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EasyDeploy – Policy Authority can be deployed in hours, not days, requires no desktop touch and operates transparently to end-users. Available in software or pre-configured, hardened appliance options, Policy Authority features a low total cost of ownership and minimal administrative burden.
OpenFlexPlatform – Policy Authority’s open platform supports multiple directory services (LDAP, IBM Domino, Microsoft Active Directory, and Novell eDirectory), multiple databases (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle 10g DBMS), multiple enterprise IM servers, financial IM platforms and all major public IM platforms. Policy Authority allows for storage of IM, PIN-to-PIN and SMS messages in a single store to reduce complexity and time spent managing.
ArchiveIntegration – Policy Authority packages IM conversation transcripts, file transfers, SMS communications, BlackBerry PIN-to-PIN messages and BlackBerry call logs, and exports them to most e-mail archives. Conversation summary metadata is included, ensuring that your email archive contains a complete record of all electronic communications as mandated by compliance regimes, and reducing the e-Discovery burden on your IT organization.
UsageEnforcer – Organizations tasked with achieving compliance require this feature which prevents circumvention of Policy Authority, ensuring that all real-time communications are managed and secured. This is accomplished using a non-inline mechanism through passive monitoring and active blocking. UsageEnforcer also provides some of the most advanced peer-to-peer (P2P) controls available on the market -- far more sophisticated than most firewalls – able to block Skype, FastTrack (e.g., Kazaa), BitTorrent, OpenNapster, IRC, Gnutella, and other P2P protocols.


IdentityMap – Since public IM and BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) do not map to a corporate directory, Policy Authority correlates end user identities from the corporate directory to user handles and phone numbers for all real-time communications platforms. This is critical for effective policy assignment, logging and archiving. PolicyEngine – Policies can be created granularly, can differentiate between internal, inbound and outbound users, and can apply to multiple modalities (i.e., text, file transfer, VoIP, video). Policies can be set independently by provider, adding flexibility to real-time communications management.
EthicalWall – Policy Authority prevents unauthorized communication between functional roles based on any directory attribute. This ensures that your organization maintains ethical walls between people who should not be communicating for compliance or operational reasons. ContentFilter – Policy Authority provides content filtering and tagging for IM conversations utilizing regular expressions. This feature helps prevent the loss of sensitive data, enables e-discovery, and protects against abusive or inappropriate language.
FileCapture – Policy Authority captures files transfers for OCS/LCS and Public IM. This helps improve security and reduce risk by preventing potentially sensitive data from being sent to the wrong recipients. SecuritySure– Policy Authority protects against both known and zero-day virus infections through automatically updated filters and heuristic analysis including bot-defeating technology. This feature improves corporate data security and hygiene. Policy Authority integrates with Sophos and Symantec to make this happen.
TriggerLog – Policy Authority provides triggered logging based on flexible criteria, including user, keyword, internal/external communication, location and other attributes. Policy Authority can then export logs into a third-party archive, such as Quest Archive Manager. This functionality ensures that your organization has a complete record of potentially harmful communications. DiscoverySearch – For customers who use the SQL logging database, Policy Authority enables role-based access by designating policy reviewers and auditors. Reviewers have explicitly-assigned access to data, and auditors are assigned to reviewers. Searches are based on time, keyword, employee, service used, and triggered policies. This model is essential for regulatory or legal compliance purposes.
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