterprise. Key
capabilities of IMAuditor for Google Talk and other IM services
include:
- Centralized Management and Control - provides
organizations a single, Web based solution for setting and
enforcing policy on all IM usage in the enterprise
- Content Hygiene and Security - enables virus scanning
of file attachments, worm blocking, spIM protection and keyword
content filtering for public IM
- Regulatory Compliance Archiving and Workflow - 100%
guaranteed logging of all communications, tamper resistant storage
of messages, and robust review and audit capabilities
- Enterprise Integration and Extensions - seamlessly
integrates with existing directories and corporate database
applications and provides APIs for extending real-time event
management capabilities to other applications
The FaceTime Real-Time Guardian™ (RTG 3.0) is the most advanced
perimeter security solution for securing unauthorized public IM and
P2P usage and blocking the spread of spyware and adware. RTG can be
deployed as a stand-alone appliance or in conjunction with
IMAuditor to enable a defense-in-depth strategy for security,
management and compliance of IM in the enterprise. FaceTime
Security Labs will immediately add Google Talk IM as part of its
IMPact research program. This security research team is the only
focused and specialized intelligence and response organization
addressing the proliferation of new IM and P2P threats and provides
an aggregate risk level of the day's threats with the IMPact Index.
The team is comprised of security experts working from FaceTime's
U.S. and India locations to monitor, analyze, and report on all
malicious IM and P2P-related activity. The team delivers documented
countermeasures to the IT community at large to instantly defend
against the latest attacks. Availability
FaceTime support for Google Talk in IMAuditor will be available at
the end of this month. Existing FaceTime customers can contact
FaceTime customer support for more information.
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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