FaceTime Communications has partnered with Middle East security specialist, ISnSC (Essence), as part of its regional expansion program.

The tie-up will strengthen FaceTime’s position in the region and provide access to ISnSC’s strong corporate customer base where a need to protect against the threats from Web 2.0 applications has already been established.

“A number of our customers have started to encounter problems due to the use of Web 2.0 applications such as Facebook and instant messaging on their networks,” said Sherif Hazzaa of ISnSC.

“Real-time communications and social networking sites are fast becoming legitimate business tools, but are affecting unprotected organisations' productivity levels, in addition to exposing them to malware infections.”

The presence of Web 2.0 applications in corporate networks has grown exponentially in recent years, unchecked by legacy security products and often undetected by IT managers, he added.

FaceTime’s Unified Security Gateway (USG) provides a single point of control for preventing malware, controlling Web 2.0 applications and managing information leakage in corporate networks, he explained.

A unique feature of USG is the ability to detect and control an unprecedented 2,000 Web 2.0 and real-time applications with the same granular policies IT managers would expect from a dedicated URL filtering appliance.

ISnSC specialises in providing security and consultancy services throughout the Middle East.

“As companies realise that their traditional web security tools are inadequate to provide the necessary protection, control and compliance required, they look to partners such as ISnSC to provide the answer,” stated Nick Sears, VP Emea, FaceTime Communications.

“The Middle East market is an expanding region for us and ISnSC is a welcomed addition to our partner programme.”-TradeArabia News Service