Strategic Technology Alliances
Strategic Technology Alliances are independent software vendors and other technology providers whose products complement or are enhanced by Akonix solutions, providing crucial integration points with compliance, security, archiving and other technologies. The result is comprehensive coverage for policy enforcement, compliance, archiving, and security for the entire range of electronic records and communications.
C2C
Akonix and C2C are partnered to provide complete archiving of all electronic messaging for compliance, management, and discovery. L7 Enterprise integrates with Archive One, adding IM capabilities to the messaging lifecycle management solution. Customers can store, search and retrieve IM in Archive One’s secure data repositories to meet regulatory compliance and internal requirements.
EMC
Akonix is an EMC business partner, and Akonix L7 Enterprise is integrated with EMC's EmailXtender® to provide archiving and retrieval of instant messaging content.
The EMC e-mail archiving proven solution leverages e-mail archiving and retrieval functionality of EMC EmailXtender to manage e-mail content from Microsoft Exchange and Lotus e-mail environments. EMC's tiered storage offering enhances this solution, allowing selection of the right hardware platform to address the unique cost and compliance objectives defined by the customer including EMC Centera Compliance Edition series for guaranteed content authenticity and retention, where strict regulatory compliance is required.
With EMC and Akonix, our customers have end-to-end archiving for all electronic messaging in a fully integrated, simple-to-manage platform.
Fortiva
Akonix L7 Enterprise and Fortiva combine to help customers solve their archiving, compliance, and legal discovery needs across the entire spectrum of electronic messaging. With Akonix L7 Enterprise applying policy, filtering content, and archiving chat streams as an integral component of the Fortiva platform, companies of all sizes are in complete control of their electronic messages and records.
Hewlett-Packard
Akonix is an HP gold business partner, with a technology integration between L7 Enterprise and HP Integrated Archive Platform (IAP) for providing archiving and storage capabilities for instant messaging content as part of a complete enterprise ILM implementation.
The HP IAP is a records management and archiving solution that minimizes storage costs and offers unprecedented end user accessibility by transforming data into useful information. IT storage and storage management costs are reduced by 3x to 5x via highly optimized single instancing capabilities, automated migration of data off expensive primary storage, and end-user initiated information searches and retrievals. IAP integrates all of the required hardware, software, and services-- including Akonix L7 Enterprise for archiving of instant messaging -- to provide both a cost-effective and a long-term storage appliance for reference information that delivers the lowest TCO in the industry.
IBM
Akonix is an IBM Business Partner
Akonix L7 Enterprise integrates with IBM Lotus Sametime to give IT managers a unified view of employee instant messaging (IM) usage. It secures and manages use of public IM and extends critical message archiving and reporting capability to Sametime. Integrated archiving and reporting supports management needs for day-to-day oversight, forensic analysis and regulatory compliance.
Lotus software from IBM sets the standard for truly innovative software and services that reflect the brand's unique representation of the new ways individuals and businesses work together to achieve success. Lotus software is further redefining the concept of conducting business through practical Knowledge Management, e-business and other groundbreaking ways of connecting ideas, thinkers, buyers, sellers and communities around the world via the Internet. Lotus software is marketed in more than 80 countries worldwide through direct sales and extensive Business Partner channels.
Akonix L7 Enterprise also integrates with IBM Lotus Domino for directory capabilities and policy enforcement.
Intel
Akonix is a member of the Intel Software Partner program, having developed the A-Series IM management appliances, the A1000 and the A6000 on Intel-based rack-mount server platforms. Working with Intel, Akonix develops and delivers the most reliable, scalable, high-performance appliances available anywhere. With technical, development, and marketing support from Intel, Akonix’s A-Series, Intel-based appliances have been awarded the Editor’s Choice Award by Network Computing, and have been named #1 by SC Magazine, Windows IT PRO, and Information Security Magazine in their respective reviews of IM management products.
Intradyn
Akonix is an Intradyn business partner, and Akonix L7 Enterprise is integrated with Intradyn ComplianceVault to provide archiving and retrieval of instant messaging content.
Intradyn offers products for small and midsized businesses to meet their critical data protection needs, with enterprise-class solutions that are both easy to use and affordable. ComplianceVault appliance, which captures all company email on a continuous basis, from a virtually unlimited number of mailboxes - storing all email messages on both hard disk (for lightning-fast searches) and unalterable tape media (for regulatory purposes). This allows companies to affordably comply with strict email retention and availability rules, such as those of the SEC, as well as the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX), HIPAA, and many other regulations - and/or meet their legal discovery needs related to email retrieval.
Iron Mountain
Akonix is an Iron Mountain Business Partner, and Akonix L7 Enterprise is tightly integrated with Iron Mountain's Digital Archives to provide archiving and retrieval of Instant Messaging content.
