IMbrella's enterprise instant message manager is a software solution for companies who want to block, secure, control, monitor, and archive unlimited IM traffic on the company network, including: AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and ICQ.

The product installs on any PC with network access in minutes (with no added hardware or desktop and user 'touch' required). The manager can view instant message conversations in real time, receive automated alerts on blacklisted words (and excessive usage), and link multiple offices in one central database.

IMbrella is used by companies and schools to detect the following instant message risks and liabilities: compliance violations, sexual harassment, intellectual property disclosures, copyright and patent infringement, excessive usage, and insider trading.

Harnessing the power of IM at your firm begins with understanding how your staff is already using it. IMbrella Detector is a diagnostic tool designed to uncover all public IM activity within your corporate network, revealing:

How much IM is being used? Who is using IM and when? What is being said? How many files are being transferred via IM?

Answers to these questions will provide the basis for your organization's IM management strategy. Use IMbrella's IM Detector to:

￭ Detect excessive IM use/abuse

￭ Reveal internal and external IM users

￭ Summarize your firm's IM activity stats

￭ Track file transfers

￭ Display live conversations from the previous hour

What's New in This Release:

ICQ support added

Limitations:

￭ 7 day trial