Barracuda IM Firewall.Barracuda Networks Barracuda Networks, Inc. is a privately held company providing firewall products to block e-mail spam, viruses, spyware, load balancing and instant messaging software. Barracuda Networks was established in 2002[1] , Inc., have announced the international launch of the Barracuda barracuda, slender, elongated fish of tropical seas. Barracudas have long snouts and projecting lower jaws armed with large, sharp-edged teeth. They are ferocious, striking at anything that gleams, and are considered excellent game fishes. IM Firewall, an all-in-one instant messaging appliance. The Barracuda IM Firewall incorporates an IM server with native consumer IM traffic filtering, IM archiving and policy management technologies in one solution. The Barracuda IM Firewall's secure internal IM server, coupled with strong IM traffic identification and archiving functionality helps address the increasing concerns surrounding IM use and compliance with laws such as Sarbanes-Oxley, 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, (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when ), as well as Basel II and other industry regulations. The Barracuda IM Firewall features automatic IM logging and complete archiving including date, time and full text of discussions between parties, and is equipped to archive all users' IM sessions for five years. In addition to IM traffic identification and archiving, the system also provides: Private and Secure IM Server/Network: All internal Barracuda IM Firewall messages are encrypted using up to 256-bit encryption. Audit Trail for IM Communications: The Firewall provides full logging capabilities for an audit trail of all business communications. Keyword Identification and Reporting: The Barracuda IM Firewall Keyword Identification and Reporting tools allow administrators to monitor and control the types of IM traffic on their network. With Keyword Identification, administrators can flag, filter, or block message content that violates company policy, enabling the administrator to take appropriate action. The Reporting tools enable administrators to view which users are utilising which IM services and for how long, ensuring that user productivity on IM is kept at a premium. Interoperability with Public IM Networks: The Barracuda IM Firewall is compatible with popular IM services such as 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. , Yahoo!, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. and the new Google Talk. www.barracudanetworks.com |
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