Akonix Gains Momentum in VAR Channel with Akonix L7 Public IM Security Gateway; Company Signs Twenty New Resellers Nationwide.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2002 Akonix Systems, Inc., the first company to make public 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 safe, secure and manageable for use in enterprise networks, today announced that it has signed twenty value-added resellers for the company's Channel Partner Program. Initiated two months ago, the Channel Partner Program was designed to extend the reach of the Akonix sales team and enhance its solution with value-added services by working with highly qualified networking and security technology knowledgeable resellers. "Akonix is focused on recruiting a select partner base to help us bring our public IM security and management solution to market," said Peter Shaw, Akonix 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. . "We're pleased by the rapid adoption of our product by some of the premier security software and network computing Storing and/or running applications in servers in a network. See cloud computing and network computer. resellers in their respective markets." Akonix's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Akonix L7, is available to select resellers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. Reseller partners are provided a robust enterprise-class solution, backed by training and support, which enables partners to deliver maximum value to their clients. Akonix L7 is a perimeter security gateway that protects corporate networks from the dangers of public instant messaging (IM). The product is sold on a single- or multi-year subscription basis, with pricing based on the number of network users. Additionally, Akonix has begun to work with selected resellers that provide security audit services to enhance their offerings by including rogue protocol detection and reporting. This capability is being built around the popular Akonix product, Rogue Aware. Rogue Aware is a no-cost software tool designed to detect and report on public Instant Messaging traffic within an enterprise network. Rogue Aware and related analysis services are rapidly becoming a very useful part of many reseller's security audit toolbox See toolkit and toolbar. . "Instant Messaging is designed to pierce firewalls and bypass anti-virus systems. Our clients feel that if these protocols are not properly managed and secured, Instant Messaging can open up their network to denial of services A condition in which a system can no longer respond to normal requests. See denial of service attack. attacks, virus disruption and hacker theft of data. Our enterprise clients appreciate the value L7 offers them to detect, enforce security, manage and log instant messages," said Southland south·land or South·land n. A region in the south of a country or an area. south  land·er n.Noun 1. Technology vice president Christopher Sellman. "Akonix L7 has given us a unique solution to offer to our customers," said Ken Phelan, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at the Gotham Technology Group. "Organizations need to detect, manage, secure and archive instant messages to meet regulatory compliance, regain productivity and minimize legal liabilities. Akonix Systems is the first security software company to provide an effective, trusted solution in this space." To support the Channel Partner Program, Akonix recently announced the appointment of a senior national channel manager to maintain the company's growing security software reseller network. Interested resellers can find out more about the Akonix Channel Partner Program, and the growing base of Akonix resellers and other business partners, by linking to www.akonix.com/partners. About Akonix Akonix Systems, Inc. is the first security software company dedicated to protecting corporate networks against the dangers of public instant messaging, peer-to-peer file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. and other Rogue Protocols. Akonix's first product is Akonix L7, a network perimeter security gateway that makes public IM safe, secure and manageable for use in corporate networks. Akonix L7 controls public IM connections and content based on granular company policies, blocks any attempts to bypass the gateway, and archives and reports all public IM activity. A free 30-day trial of Akonix L7 is available for download at www.akonix.com/freetrial. Founded in May 2000, Akonix is headquartered in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.akonix.com. Akonix is a registered trademark. All other trademarks, tradenames, service marks, service names and images mentioned and/or used herein belong to their respective owners. |
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