FOSTER CITY, CALIF - July 18, 2006 - FaceTime
Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing and
managing greynets, today announced that Network Testing Labs
(Mobile, Ala.), the world's foremost independent security testing
facility, has recognized the RTGuardian 500 with an "excellent"
rating based on five key criteria: identifying and thwarting
malware, ease of use, reports, installation and documentation. By
awarding FaceTime its "World Class Award" for spyware, IM and P2P
gateway security, Network Testing Labs concluded that RTGuardian
offers an excellent way to protect a network from spyware
infection. "These test results confirm the importance of our
strategy to understand real-time communications applications, and
secure and control their use in the enterprise," said Kailash
Ambwani, president and CEO of FaceTime Communications. "Because of
this deep understanding of how these applications operate on a
network, we can more effectively thwart inbound threats, stop
intentional or unintentional information leakage and ensure that
organizations can maintain communications compliance."
Performance: Quick, Robust and Reliable
The report notes that the RTGuardian appliance inspects inbound
and outbound traffic without impacting network performance. Instead
of sitting inline and potentially delaying traffic, the RTGuardian
is deployed in passby mode where it enforces policies set by the IT
administrator. The report says "FaceTime's approach is simply
brilliant," protecting the entire network without becoming a
bottleneck for Internet traffic. Overall, the report said the
appliance was "quick, robust and reliable." Effectiveness:
Complete Protection
The testing report states that "the RTGuardian unit did an
especially good job of recognizing IM and P2P protocols…and
thwarting all spyware regardless of their channels of propagation
(IM, P2P, HTTP)." The tests showed that RTGuardian detected 100
percent of IM protocols, and 99 percent of P2P protocols, providing
complete protection. As hackers and threats increasingly target new
methods and applications to access important data, companies must
find a solution that adapts beyond email filtering and virus
signatures. The RTGuardian system blocked 96 percent of other
malware, spyware and adware. The increasing popularity of Skype in
the enterprise has raised new security concerns because Skype data
disguises itself on a network to insure a consistent and ubiquitous
communications path. As a result, legacy security products are
unable to recognize, stop or control Skype traffic. However,
testing showed that RTGuardian effectively detects and controls
Skype. Ease of Use: Truly a Hands-off Tool
Network Testing Labs raves about the RTGuardian's ease of use,
noting the browser-based interface and dashboard overview. Calling
it "truly a hands-off tool," the test report says the configurable
whitelist and blacklist entries make it highly customizable and
flexible. The dashboard interface allows administrators to schedule
automatic updates of both spyware definitions and firmware. The
built-in report generator helps an administrator produce reports on
several options and criteria, ranging from the simple to complex
explanations of network traffic. About Network Testing
Labs
Network Testing Labs performs independent technology research and
product evaluations. Its network laboratory connects myriads of
types of computers and virtually every kind of network device in an
ever-changing variety of ways. Its authors are networking experts
who write clearly and plainly about complex technologies and
products. Network Testing Labs' experts have written hardware and
software product reviews, state-of-the-art analyses, feature
articles, in-depth technology workshops, cover stories, buyer's
guides and in-depth technology outlooks. Our experts have spoken on
a number of topics at Comdex, PC Expo and other venues. In
addition, they've created industry standard network benchmark
software, database benchmark software and network diagnostic
utilities.
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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