Since 1951, Iron Mountain has been the partner thousands of companies trust to store, manage, and protect records, media, and electronic data in any format for any length of time. Akonix Systems and Iron Mountain have partnered to offer outsourced IM, E-mail, Electronic Statement and Report, and Image Archiving Solutions managed at Iron Mountain's offsite Digital Archives.
Microsoft
Akonix is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, with deep, certified technology integrations to Live Communications Server 2005, Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft MSN Messenger Network (Windows Live Messenger), ISA Server, and Microsoft Exchange Hosted Archive. Akonix is a member of the Technology Adoption Program for Unified Communications, and was selected by Microsoft's Emerging Business Team to be profiled in the Microsoft publication, Innovation Starts Here, the only IM management provider to be selected.
Live Communications Server 2005 delivers instant messaging (IM) and presence as part of a scalable, enterprise-grade solution offering enhanced security, seamless integration with other Microsoft products, and an extensible, industry-standard development platform. Office Communications Server 2007, the next evolution of Live Communications Server, delivers streamlined communications for employees so they can find and communicate with the right person, right now, from the applications they use most—like Microsoft Outlook.
Microsoft Exchange Hosted Archive for messaging security and management helps organizations protect themselves from e-mail-borne malware, satisfy retention requirements for compliance, encrypt data to preserve confidentiality, and preserve access to e-mail during and after emergency situations. The services are deployed over the Internet using a “Software as a Service” model which helps minimize additional capital investment, free up IT resources to focus on other value-producing initiatives, and mitigate messaging risks before they reach the corporate firewall.
ISA Server 2000 builds on Windows 2000 Server for the best integration with the operating system technologies such as Active Directory™ service, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), Network Address Translation (NAT), authentication, quality of service (QoS) and management tools. ISA Server interoperates transparently with clients and servers running other operating systems. Please visit the Akonix ISA Server page to learn more.
Quest
Akonix L7 Enterprise integrates with Quest Software’s Archive Manager, which captures, indexes and stores messaging data, helping to control data volumes, reduce the cost associated with storage management and quickly respond to discovery or compliance requests. Through secure information sharing, Archive Manager empowers our customers to access and leverage the knowledge locked up in electronic messaging.
SonicWALL
Akonix is a SonicWALL Strategic Partner, and Akonix L7 Enterprise is integrated with SonicWALL Gateway products to provide security threat evaluation of instant messaging content.
SonicWALL is a leading provider of email security solutions that protect enterprises from the growing number of dangerous and costly email threats including spam, viruses, phishing, directory harvest attacks, zombies, and other blended attacks.
Sophos
Akonix is a Sophos Partner with Akonix L7 Enterprise integrating Sophos's award-winning virus detection engine to provide best-of-breed protection against harmful, Internet-borne viruses, worms and malicious code attacks.
Sophos is a global leader in computer security. The company protects over 35 million businesses and organizations—from small enterprises to academic and financial institutions to governments and global corporations—against multiple evolving threats such as viruses, spam, Trojans, worms and malicious spyware. Sophos is acclaimed for delivering the highest level of customer satisfaction and protection in the industry. The company's products are sold and supported in more than 150 countries.
Symantec
Akonix’s L7 Enterprise is integrated with Symantec's Enterprise Vault® to provide archiving and retrieval of instant messaging content as part of a comprehensive capability for archiving and managing all enterprise messaging and electronic records.
Symantec is the world leader in providing solutions to help individuals and enterprises assure the security, availability, and integrity of their information. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has operations in more than 40 countries.
Vericept
Akonix and Vericept are partnered to deliver complete 360-degree protection for compliance and content control in companies of all sizes. Together, Akonix's L7 Enterprise for management of instant messaging and the Vericept Risk Management Platform for visibility and control of at-rest and in-flight data provide comprehensive protection and risk management.
Vericept Corporation is the leading provider of comprehensive compliance and content control solutions.
ZANTAZ
Akonix is a ZANTAZ business partner, and Akonix L7 Enterprise is integrated with ZANTAZ Digital Safe to provide archiving and retrieval of instant messaging content.
ZANTAZ solves urgent regulatory, audit and litigation compliance problems for clients through innovative technology, cost-efficient outsourced services and consulting expertise. Based upon the proven ZANTAZ Digital SafeTM archiving infrastructure, patent pending indexing technology and rapid response Professional Services team, the company provides solutions that help clients capture, restore, archive and instantly retrieve electronic documents, while complying with pertinent governmental and industry regulations. Launched in 1996 and located in the San Francisco Bay Area, ZANTAZ is a privately held company that is backed by leading corporations and venture capital investors.
