Connected Innovation selects IMlogic for enterprise Live Communications Server deployments.

WALTHAM, Mass. -- Microsoft technical experts and the industry's leading secure IM management solution provide Microsoft customers with the gold-standard for implementing and managing real-time communications

Connected Innovation, a global expert on implementing Microsoft Real-Time Communications, including Microsoft Live Communications Server (LCS), has selected IMlogic IM Manager as its preferred instant messaging security and management solution, IMlogic announced today. The partnership will help ensure companies are able to easily and cost effectively deploy and implement Microsoft Office Live Communications Server.

Connected Innovation (CI) provides leading edge, Microsoft-specific technologies and services for the most challenging and complex commercial and government operating environments and implementations. Some of the most well-known and respected Microsoft consultants in the industry, including those with Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Microsoft Regional Director (RD) status, are employed by CI. With the rapid spread of instant messaging (IM) as a business critical communications tool, and the increasing need to better manage and secure it, Connected Innovation needed to find a uniquely qualified IM security partner it could rely on to help ensure the success of its LCS implementations.

"We took a hard look at the available solutions and found that, right out of the box, IMlogic was a proven solution that provided far more enterprise-ready capabilities and features than the other IM hygiene competitors," said Joe Schurman, co-founder and a managing member at Connected Innovation as well as the leading expert and US Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Live Communications Server. Summing up his assessment, Schurman pointed to three key advantages in selecting IMlogic IM Manager as the preferred solution:

--Best-of-breed security - From the integration of IMlogic IM Manager with the IMlogic Threat Center, to key partnerships with leading security companies, Schurman said it was clear other providers lacked best of breed capabilities for securing LCS.

--Comprehensive management and reporting - IMlogic IM Manager's flexible and granular reporting capabilities help IT departments better understand how IM is being used on the network and ensure real-time communications is delivered as an enterprise service.

--Out-of-the-box enterprise archiving - IM is subject to many of the same regulatory requirements as other forms of electronic communications, such as e-mail. IMlogic IM Manager provides companies with the configuration and message reconstruction capabilities that ensure organizations are able to meet their enterprise compliance requirements.

Schurman noted that regulatory compliance and policy enforcement requirements in both commercial and governmental settings have extended the need for advanced IM control well beyond simple message archiving. The capabilities were either deficient or completely lacking in the competitive IM hygiene products CI evaluated, and are not as complementary to the LCS platform as IMlogic.

"We have understood from the outset that easy administration, advanced management and air-tight security are essential for IM to succeed in the enterprise," said Francis deSouza, co-founder and CEO of IMlogic. "It is extremely gratifying to have a company with the collective world-class expertise of Connected Innovation validate our focus on delivering the premier security and management solution for LCS."

About IMlogic Inc.

IMlogic Inc. is the market leader in instant messaging management and security software. Companies across the financial services, energy, healthcare, government, media, telecommunications, technology, and manufacturing industries, including Fortune 100 companies, depend on the award winning IMlogic IM Manager(TM) to manage, control and secure corporate IM usage, while satisfying messaging compliance requirements. For more information on IMlogic call 877-IMlogic or visit www.imlogic.com.

About Connected Innovation

Connected Innovation is a company of senior technologists and consultants providing cutting edge technology solutions and services. Our team consists of Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (http://www.microsoft.com/mvp), Microsoft Regional Directors (http://www.microsoft.com/rd), and renowned Microsoft consultants throughout the world. Our Microsoft MVPs and Regional Directors are engaged with specific Microsoft program and product teams in Redmond and are partnered with Microsoft sales and consulting services teams, globally. Connected Innovation specializes in Microsoft specific technologies with a focus on strategy, enterprise services, architecture and implementation for commercial, federal and military customers. To learn more about Connected Innovation visit: http://www.connectedinnovation.com.