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 Akonix Systems, Inc. was founded in early 2000 with a vision that Instant Messaging (IM) and other emerging real-time communications technologies were going to become a critical part of the corporate communications infrastructure.
Akonix deliver enterprise instant messaging management and security. The Akonix appliances or software adds to IBM Lotus Sametime or Microsoft Live Communications Server (LCS) and OCS. It also controls and manages IM from Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, AOL and more. Secure your business realtime communications through CoreSight using Akonix.
IM Security
360° Security provides the most comprehensive defense against IM borne viruses, worms, phishing, spam, and social engineering
Instant Messaging is quickly becoming prevalent as a business critical communications tool and with its use come new security challenges for businesses around the world.
According to research firm Gartner, "by 2010, 90% of people with business e-mail accounts will also have IM accounts" despite the fact that, according to Nemertes Research, 70% of IT executives claim to have banned the use of commercial IM services. The reality for IT organizations is that—authorized or not—IM is being used on most networks and—authorized or not—it poses a serious security threat if left unchecked. Not surprisingly, Gartner recently labeled IM security one of "five technologies you need to know." Senior IT executives overwhelmingly concur as 62% told Nemertes Research that they worry about IM security.
The security concerns with the use of IM are myriad and range from technical vulnerabilities, such as client buffer overflow attacks, to inappropriate usage risks, such as the leakage of intellectual property.
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