BELMONT, Calif - October 20, 2009 - FaceTime Communications
(www.facetime.com) the leading provider of solutions enabling the
safe use of Web 2.0 and unified communications in the enterprise,
today announced release of its Augment, Migrate & Update (AMU)
kit specifically designed for organizations facing costly upgrades
to keep pace with the enterprise security and control capabilities
needed to manage the changing use of the Internet.
The new AMU kit is designed to help customers of end of life
products like Surfcontrol upgrade from their current URL blocking
platforms to FaceTime's Unified Security Gateway (USG) 3.0. USG 3.0
provides granular control over Web sites and applications as well
as the content posted to blogs, wikis, webmail and social
networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Organizations being forced to upgrade from existing Surfcontrol
platforms can now use FaceTime's AMU kit to gain access to
zero-cost Web filtering, upgrade support, and a free guide to
Enabling Social Networks. Additionally, Blue Coat users can augment
existing proxy infrastructures with new Web 2.0 application
controls and take bi-directional control of content posted and
received from the Internet.
"Companies are now fully embracing the benefits of Web 2.0 and
social applications as part of their enterprise networks," said
Nishant Jadhav, Director, Product Management of FaceTime
Communications. "They recognize the value of social networks, blogs
and wikis to collaborate with customers and colleagues, and they
see how applications such as instant messaging can enhance
productivity. Now, with our Unified Security Gateway, such content
can be monitored, controlled and secured to prevent data leaks,
enable compliance with industry regulations, such as GLBA, HIPAA,
SEC, FINRA and MIFID, and enforce corporate policies."
FaceTime's survey of 1,100 worldwide IT Managers, in June 2009,
revealed that social network usage in the enterprise is already
accepted by IT professionals, however, two-thirds of respondents
placed high-importance on controlling which groups or individuals
can use social networking on the enterprise network and for how
long. Eighty percent of the over 1,100 IT Managers surveyed saw
information leakage as a primary concern, with malware propagation
over such networks seen as a key issue by 90 percent of
respondents.
FaceTime's AMU kit is available until December 31st 2009 and
includes a free URL license for sites up to 2,500 users when a USG
appliance is purchased with anti-malware, upgrade support, sample
social networking policy and installation support by telephone. URL
licenses for more than 2,500 users are also available at discounted
prices; call for details.
About USG 3.0
USG 3.0 is the first secure Web gateway to combine content
monitoring, management and security of Web 2.0 applications, such
as social networks, instant messaging and Unified Communications,
with URL filtering, malware and Web antivirus protection. A highly
visual reporting engine gives an innovative birds-eye view of user
behavior across Web, IM, P2P and social networks. New integration
of on-board antivirus scanning technology in combination with USG's
URL filtering and malware engine reduces the risk of Internet-borne
malware and viruses.
Pricing and Availability
The latest release of the Unified Security Gateway is available
immediately through FaceTime authorized partners from $9,200.
Please call - (888) 349-FACE (3223) for pricing, or logon to
www.facetime.com.
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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