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e-Discovery and IM: How to Ensure ALL Your Electronic Messages are Compliant
Encore On-Demand Presentation As you may know, the new U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require companies of all sizes to understand, control, and manage all e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents they maintain as business records, and if involved in litigation, produce them according to specific requirements. Most companies have implemented solutions to archive and monitor e-mail, but fewer have established archival and retrieval systems for IM, web conferencing and other real-time communications. 
Hear from an expert panel including messaging analyst Michael Osterman from Osterman Research, litigation attorney and assistant general counsel from Electrolux North America John Heer, and FaceTime as they debate and explore:
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FaceTime Announces RTG2000
Offering the zero latency that IT users have come to expect from the Real Time Guardian platform with double the throughput of FaceTime's RTG1000, the new RTG2000 addresses the challenges of managing and securing the avalanche of real-time applications that are being deployed on the enterprise network.
RTG2000 complements the existing range of RTGuardian appliances with support for larger networks as employees consume more bandwidth with real-time applications that demand the highest performance. Click here to learn more.
Gartner Predicts Instant MessagingWill Be De Facto Tool Gartner predicts that by the end of 2011, IM will be the de facto tool for voice, video and text chat with 95% of workers in leading global organizations using it as their primary interface for real-time communications by 2013. The worldwide market for enterprise IM is forecast to grow from $267 million in 2005 to $688 million in 2010. (Full story...)
Businesses Lack IM Security
According to ZDNet, a recent report by the Burton Group states that just 10% of organizations have a formal instant-messaging (IM) policy, while only 5% provide security protection for the technology. (Full story...)
Malware over Real-Time Communications Channels Shows No Sign of SlowingSecurity incidents targeting public IM and P2P channels have increased by 5 percent in Q2 2007 compared with Q1 2007, according to a new FaceTime Communications report. Last year, the same time period saw a 35% decline of these kinds of attacks. (Full story...)
Enterprises Must Focus on VoIP SecurityVoice-over-IP security threats are viewed as more theoretical than actual. But the few cases that have come to light have been brazen and costly. As the number of VOIP deployments is expected to continue to increase, IT professionals and researchers are urging enterprises not to forget about security. (Full story...)
Microsoft Brings IM to Linux DesktopLinux users will soon be able to voice-chat and share Windows Media files with Windows Live Messenger buddies, thanks to Microsoft's plans to license instant messaging and digital media technology to desktop Linux distributor Linspire. (Full story...)
YouTube Becomes Medium for Spreading VirusesGoogle's YouTube, the popular online video sharing site, is now one of the latest vessels that malware is using to spread. The harmless videos are used to entice users to click a link. That link, once clicked, could easily infect a user's computer. (Full story...)
Hackers Making Progress Toward Unlocking iPhone
Apple geeks weren't the only ones awaiting the release of the most anticipated gadget of the year. Less than a month after the iPhone's debut, hackers are already claiming that they've had "very significant progress" in their efforts to unlock the AT&T phone, allowing iPhone owners to use other carrier's services to make calls on the phone. It might be possible, but hackers must first overcome several challenges. (Full story....)
MySpace Jumps on IM BandwagonIn the latest instant messaging news, MySpace finally added an IM service to its site with the launch of "MySpaceIM" in beta. The Google Talk gadget has been updated to include a new group chat messaging feature, and Jabber announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency will be using the Jabber Extensible Communications Platform for their IM needs. (Full story...) 
Botnet vs. Botnet: Scammers Fighting Each OtherIt... almost... sounds like the making of a great Hollywood action movie. Scamming Botnets are going head to head. Apparently, one Trojan Botnet system also has code that disables competing Trojans on compromised computers. The criminals behind the removed Botnet software are not too happy about the end result. They've been attacking their rivals back via more malicious code to get even. (Full story...) |
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