Press Release
FaceTime Introduces Powerful Visualization Software for Managing Global
Enterprise Networks Across Multiple Locations
FaceTime Insight™ employs tree mapping to enable IT management to view and control
Web 2.0 and social networking applications
BELMONT, Calif - March 21, 2009 - FaceTime Communications today
introduced FaceTime Insight™, powerful new visualization and reporting software
that helps IT managers see the impact of the new Internet on their enterprise
networks. Using tree mapping and a modular reporting infrastructure, FaceTime
Insight provides a bird's eye view as well as in-depth visibility into Web 2.0
applications, social networking sites and all facets of enterprise Web
browsing. FaceTime Insight interfaces with FaceTime's Unified Security Gateway
(USG) to provide granular enterprise data visualization in terms of user
behavior, usage patterns and network traffic trends.
Ideal for managing enterprise networks across multiple locations, the dynamic,
multi-dimensional graphic view provided by FaceTime Insight provides total
visibility into the network that has not previously been possible with legacy
network management and reporting tools for Web security and data compliance.
"Visibility is the crucial first step to effectively managing network
environments today, especially with the rapid adoption of Web 2.0 applications
within the enterprise," said Nishant Jadhav, director of product management for
FaceTime. "Most large organizations have come to the conclusion that blocking
access to these applications is not an effective business solution. At the same
time, they are battling network risks such as bandwidth spikes and malware
attacks coupled with management issues such as compliance and worker
productivity."
Data collected from more than 100 FaceTime customer network sites over the past
two weeks shows employees at these companies attempted to access more than 350
Web sites categorized as social networking, and within Facebook alone,
attempted to access more than 2,800 individual Facebook applications. Users
also attempted to connect with more than 80 high-bandwidth multimedia and IPTV
applications, more than 90 virtual worlds and more than 115 potentially
dangerous P2P file sharing applications.
"Not all of the applications in a particular category are dangerous," added
Jadhav. "Although the P2P category, for example, includes notorious
applications such as Kazaa, Limewire and BitTorrent, it also includes Web 2.0
file transfer sites such as YouSendIt and SendSpace, which are increasingly
used for the legitimate transfer of large business-oriented files. Only with
proper visibility into who is accessing what applications can IT management
make informed decisions about the levels of network service access to grant to
various groups or individuals within the company."
About FaceTime Insight
FaceTime Insight is an easy-to-use windows server based software application
that installs in a few simple steps. Managed through a secure Web based
interface, FaceTime Insight assimilates data from FaceTime Unified Security
Gateways at either a single site or multiple locations to provide long-term
trending and compliance reports.
FaceTime Insight ships pre-populated with a large library of both summary and
detail reports and charts commonly used in network environments today,
alongside an intuitive report creation wizard that clearly identifies the
filters and options available. Role-based access enables delegated reporting so
that administrators are able to generate reports across all supported USGs for
all users or just local reports for a specific set of groups or users.
Multi-dimensional tree mapping and an advanced reporting infrastructure
relationship deliver an innovative solution that provides granular visibility
to Web 2.0 usage and ultimately greater control of their network environment.
Availability and Pricing
Starting at $995, FaceTime Insight will be available in 60 days from FaceTime
and its authorized resellers. For more information please visit
www.FaceTime.com
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 five consecutive years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by
more than 1000 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:
Sarah Carter
FaceTime Communications
650-631-6452
scarter@facetime.com
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