Sophos partnership adds momentum to Presence Networks’ leadership in growth market August 28, 2007; 07:08 AM London, 28 August, 2007 – Presence Networks Ltd., a market leader in
secured real-time unified communications, today announced a partnership
with IT security and control firm Sophos, to give users a more enhanced
experience of secure instant messaging. Users of Networker will now
have the confidence that their files will be scanned for malware such
as viruses, Trojans, worms and spyware, by Sophos’ world leading,
anti-virus (AV) engine (SAV Interface).
As secure instant messaging continues to grow in the enterprise, office
workers will increasingly be sending attachments over instant messaging
(IM). The integration of SAV Interface will enable Presence Networks’
customers to scan all attachments being uploaded to, and downloaded
from, the Networker gateway, protecting both organisations’ networks
and workers’ individual desktops. SAV Interface uses innovative
technologies such as Behavioral Genotype to provide protection against
both known and previously unseen zero-day threats.
Sophos Anti-Virus’s scanning engine will be integrated with all
versions of Networker. These include: Networker 4.0, the recently
launched Networker Web Access Client (developed on Asynchronous
JavaScript and XML – ‘AJAX’); and the Networker Mobile Client currently
in development for mobile devices such as BlackBerry and selected
smartphones. With the Sophos engine sitting on the Networker server,
there will not be a negative impact on mobile devices’ processing
speeds.
Symon Blomfield, CEO, Presence Networks commented: "Commitment from a
global IT security vendor like Sophos is real testimony to the strength
of the Networker solution, and that truly secure instant messaging is a
technology with massive potential. We’re really excited at the prospect
of working closely with Sophos, and are confident this will make
Networker an even more compelling proposition to organisations in need
of secured, real-time messaging.”
Arthur Robinson, UK Alliances manager at Sophos, added: "The IM market
is growing, and while users demand access to such real-time
applications, administrators don't want to put their network at risk.
Presence Networks have a compelling solution to deliver the benefits of
secure IM and we are very pleased to have forged this partnership."
The addition of SAV Interface, which will be available as part of
Networker’s File Management option is one of several safeguards that
are central to Presence Networks’ secure IM service. Networker’s
Unified Communications Application is hosted on a dedicated central
server that offers a remarkable 128-bit secure encryption. With
Networker technology, the public IM gateway communicates with the
Networker Server that in turn communicates with the Networker Client.
At this point the data passes through the Networker Server where the
communication is cleansed and recorded, ensuring the highest level of
security and eliminating peer-to-peer communications.
SAV Interface integration is available to Presence Networks customers in September.
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About Presence Networks Ltd.
Presence Networks is the market leader in secured real time unified
communications. The company’s flagship solution, Networker, delivers
presence-based communications that enables users to effectively and
securely communicate via a number of web-based functions (IM, eMeeting,
teleconference, and file sharing) all within a controlled and
authenticated environment. For organisations, Networker enables the
deployment of presence based collaborative communications, in a secure,
compliant and accountable fashion. Presence Networks is a privately
funded UK based organisation with partner alliances throughout Europe,
Asia Pac and the US.
For more information, see www.presence-networks.net.
About Sophos
Sophos is a world leader in IT security and control. Sophos offers
complete protection and control to business, education and government
organizations - defending against known and unknown malware, spyware,
intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse and uncontrolled
network access (NAC). Sophos's reliably engineered, easy-to-operate
products protect over 100 million users in more than 150 countries.
Through over 20 years' experience and a global network of threat
analysis centers, the company responds rapidly to emerging threats and
achieves the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the industry.
Sophos is a global company with headquarters in Boston, MA, and Oxford,
UK.
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Presence Networks and Networker are registered trademarks of Presence
Networks Ltd. All other trademarks are property of their respective
owners.
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