BELMONT, Calif - February 3, 2009 - FaceTime Communications, the
leading provider of solutions to secure and manage Web 2.0 and
unified communications in the enterprise, today announced its
program to eliminate URL filtering fees for new purchases of its
Unified Security Gateway (USG) appliance.
With the Forget the Fees program, a 1,000-seat organization can
save up to $35,000 over a two year contract period based on typical
industry pricing, while deploying a more complete secure Web
gateway solution that not only monitors Web browsing traffic but
also controls Web 2.0 applications, blocks malware at the gateway
and enables the safe and productive use of Unified Communications
(Microsoft OCS, IBM Lotus SameTime, and public instant
messaging).
FaceTime today also announced version 2.0 of its Unified Security
Gateway (USG), a secure Web gateway appliance purpose-built for the
new Internet. USG 2.0 provides a single point of control for
preventing malware, controlling Web 2.0 applications and managing
information leakage in corporate networks. Unique to this new
version, IT managers can detect and control 1,400 Web 2.0 and
real-time applications with the same granular policies they have
come to expect from dedicated URL filtering solutions (see related
announcement).
"While URL filtering has become a feature of broader secure Web
gateway products, the associated fees remain an annual expense and
significant budget requirement for most organizations." said Frank
Cabri, vice president of marketing for FaceTime Communications.
"During challenging economic times, this new program allows IT
managers and purchasing agents to realize tremendous value by
getting malware prevention and application control in addition to
URL filtering, for less than the cost of URL filtering
alone."
The presence of Web 2.0 applications in corporate networks has
grown exponentially in recent years, often undetected by IT
managers and unchecked by legacy security products. FaceTime
gathered live application tracking data from commercially deployed
USG units at more than 80 mid to large enterprises worldwide during
the fourth quarter of 2008, which shows an average of 49 Web 2.0
applications installed across each of the reporting locations. In
contrast, during the same timeframe FaceTime asked a large sample
of IT managers how many Web 2.0 applications they believed were in
use on their networks, and one third estimated the number at less
than eight.
The Forget the Fees program is available on new contracts signed
before April 30, 2009. IT mangers should contact FaceTime at
888-349-FACE to find out how much they can save with FaceTime's
Forget the Fees program. Information is also available on the Web
at http://www.facetime.com/nofees.
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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