Barracuda IM Firewall

The Barracuda IM Firewall is the first complete IM solution to provide both IM Server and IM Gateway technologies to help organizations secure, log, and manage the use of instant messaging on their networks.

The Barracuda IM Firewall is easy to set up and rollout to your users. Installing a unit inline takes just minutes. Once connected, all public IM traffic is captured and logged to an internal database. With an intuitive user interface for maintenance and monitoring, the Barracuda IM Firewall is a virtually administration-free solution.

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IM Gateway 
The Barracuda IM Firewall provides IM gateway features allowing simple and rapid installation and management of public IM traffic on a network. Upon installation the Barracuda IM Firewall will begin identifying and logging IM traffic to its internal database for future viewing or auditing. 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 IM 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.

IM Server
The 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 provided with the product comes with client rollout and roster management tools, and is easy to install and deploy. 

Security
The Barracuda IM Firewall offers one of the highest levels 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, including group chat sessions and file transfers. All logs are stored on the appliance and can be easily backed up or exported.

Keyword Tools
Keyword notification and content management tools ensure that your users are adhering to your internal policies and government compliance regulations. Keywords, 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.