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Press Release
FaceTime Partners with Brightmail to Eliminate Instant Messaging Spam
Industry Leaders Partner to Protect Against Threats Posed by Unsolicited Electronic Communications
SAN FRANCISCO and FOSTER CITY, Calif. - June 8, 2004 - FaceTime Communications, the leading provider of solutions that secure, manage, and extend instant messaging (IM) and other forms of real-time communications in the enterprise, today announced a new strategic partnership with Brightmail, the global leader in anti-spam technology, that will allow FaceTime to offer Brightmail's anti spam technology with its IM security products aimed at blocking spam and IM spam ("SPIM"), which threaten network and information security, disrupt worker productivity, and drive up storage costs. Together, FaceTime's industry-leading
IMAuditor and Brightmail Anti-Spam™ will free customers of unwanted communications delivered via email and IM.
According to Ferris Research, 2 billion SPIM messages are expected to be sent in 2004, up from 500 million in 2003. Brightmail has predictably seen increasing demand for a spim-blocking option among its base of over 2,000 customers. Already the leading provider in world-class spam-prevention solutions, the company partnered with FaceTime to round out its offering with a technology equally adept at thwarting spim. FaceTime's
IMAuditor controls all forms of spim through the combination of sophisticated content filtering and a patent-pending challenge-response mechanism to effectively prevent spim without blocking or delaying legitimate messages. FaceTime's solution is particularly attractive to financial institutions and other regulated industries, where communications are subject to many compliance and storage regulations. Eliminating spim means that these organizations no longer have to store irrelevant and unwanted messages.
"We are committed to listening to our customers and staying one step ahead of them by providing the tools they need as their businesses evolve," said Francois Lavaste, VP of Marketing. "Our customers have come to expect the best security and management solutions from us and we are pleased to offer them FaceTime's leading spim-blocking technology."
As part of the alliance, FaceTime will have the opportunity to sell into Brightmail's established network of over 75 value added resellers (VARs).
"As the occurrence of spim grows in frequency, further disrupting worker productivity and posing threats to corporate security, we are experiencing a rising demand for our unique spim prevention solutions," said FaceTime Senior Vice President of Business Development and Marketing Christopher S. Dean. "By combining our IM expertise with Brightmail's leadership in anti-spam technology, customers can benefit from two best-of-breed solutions for complete prevention of unwanted electronic communications."
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.
About Brightmail
Brightmail, the global anti-spam market leader delivers technology that makes messaging environments secure and manageable. PC Magazine's EDITORS CHOICE for best enterprise anti-spam software, Brightmail Anti-Spam protects the email networks of businesses, government agencies, and service providers, blocking unsolicited bulk email, or "spam", while assuring that legitimate mail is reliably delivered. Brightmail protects over 1,800 enterprises globally, including Avaya, eBay, Bechtel, Booz Allen Hamilton, Cisco, Cypress Semiconductors, Deutsche Bank, Eastman, Lucent Technologies, Macromedia, Microsoft, Motorola, SAS and Terra Lycos. Brightmail also provides spam protection for the leading Internet service providers, including AT&T WorldNet, Cox Communications, EarthLink, MSN, TelstraClear, Xtra and Verizon Online. Brightmail now protects approximately 300 million mailboxes worldwide.
For more information, visit www.brightmail.com.
PR Contact:
Emily Chamberlin
650-762-2945
echamberlin@ar-edelman.com
Brightmail Media Contact
Linda Smith Munyan, 415-365-6120
linda@brightmail.com
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