America Online Certifies Akonix in AIM Partner Agreement; Companies Partner to Develop Enterprise Instant Messaging Applications for Managing AOL Instant Messenger Traffic.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DULLES, Va. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003 America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive services company and Akonix Systems, Inc. today announced an agreement naming Akonix as an AIM(R) Certified Partner. As a part of the agreement, America Online has certified Akonix L7 Enterprise to bring management and compliance features to AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (R) Instant Messenger AOL's instant messaging service. See AIM and instant messaging. (TM) (AIM) traffic within enterprises. Through the AIM Certified Partnership Program, America Online is working with Akonix to build next-generation enterprise based applications for the AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. service. Certification enables Akonix to develop enhanced capabilities for corporate and institutional users compatible with, and in support of, the AIM network. Certification ensures that current and future Akonix solutions that provide access to the AIM network are authorized, compatible with and supported by America Online. "America Online has identified Akonix as a leader in delivering enterprise-class 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 security, connectivity and management solutions. Certification of leading IM management providers like Akonix enables us to ensure that AIM traffic traveling through corporations is managed in a way that is fully compatible and keeps users safe and secure," said Ed Fish, senior vice president and general manager of AOL Desktop Messaging. "We are pleased that Akonix has joined as an AIM Certified Partner." "Akonix and America Online share a common vision for how presence-enabled real-time communications will transform business processes, provided they are implemented in a safer, more secure and managed fashion," said Peter J. Shaw, president and 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. "Our authorized relationship with America Online under the AIM Certified Partner Program assures customers that they can use Akonix solutions to achieve the benefits of a more secure, managed and safer corporate use of the AIM network, confident that they are fully supported by both companies." Akonix L7 Enterprise, winner of Network Magazine's Messaging Product of the Year award, provides organizations the ability to manage, store and report on enterprise-wide IM usage. Akonix L7's enterprise features address security threats and add advanced corporate messaging capabilities to enhance the usability of consumer IM in corporate networks. Integrated compliance features allow Akonix customers to satisfy regulatory and corporate requirements 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. , Energy, Healthcare, Government and Telecommunications industry segments. Akonix L7 delivers unique management tools for enterprise IM users, including the only dynamic protocol update service for changing IM signatures, providing notification and optional automatic updates for new versions of the AIM service and other popular IM protocols without service disruption. In addition, Akonix's client version enforcement feature prevents security threats by ensuring that the latest client version of the consumer IM client has been installed. A wide range of corporate policies can be actively enforced with Akonix L7. Launched in 2002, Enterprise AIM Services are the first business class instant message offering that is based on the AIM service, making it easier for companies to keep a greater level of control of AIM within the enterprise. The full suite of Enterprise AIM Services, from the AIM Enterprise Gateway to AIM Private Domain Service and AIM Federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. Authentication Service, are supported by America Online's instant messaging network - the world's largest - which delivers over one billion instant messages each day. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of AOL Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, VA, America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. About Akonix Akonix Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of enterprise-class software solutions that help companies secure and manage the use of instant messaging (IM) and other real-time communications technologies. The company's offerings help organizations prevent unsanctioned use of both consumer IM and 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. , while providing security, management and control for authorized IM usage. Akonix's award-winning solutions address industry and government compliance requirements (SEC, NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). , HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, , Sarbanes-Oxley). Akonix's solutions are in use by over 100 customers, with enterprise-wide deployments across a wide range of industries. Akonix is privately held and venture capital funded by Mission Ventures, Palomar Ventures and Windward Ventures. For more information and access to free software downloads and trials visit www.akonix.com. Akonix is a registered trademark of Akonix Systems, Inc. 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