Software secures and manages greynet applications.
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FaceTime Internet Security Edition provides security and control over applications such as IM, web conferencing, P2P sharing, and Skype(TM). RTGuardian manages web filtering, secures instant messaging, blocks P2P usage, and prevents spread of spyware and adware at Internet gateway. Greynet Enterprise Manager (GEM) performs targeted remediation and inoculation on infected end point, while FaceTime Security Labs provide updates and countermeasures to malware threats.
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FaceTime Delivers Total Security and Control for Enterprise Internet Use
Unifies best-of-breed security and management of greynet applications with industry-leading Web filtering through a single access point
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov. 14 -- FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions for securing and managing greynets, today announced FaceTime Internet Security Edition to provide enterprises with total security and control over Web and real-time Internet communications. By combining core gateway security capabilities such as Web filtering and anti- spyware with security for today's greynet applications on a single platform with common policy and management, FaceTime Internet Security Edition reduces complexity and increases efficiency of the enterprise security infrastructure to reduce overall total cost of ownership.
FaceTime Internet Security Edition is purpose-built to enable the safe and productive use of more than one hundred greynet applications including instant messaging (IM), Web conferencing, peer-to-peer file sharing and Skype(TM). Additionally, it allows enterprises to implement security and control for Web traffic and protect against malware that can spread via the Web and other greynet channels. With FaceTime Internet Security Edition, enterprises can implement powerful policies that detect, secure and manage real-time collaborative applications while preventing inbound threats, minimizing information leakage and controlling employee Internet use.
"The internet applications used on our network today are far different than a few years ago," said Jimmy Daniels, computer programmer for the West Virginia Department of Education. "With a growing faculty and student population, we rely on FaceTime Internet Security Edition to show us what people are doing on the network and to control how they can use the Internet. Our network hasn't been this clean in years."
Security Exposure is Increasing with Greynet Use Greynets -- real-time communication applications that are often brought in the back door by employees -- use highly evasive techniques to circumvent the network security infrastructure designed primarily for email and protocol- conforming Web traffic. As a result, they pose myriad network and information security risks because they provide new vectors for malware, intellectual property loss, identity theft and compliance risks. Nonetheless, employees find the productivity benefits of these applications compelling. In fact, 83 percent of all employees are using one or more of these applications, according to a recent survey by NewDilligence and FaceTime, November 2006.
Threats borne by greynet applications have a high cost to the organization; eighty one percent of IT managers reported security incidents due to IM or other greynets, costing companies an estimated $130,000 per year on average. ("Employee Use of Greynets: Second Annual Survey of Trends, Attitudes and Impact" report available at facetime.com/greynetresearch )
"Organizations realize that having multiple layers of protection is the only way to protect against the many threats that lurk in the shadows when people use the Web," said Mark Levitt, vice president for Collaborative Computing and the Enterprise Workplace at IDC. "Building on FaceTime's expertise in enabling instant messaging to be used safely and securely in the workplace, FaceTime Internet Security Edition is designed to enable workers to use the Web for online meetings, file sharing, voice calls and other business purposes in a safe and productive manner."
Total Control for Web and Real-time Communications
For IT and information security managers, FaceTime Internet Security Edition provides best-of-breed greynet security backed by FaceTime Security Labs, combined with San Jose, Calif.-based Secure Computing's industry-leading SmartFilter(TM) Web filtering. FaceTime Internet Security Edition operates on a purpose-built appliance platform designed to detect and interpret all Internet activity with zero latency. Enterprises can manage employee use of all Internet channels -- both greynets and the Web -- with a single solution using unified policy management.
FaceTime Internet Security Edition is a unified security solution that includes:
o RTGuardian -- next generation perimeter security solution for
managing Web filtering, securing instant messaging, blocking P2P
usage and preventing the spread of spyware and adware at the
Internet gateway
o Greynet Enterprise Manager (GEM) -- a centralized management,
reporting and control server in the LAN that also enables
organizations to perform targeted remediation and inoculation on
infected end points
o FaceTime Security Labs updates -- automatic updates and
countermeasures to the latest malware threats from FaceTime's threat
research and remediation division
FaceTime's patent-pending targeted remediation feature performs policy- based remediation on endpoints infected with spyware, adware, rootkits, and other malware without deploying client software. Based on detections from perimeter RTGuardian appliances, GEM initiates targeted scans and remediation of any managed PC or group of PCs according to policies set by the network administrator. Its clientless architecture ensures efficient cleaning and inoculation of endpoints to prevent future infections, increasing end-user productivity and reducing IT costs.
Comprehensive, real-time reporting enables security managers to obtain immediate visibility over Internet and real-time communications usage on the network, and to easily create a variety of pre-defined as well as custom reports and schedule their delivery to management for further review.
With FaceTime Internet Security Edition, organizations can:
o Reduce operational expenses by consolidating disparate Internet
security solutions into a single unified solution that is easier to
deploy and maintain
o Improve decision-making about security issues and Internet usage
through integrated real-time reporting and monitoring and
compatibility with leading third-party reporting applications
o Trigger targeted, clientless remediation process for malware on
infected endpoints using Microsoft sanctioned technologies to
efficiently clean and inoculate PCs
o Reduce administrative time with centralized enforcement of all
Internet usage over Web, IM, P2P, and other greynet channels
o Monitor and control access to inappropriate Web sites that can waste
company resources, create legal liability, and consume bandwidth
required for business critical applications.
o Block malware at the Internet gateway before it can impact the
business
"Most organizations want a simpler and more unified way to manage employee use of all Internet communications," said Frank Cabri, vice president of marketing at FaceTime Communications. "Internet Security Edition provides the reporting, visibility and control so corporate acceptable use policies can be easily mapped to the network and enforced according to the unique needs of the business."
Pricing and Availability
FaceTime Internet Security Edition starts at $7,125 and is available from FaceTime and its authorized distributors and partners worldwide on November 30, 2006. For more information visit www.facetime.com
About FaceTime Communications
FaceTime enables the safe and productive use of greynets like instant messaging, VoIP, Web conferencing and P2P file sharing in addition to Web traffic. FaceTime Security Labs delivers the industry's first IMPact Index, which assesses "point-in-time" risks posed by viruses, worms and other malware propagating through greynet applications. Ranked number one in Enterprise IM Management by IDC in 2006, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by more than 800 customers, among them nine of the ten largest U.S. banks. FaceTime supports and has strategic partnerships with all leading public and private IM network providers, including AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, IBM, Reuters, Bloomberg, and Jabber.
FaceTime is headquartered in Foster City, California. For more information visit www.facetime.com/ or call 888-349-FACE.
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