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FaceTime Introduces Powerful Visualization Software for Managing Global Enterprise Networks Across Multiple Locations
FaceTime Insight Employs Tree Mapping to Enable IT Management to View and Control Web 2.0 and Social Networking Applications
| Source: FaceTime Communications
BELMONT, CA--(Marketwire - April 21, 2009) - FaceTime Communications today introduced FaceTime
Insight, powerful new visualization and reporting software that helps
IT managers see the impact of the new Internet on their enterprise
networks. Using tree mapping and a modular reporting infrastructure,
FaceTime Insight provides a bird's eye view as well as in-depth visibility
into Web
2.0 applications, social networking sites and all facets of enterprise
Web browsing. FaceTime Insight interfaces with FaceTime's
Unified Security Gateway (USG) to provide granular enterprise data
visualization in terms of user behavior, usage patterns and network traffic
trends.
Ideal for managing enterprise networks across multiple locations, the
dynamic, multi-dimensional graphic view provided by FaceTime Insight
provides total visibility into the network that has not previously been
possible with legacy network management and reporting tools for Web security
and data
compliance.
"Visibility is the crucial first step to effectively managing network
environments today, especially with the rapid adoption of Web 2.0
applications within the enterprise," said Nishant Jadhav, director of
product marketing for FaceTime. "Most large organizations have come to the
conclusion that blocking access to these applications is not an effective
business solution. At the same time, they are battling network risks such
as bandwidth spikes and malware attacks coupled with management issues such
as compliance and worker productivity."
Data collected from more than 100 FaceTime customer network sites over the
past two weeks shows employees at these companies attempted to access more
than 350 Web sites categorized as social networking, and within Facebook
alone, attempted to access more than 2,800 individual Facebook
applications. Users also attempted to connect with more than 80 high-bandwidth multimedia and IPTV applications, more than 90 virtual worlds and
more than 115 potentially dangerous P2P file sharing applications.
"Not all of the applications in a particular category are dangerous," added
Jadhav. "Although the P2P category, for example, includes notorious
applications such as Kazaa, Limewire and BitTorrent, it also includes Web
2.0 file transfer sites such as YouSendIt and SendSpace, which are
increasingly used for the legitimate transfer of large business-oriented
files. Only with proper visibility into who is accessing what applications
can IT management make informed decisions about the levels of network
service access to grant to various groups or individuals within the
company."
About FaceTime Insight
FaceTime
Insight is an easy-to-use windows server based software application
that installs in a few simple steps. Managed through a secure Web based
interface, FaceTime Insight assimilates data from FaceTime Unified Security
Gateways at either a single site or multiple locations to provide long-term
trending and compliance reports.
FaceTime Insight ships pre-populated with a large library of both summary
and detail reports and charts commonly used in network environments today,
alongside an intuitive report creation wizard that clearly identifies the
filters and options available. Role-based access enables delegated
reporting so that administrators are able to generate reports across all
supported USGs for all users or just local reports for a specific set of
groups or users.
Multi-dimensional tree mapping and an advanced reporting infrastructure
relationship deliver an innovative solution that provides granular
visibility to Web 2.0 usage and ultimately greater control of their network
environment.
Availability and Pricing
Starting at $995, FaceTime Insight will be available in 60 days from
FaceTime and its authorized resellers. For more information please visit www.FaceTime.com.
About FaceTime Communications
FaceTime Communications enables the safe and productive use of instant
messaging, Web usage and Unified Communications platforms. Ranked number
one by IDC for five consecutive years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions
are used by more than 1,000 customers for security, management and
compliance of real-time communications. FaceTime supports or has strategic
partnerships with all leading public and enterprise IM network providers,
including AOL, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Skype, IBM and Jabber.
FaceTime is headquartered in Belmont, Calif. For more information visit
http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-FACE. The FaceForward blog, at
http://blog.facetime.com, offers thoughts and opinions about the changing
nature of Internet.
FaceTime, FaceTime Communications, IMAuditor, FaceTime Unified Security
Gateway, FaceTime Insight, FaceTime Security Labs, SpywareGuide.com and the
FaceTime logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of FaceTime
Communications, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.