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Press Release
Network Testing Labs Calls FaceTime's RTGuardian "A World Class Internet Gateway"
RTG detects 100 percent of IM protocols, 99 percent of P2P protocols and 96
percent of malware, spyware and adware, and effectively detects and controls
Skype
FOSTER CITY, CALIF - July 18, 2006 - FaceTime Communications, the
leading provider of solutions for securing and managing greynets, today
announced that Network Testing Labs (Mobile, Ala.), the world's foremost
independent security testing facility, has recognized the RTGuardian 500 with
an "excellent" rating based on five key criteria: identifying and thwarting
malware, ease of use, reports, installation and documentation.
By awarding FaceTime its "World Class Award" for spyware, IM and P2P gateway
security, Network Testing Labs concluded that RTGuardian offers an excellent
way to protect a network from spyware infection.
"These test results confirm the importance of our strategy to understand
real-time communications applications, and secure and control their use in the
enterprise," said Kailash Ambwani, president and CEO of FaceTime
Communications. "Because of this deep understanding of how these applications
operate on a network, we can more effectively thwart inbound threats, stop
intentional or unintentional information leakage and ensure that organizations
can maintain communications compliance."
Performance: Quick, Robust and Reliable
The report notes that the RTGuardian appliance inspects inbound and outbound
traffic without impacting network performance. Instead of sitting inline and
potentially delaying traffic, the RTGuardian is deployed in passby mode where
it enforces policies set by the IT administrator.
The report says "FaceTime's approach is simply brilliant," protecting the
entire network without becoming a bottleneck for Internet traffic. Overall, the
report said the appliance was "quick, robust and reliable."
Effectiveness: Complete Protection
The testing report states that "the RTGuardian unit did an especially good job
of recognizing IM and P2P protocols…and thwarting all spyware regardless of
their channels of propagation (IM, P2P, HTTP)." The tests showed that
RTGuardian detected 100 percent of IM protocols, and 99 percent of P2P
protocols, providing complete protection. As hackers and threats increasingly
target new methods and applications to access important data, companies must
find a solution that adapts beyond email filtering and virus signatures. The
RTGuardian system blocked 96 percent of other malware, spyware and adware.
The increasing popularity of Skype in the enterprise has raised new security
concerns because Skype data disguises itself on a network to insure a
consistent and ubiquitous communications path. As a result, legacy security
products are unable to recognize, stop or control Skype traffic. However,
testing showed that RTGuardian effectively detects and controls Skype.
Ease of Use: Truly a Hands-off Tool
Network Testing Labs raves about the RTGuardian's ease of use, noting the
browser-based interface and dashboard overview. Calling it "truly a hands-off
tool," the test report says the configurable whitelist and blacklist entries
make it highly customizable and flexible.
The dashboard interface allows administrators to schedule automatic updates of
both spyware definitions and firmware. The built-in report generator helps an
administrator produce reports on several options and criteria, ranging from the
simple to complex explanations of network traffic.
About Network Testing Labs
Network Testing Labs performs independent technology research and product
evaluations. Its network laboratory connects myriads of types of computers and
virtually every kind of network device in an ever-changing variety of ways. Its
authors are networking experts who write clearly and plainly about complex
technologies and products.
Network Testing Labs' experts have written hardware and software product
reviews, state-of-the-art analyses, feature articles, in-depth technology
workshops, cover stories, buyer's guides and in-depth technology outlooks. Our
experts have spoken on a number of topics at Comdex, PC Expo and other venues.
In addition, they've created industry standard network benchmark software,
database benchmark software and network diagnostic utilities.
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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