Barracuda IM Firewall
 
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Instant Messaging Firewall Overview
The Barracuda Instant Messaging (IM) Firewall is an integrated
IM server and gateway solution that is powerful, easy to use, and
affordable for businesses of all sizes. It will easily and completely
identify and manage all IM traffic within your organization. Eliminate
the security, virus, or compliance risks of instant messaging while
harnessing the communications and productivity benefits for which
IM has become an indispensable asset.
Powerful, Complete Solution
The Barracuda IM Firewall combines an internal IM server and client
with management and security measures to form the most complete
instant messaging solution available. The Barracuda IM Firewall
provides:
- IM traffic identification and logging
- Public IM management
- A private and secure IM server/network
- Keyword Notification and Content Management
- Access to internal and all public IM networks from a single
client
- Secure file transfer
Most IM products provide either an IM server for secure internal
instant messaging within your organization, or an IM gateway to
identify, log, and report on existing IM traffic. The Barracuda
Instant Messaging Firewall is a secure IM server with a feature
rich IM management solution in an appliance format. This two tiered
approach provides organizations not just a fix, but a complete solutionl.
Easy to Use
The Barracuda IM Firewall is easy to set up and rollout to your
users. It has an intuitive user interface for maintenance and monitoring,
making it a virtually administration-free solution. User deployment
features, such as an email rollout tool, allow users to have the
client installed and connected in minutes. System updates are delivered
automatically by Barracuda Central, an advanced technology center
where engineers work continuously to provide the most effective
methods to identify and control public IM traffic and combat ever
changing virus variants. Updates are distributed hourly so that
you are always protected against the latest threats.
Affordable
Large and small organizations alike demand solutions that are
affordable not just today, but also in the future as they grow.
The Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall enables organizations to
grow without having to worry about increasing user license fees.
With no per user license fees, the Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall
is the most affordable secure IM server and management solution
available.
Instant Messaging Server
Integrated instant messaging server provides companies with a
secure internal IM network. Internal messages need never leave the
corporate network, and are protected by industry leading 256 bit
encryption. The Barracuda IM Client is easy to install and deploy
and extremely user friendly, making user adaptation a breeze.
Security
The Barracuda IM Firewall offers the highest level of message
encryption available on any IM product. Its 256 bit message encryption
ensures that your corporate messages remain private as long as you
are using the Barracuda IM Client. The client provides users security
even outside their corporate network from anywhere on the Internet.
Logging/Reporting
With the Barracuda IM firewall all instant messaging traffic on
your network is logged.
Public IM Controls
Control of public IM services such as AOL, Yahoo, and MSN has
become essential in order to maintain network security, message
confidentiality, and protection against viruses. The Barracuda Instant
Messaging Firewall provides the ability to log or block public IM
services, scan public IM traffic for viruses, and manage the identities
of public IM users on your network.
Keyword Tools
Keyword notification and content management tools ensure that
your users are adhering to your internal policies and government
compliance regulations. Key words, phrases, and regular expressions
can be identified, removed, or blocked entirely within IM conversations.
If a policy violation is committed, the appropriate parties can
be notified via email or IM. All policy violations are logged and
noted.
Central Administration
The Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall features an easy-to-use
Web interface allowing for easy and cost effective administration
of the appliance. The Web interface allows you to define, manage
and control corporate IM policies from one central place.
- Barracuda Energize Updates A team of security engineers at Barracuda
Central continuously monitors the Internet for trends in IM and
virus attacks. As they detect trends, updates are created for
the Barracuda IM Firewall. The Barracuda IM Firewall is then automatically
updated with new IM rules, Public IM IP address ranges and ports,
and virus definitions. These updates require zero administration
and ensure that your network has comprehensive and accurate protection.
- Logs and Graphical Reports System administrators can view logs
or generate graphical reports to provide visibility within the
organization. The Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall can provide
information on IM conversations, public IM access, file transfers,
presence, viruses, and more.
- No Per User Charges Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall pricing
is simple. Each Barracuda IM Firewall is designed to handle an
approximate number of users. The Barracuda IM Firewall includes
a robust feature set at one fixed price with no per user charges.
This means the system administrator no longer has to worry about
keeping track of new accounts.
End User Controls
The Barracuda IM Firewall provides administrators the ability
not only to set IM policies, but to set default end user preferences
to maintain a uniform IM deployment across your organization.
Rollout Tools
Unlike other client side technologies, rolling out and installing
client side software is simple. Administrators can chose to roll
the client out to users via an email containing the download link,
install instructions and the users username and password. Installation
is as simple as clicking next, next, and finish. The zero configuration
installer automatically knows the name of the server to which that
user will connect. The Barracuda Roster Push tool can be used to
populate the roster of a user or entire groups with relevant contacts
before first log on.
IM Firewall Product Overview
There are five models of the Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall
currently available. The entry level model handles over 200 users,
while the largest model to date handles 7,000. These specifications
are not limits of the system, but are the recommended capacity.
Pricing
Pricing for the Barracuda Instant Messaging Firewall is from:
- Model 220 with 1 Year Energize Update £1,648
- Model 320 with 1 Year Energize Update £3,298
- Model 420 with 1 Year Energize Update £5,748
- Model 620 with 1 Year Energize Update £13,948
- Model 820 with 1 Year Energize Update £23,048
- Model 920 with 1 Year Energize Update £32,948
The prices shown are the Recommended Retail Prices and are to be used as guidelines which are subject to change at the time of sale based on the quantities ordered and the discounts available at the time of sale.
Download the Barracuda
Instant Messaging Firewall Datasheet in pdf format.
Visit www.barracudastore.co.uk/im-overview.htm
for more information
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