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Press Release
Chicago Stock Exchange Selects FaceTime for Two-Pronged Approach to Instant Messaging Management and Security
Chicago Stock Exchange Deploys IMAuditor and IM Guardian for a Complete "Defense-in-Depth" Solution
FOSTER CITY, Calif. - May 24, 2004 - FaceTime, the world's largest provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and other forms of real-time communications in the enterprise, today announced that the Chicago Stock Exchange is the latest organization to deploy both FaceTime
IMAuditor™ and FaceTime IM Guardian™ for the complete management, security and regulatory compliance of multi-network instant messaging and peer-to-peer communications (P2P).
IMAuditor and IM Guardian work together to provide IT organizations with the layered approach that is essential to proper management and security of all IM and P2P communications. This "defense-in-depth" approach employs
IMAuditor for IM user policy management on the internal network with IM Guardian at the network perimeter to manage application behavior through deep inspection of network traffic for protocol analysis that distinguishes between authorized and unauthorized use. Together,
IMAuditor and IM Guardian form a complete solution that aligns all IM and P2P communications with the organization's business objectives and government regulations.
"We have always been vigilant about embracing innovative technologies that help enhance member productivity, but we were concerned about instant messaging and peer-to-peer's information and network security implications," said Krysia Jacobs, vice president of technical services for the Chicago Stock Exchange. "We knew of many vendors claiming to possess the tools that resolve these concerns, but as an organization that takes great stock in technological sophistication, the Chicago Stock Exchange determined FaceTime was the only solution that offered the complete security protection we required."
"FaceTime's comprehensive, real time solutions enable customers such as The Chicago Stock Exchange to leverage IM and P2P communications while enforcing policies that meet stringent compliance mandates," said Kailash Ambwani, FaceTime's president and CEO. "We are pleased to help The Chicago Stock Exchange deploy a strategy that enables them to safely and securely embrace instant messaging throughout their organization."
IMAuditor™:
The industry-leading IMAuditor addresses the regulatory compliance needs of financial services firms, healthcare organizations, power companies and other businesses that must adhere to stringent government regulations.
IM Director™:
IM Director gives IT professionals the ability to manage user policies and control the usage of IM, regardless of the network being used. IM Director provides businesses with the freedom to choose the platforms, networks, and applications with which to interface, without altering existing technologies and business workflow.
The Guardian Line™:
The Guardian Line, consisting of IM Guardian and RTG500, is an enterprise security gateway designed to provide protection from application vulnerabilities, such as rogue IM and P2P filesharing. The Guardian Line allows for management and control of real-time communications with policies for application behavior, dynamic port negotiation and network usage statistics. The Guardian Line allows businesses to standardize on chosen IM networks to support corporate best practices and can be deployed with other FaceTime solutions, behind the firewall, for a tightly integrated "defense-in-depth" approach to managing both user and application behavior.
About Chicago Stock Exchange
The Chicago Stock Exchange was founded May 15, 1882. The CHX is a strong force for competition to all U.S. markets. The CHX trades more than 3,500 NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ and CHX-exclusive issues.
About FaceTime Communications
FaceTime Communications enables the safe and productive use of instant
messaging, Web usage and Unified Communications platforms. Ranked number one by
IDC for four consecutive years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by
more than 900 customers – including nine of the 10 largest U.S. banks – for
security, management and compliance of real-time communications. FaceTime
supports or has strategic partnerships with all leading public and enterprise
IM network providers, including AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Skype, IBM and Jabber.
FaceTime is headquartered in Belmont, California. For more information visit
http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-FACE.
The FaceForward blog, at http://blog.facetime.com,
offers thoughts and opinions about the changing nature of Internet communications.
PR Contact:
Emily Chamberlin
650-762-2945
echamberlin@ar-edelman.com
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