Websense Enterprise v5.0. (Internet Focus).Websense Enterprise v5 is a new suite of products, directed at the EIM EIM Enterprise Incentive Management EIM Enterprise Information Management EIM Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM) EIM Enterprise Instant Messaging EIM Employee Internet Management EIM European Institute for the Media market, and designed to help companies manage the interaction of employees in their computing environments, across Web pages, network protocols and desktop applications. Traditional EIM products manage employee Web use at the Internet gateway (1) See cable/DSL gateway. (2) A router or server that converts IP packets to IPX, AppleTalk or some other non-IP format and vice versa. It is used to connect non-IP networks to the Internet. only, and have focused on URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. Web filtering Blocking access to unwanted Internet content. Businesses can block content based on traffic type. For example, Web access might be allowed, but file transfers may not. Content can also be blocked by site, using lists of URLs cataloged by content that are updated frequently. . However, with growing security, legal and productivity threats that infiltrate company networks, such as 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. , 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 (IM), hacking tools, and spyware, Websense Enterprise v5 extends these management control points to the network and desktop levels as well. Websense manages corporate computing resources, including setting boundaries on personal Web surfing, limiting peer-to-peer and instant messaging usage, stopping rogue executable files and managing programs running on desktops. This requires points of presence at the gateway, network and desktop levels being managed by a central EIM Management Console.' Websense Enterprise v5 offers enhanced Web filtering functionality to manage Web-based content at the gateway, including: * Central policy distribution: a central management feature for large or global enterprises that enables replication of policy settings to a server distribution list, eliminating the need for companies to manually recreate policies among multiple Websense servers. * File-type management: helps IT administrators prevent employees from downloading various types of files, such as audio, video and executables, from more than 80 categories of Web sites that are updated via automatic database downloads. * Multiple "yes lists:" enables an organisation to create "access only' Web site lists by employee, department or group. This feature is critical for organisations with kiosks or workstations that require a select list of acceptable Web sites for employee access. Websense Enterprise v5 offers companies the ability to analyse their networks in order to better manage the allocation of bandwidth resources. www.websense.com |
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