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IMlogic Selected for Second Major Industry Accolade in 2005 by Winning Lotus Advisor Magazine Editors' Choice AwardWALTHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- March 29, 2005 -- IMlogic IM Manager Chosen as Best-of-Breed Secure Instant Messaging Management Solution for IBM Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing IMlogic today underscored its market leadership when it announced that IMlogic IM Manager(TM) has won the Lotus Advisor Magazine Editors' Choice Award for instant messaging products at Lotusphere 2005. In winning the award, IMlogic IM Manager adds to its portfolio of industry accolades, including the InfoWorld 2005 Technology of the Year award announced in January. The award singles out innovative technology solutions that enable enterprises to deliver ROI and compete effectively. IMlogic IM Manager stood out for its ability to automate how "companies manage and control instant messaging, secure corporate networks against IM security threats, and reach regulatory compliance and corporate governance standards for logging, archiving, and auditing IM conversations," according to the Lotus Advisor judging panel. IMlogic IM Manager won the silver award in the "Instant Messaging Tools" category. "The judges looked for products that integrate with Lotus products to help companies work more efficiently," said John Hawkins, editorial director, Lotus Advisor Magazine. "IMlogic IM Manager achieves that goal by allowing Lotus Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing platform users to simplify instant messaging management." IMlogic IM Manager provides all the tools businesses need to fully realize the benefits of IM while minimizing the risks and challenges associated with this form of communication. With more than 500,000 licensed seats, IMlogic IM Manager meets the most rigorous IT requirements of the Fortune 1000 across the finance, energy, healthcare, technology, government and manufacturing sectors, bringing centralized management, security and compliance-level archiving to traditionally unmonitored and uncontrolled enterprise IM usage. "The long-standing technology partnership between IMlogic and IBM has resulted in the deployment of IMlogic IM Manager in the largest managed IBM Lotus Sametime instant messaging environments across the Fortune 1000," said Francis deSouza, IMlogic's CEO. "This award further highlights IMlogic's market-leading success in delivering best-of-breed security and compliance for real-time communications." In February, IMlogic and IBM co-hosted a live Webinar, "Blueprint for Success: Implemented Flexible Management, Security, and Control for IM" to help enterprises develop a messaging strategy to leverage and embrace secure instant messaging for business. To view the archived webinar on demand, visit: http://www.imlogic.com/events/webinars/real_time_enterprise.asp. About Advisor Media Advisor Media provides the unmatched advice of top experts in a full range of media, including magazines, journals, e-mail newsletters, conferences, seminars, workshops, CDs, on-site training, and dozens of Web sites. The expertise presented by Advisor comes from hard-won hands-on involvement with the leading technology products and services, and technical and business practices. For more information, visit http://www.Advisor.com. About IMlogic, Inc. IMlogic, Inc., headquartered in Waltham, Mass., is the market leader in enterprise software for instant messaging, the world's fastest growing communications medium of all time. The largest Fortune 1000 companies across the financial services, energy, healthcare, government, media, telecommunications, technology, and manufacturing industries depend on IMlogic solutions to secure, deploy, and leverage IM and presence technology for real-time business communications. The company's flagship product, IMlogic IM Manager, enables enterprises to manage, control and secure corporate IM usage, while satisfying compliance requirements associated with real-time electronic communications. IMlogic is backed by leading venture capital firms Venrock Associates, General Catalyst Partners, Kodiak Venture Partners, Crosslink Capital, and Goldman Sachs. For more information on IMlogic visit www.imlogic.com. |
