Akonix Offers SurfControl Instant Message Filter Customers Easy Upgrade to Manage Public Instant Messaging.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 Akonix L7 Enterprise Upgrade Allows for 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 Management, Not Banishment banishment: see exile. Banishment Acadians America’s lost tribe; suffered expulsion under British. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 2; Am. Lit. Akonix Systems, Inc., the first company to make public instant messaging safe, secure and manageable for use in enterprise networks, today announced that Akonix L7 Enterprise is available to all SurfControl Instant Message Filter customers via product upgrade. With the Akonix L7 Enterprise upgrade to the SurfControl Instant Message Filter product, customers will be able to leverage the real-time benefits of fully managed public instant messaging (IM) while eliminating the possibility for virus transfers, inappropriate distribution of valuable company information, compliance violations and network hacking See hack and hacker. . Instant Message Filter, SurfControl's newest edition to their suite of Internet content-filtering products, utilizes Akonix Enforcer(TM) technology to block all public IM usage. SurfControl customers will easily be able to upgrade their filtering product to the full version of Akonix L7 Enterprise with a simple click of a mouse and reap the tremendous business value of managed public IM in the workplace. Public IM enables companies to offer real-time employee, customer, partner and client support through instant workplace communications. "Unmanaged Public IM usage on corporate networks presents serious security dangers and management risks," 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. "By utilizing Akonix Enforcer, SurfControl has created a turn-key solution for their customers to protect their networks. We are now offering these same customers the ability to get the benefits of not only the blocking capabilities of Instant Message Filter but also the IM management and active policy capabilities of Akonix L7 Enterprise." As the leading company in management of pubic pubic /pu·bic/ (pu´bik) pertaining to or situated near the pubes, the pubic bone, or the pubic region. pu·bic adj. 1. IM and peer-to-peer (P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. ) file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. , Akonix is being sought out by companies like SurfControl to provide the full security solution for their products. Managed public IM allows network security professionals to apply policy, archive and create real-time reports on public IM usage on their network, thereby supporting the needs for day-to-day oversight, forensic analysis and regulatory compliance. The recent addition of Compliance Manager for Akonix's L7 Enterprise creates the most complete public IM compliance solution in the market today. Because of active enforcement, the combination of Akonix L7 and its Compliance Manager assures total adherence to Federal, industry and corporate regulations for public IM. "Our customers asked us for a solution that would help them manage the unauthorized use of public IM and P2P and regain control of their networks," said Kelly Haggerty, Senior Vice President Global Product Management at SurfControl, the world's number one Web and e-mail filtering Email filtering is the processing of e-mail to organize it according to specified criteria. Most often this refers to the automatic processing of incoming messages, but the term also applies to the intervention of human intelligence in addition to artificial intelligence, and to company. "Akonix provided SurfControl with solid technology components for IM and P2P blocking that meet our customers' immediate needs of Managing Acceptable Usage, and provide a framework for the future. Both companies are working together to ensure all corporate networks are safe from the evolving dangers of 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. electronic communications." Akonix L7 Enterprise delivers powerful enterprise features, addresses security threats and adds advanced corporate messaging capabilities to enhance the usability of public IM in corporate networks. About Akonix Akonix Systems, Inc. is an award-winning provider of enterprise software that transforms public Instant Messaging into a safe, secure and manageable business-critical application. 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 protect corporate networks from the dangers of unmanaged public IM and P2P file sharing. 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. Akonix Rogue Aware is available for free download and detects and reports on Instant Messaging use within an enterprise network. 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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