Akonix L7 Enterprise Improves Security, Control and Scalability for Large Enterprises.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 New Release Includes Clustering, Client Version Enforcement, Controlled Namespace A collection of names for a particular purpose. Typically, each name is unique. For example, tables in a relational database must all have unique names. A Windows workgroup that uses the original NetBIOS naming system requires a different "made-up" name for each computer and printer in and Dynamic Update Service Akonix Systems, Inc., the leading provider of software to secure and manage 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 , today announced Akonix L7 Enterprise v2.0. Built on the strengths of the award-winning Akonix L7 Gateway, Akonix L7 Enterprise delivers powerful new enterprise features, addresses additional security threats and adds advanced corporate messaging capabilities to enhance the usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. of public instant messaging (IM) in corporate networks. Akonix L7 Enterprise allows corporations to manage and secure public IM communications between employees, partners and customers. With support for up to 20,000 active users per gateway, it allows companies to enforce corporate policies on public IM, protect against viruses, eliminate known security loopholes A vulnerability in software, typically in the operating system, that enables an attacker to compromise the system. See vulnerability. , keep internal messages secure and report on employee IM usage. Logging and archiving features allow corporations to satisfy government and industry compliance regulations. "Akonix L7 Enterprise lets corporations securely embrace the use of public IM, providing a positive ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). without jeopardizing their network security," 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. , Akonix. "Akonix L7 has been deployed in environments that have over 100,000 employees. Large-scale deployments require scalability, high-availability and ease-of-management features. Akonix L7 Enterprise has been architected to support these large-scale distributed environments." Akonix L7 Enterprise v2.0 provides the following features for an enterprise network: -- Clustered gateways -- offers redundancy, horizontal scaling and message security across gateways in both local and wide-area configurations -- Dynamic update service -- provides up-to-date protection from viruses, IM protocol changes and hacker vulnerabilities -- Controlled namespace -- ensures employee IM screen names are business-appropriate and conform to corporate standards; providing a foundation for supporting upcoming federated namespace standards -- Client version enforcement -- prevents security threats by enforcing use of up-to-date IM client versions containing security patches -- Active policy enforcement -- stops confidential information from leaving the network preventing compliance violations of government regulations including Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC/NASD and HIPAA -- Real-time monitoring -- gives administrators control over suspicious communications and the ability to terminate them immediately -- ICQ support -- additional protocol so Akonix L7 now supports all popular public IM clients, AOL, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!, facilitating communications with customers, coworkers and partners while using their client of choice -- P2P file share blocking -- identifies and blocks P2P usage to prevent network bandwidth loss and associated legal liability from copyright infringement and inappropriate content "The growing adoption of public IM as a business tool requires that IT managers take steps to manage and secure their networks," said Richard Stiennon, Research Director, Network Security, Gartner. "Unmanaged IM use is a real security threat to corporations. Enabling IT managers to establish corporate policies that regulate public IM is a viable solution to insure Insure can mean:
"Akonix L7 Enterprise delivers an IM management package that is tailored to the needs of the enterprise. With L7 it's easy to track and manage all major IM clients," said Mike Irick, Systems Administrator California State University, San Marcos California State University San Marcos (also CSUSM or Cal State San Marcos) is a campus of the California State University (CSU) system located in San Marcos, California, a suburban town in north San Diego County. . "One of L7's biggest advantages from a system administrator standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the , is that the product automatically downloads from Akonix support for the latest protocol changes and virus definitions and it lets me easily manage whether or not these applications are allowed access to the Internet. L7 also relieves me from having to stay on top of the ever changing ways in which IM clients attempt to connect." Availability Available immediately, Akonix L7 Enterprise v2.0 can be licensed on a subscription basis. Prices start at $2,250 per year for up to 50 users. Prices for longer-termed subscriptions, larger installations and advanced options are available from our sales team. About Akonix Akonix Systems, Inc. is an award-winning provider of enterprise software that enables corporations to secure and manage public Instant Messaging while protecting the network against new security threats. Backed by three premier venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , the company's offerings transform public IM into a business-critical communications application. Akonix Rogue Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and then across the Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. Aware is available for free download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. and detects and reports on Instant Messaging use within an enterprise network. Akonix L7 Enterprise enables corporations to secure, manage and report on IM usage, while satisfying Federal, industry and corporate compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). . 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, trade names, service marks, service names and images mentioned and/or used herein belong to their respective owners. |
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