Akonix Announces Expert Advisory Board to Establish Global Strategy for Next-Generation IM Security; Experienced Executives from Various Industries Provide Market Insight.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Akonix Systems, Inc., the premier provider of enterprise-class solutions for ensuring security and compliance for employee use of instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or (IM), has developed an Advisory Board composed of industry leaders experienced in corporate IT and firewall security. This leading consortium will help drive Akonix's product innovation to best meet the needs of global enterprises. Bringing diverse experience and industry knowledge, the Board consists of key executives from major corporations, including Reuters, Turner Broadcasting Systems and Aspect Communications. This group will help ensure Akonix is on the cutting-edge of IM security, compliance and management solutions, consistently delivering new features and meeting market demand. As executive vice president and global head of Collaboration Services at Reuters, David Gurle will play a significant role in shaping Akonix's advanced support for enterprise instant messaging systems like Reuters Messaging Reuters Messaging (RM) is an instant messaging and presence collaboration service, first released by Reuters in October of 2002. It is marketed toward the financial services industry. The most recent version is Reuters Messaging 6.0. Features Reuters Messaging 6. . Having previously worked at Microsoft as a product unit manager and director of program management for the company's Real Time Communication division, Gurle's industry and technical expertise will be invaluable to the Board. "As the first company to launch an IM management and security gateway, Akonix is definitely a leading player in the IM security and management industry," said Gurle. "I am honored to be a part of Akonix's Advisory Board, along with the other leading executives. As a veteran in the real-time communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , I know we will work closely together to help shape the industry and drive new advancements." Vice president of IT Infrastructure at Turner Broadcasting System, James Robertson James Robertson may refer to:
As former CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Aspect Communications and Legato Systems, Bill Maguire will provide Akonix's Advisory Board with a wealth of knowledge on how to optimize IT systems to align with business objectives. His background includes 25 years of experience in strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , business development and information systems management for national and global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . "Having worked closely with Akonix for the past couple of years, I am pleased to be offered a position on its Advisory Board to help the company further expand its market leadership and advance its IM management product line," said Maguire. "IM security and compliance problems are only growing and Akonix is at the forefront of protecting large organizations from these potential risks. With my experience, I hope to assist Akonix in pinpointing the exact needs of CIOs and corporate executives worldwide." "We're pleased and honored that each of these individuals has agreed to commit their time to help guide the company, as we continue to develop our product roadmap and market positioning in the growing IM security space," said Peter Shaw, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Akonix. "Each executive brings tremendous industry and hands-on experience that will be valuable to the continued growth of our business. The Advisory Board will enable Akonix to deliver premier products and services to our customers across the globe." About Akonix Akonix is the most deployed IM security product in the world, enabling Global 1000 companies to deploy productive, enterprise-wide IM that is secure, compliant and managed. Over one million global users across hundreds of organizations in the Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Telecommunications, Energy, Technology, Healthcare and Entertainment industries use Akonix solutions. With more than a dozen patents pending, Akonix's award-winning products provide the industry's only automatically updated protection to block viruses for both enterprise and public IM systems. Akonix has certified partnerships with all leading IM and presence providers including America Online(R), Microsoft, Yahoo!, Reuters, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Parlano and Bloomberg. An IM industry first, the Akonix Security Center (www.imsecuritycenter.com) provides real-time information about worms, viruses and other vulnerabilities that target IM and P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. networks. The company issues monthly and quarterly IM threat watch reports to track key trends and vulnerabilities. For further information on the company, please visit www.akonix.com. |
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