In the face of growing competition among enterprises, effective and optimum usage of available time has become a key factor for the success of an enterprise. For that purpose, companies of all sizes are discovering the advantages of using Instant Messaging for rapid-fire communications with peers, partners, and customers thus saving valuable time and money. Also, Instant Messaging saves companies telecommunications, network costs, and storage.

In fact, Instant Messaging (IM) has become one of the fastest growing communications tools. As posted on Messaging Pipeline by Jeff Raikes of Microsoft, "80 to 100 percent of corporate e-mail users will have an enterprise-class IM client on their computers by 2009."

Unfortunately, research also shows that employees are exposing the firm to liability and litigation, often engaging in unethical or inappropriate behavior using IM. 

Dangers Of Instant Messaging:

• Intellectual Property Leak  
• Compliance Violations 
• Excessive Employee Usage 
• Unethical/Inappropriate Behavior 
• Loss of Productivity 
• Sexual Harassment  
• Unauthorized Guarantees/Contracts  
• Copyright/Patent Infringement 
• Insider Trading  

How can ArcMentor help?

ArcMentor provides all the necessary tools to comply with Sarbanes Oxley, SEC, NASD, FERC, HIPPA and Gramm-Leech-Bliley, Cal SB 1386.

ArcMentor helps organizations protect and secure intellectual property and privacy data. Protecting intellectual property (IP) assets, such as software source code, drug development secrets, or engineering designs can mean the difference between keeping and losing a competitive advantage. 

The need for protecting IP assets is clear, as risks can evolve from a variety of sources:

• A malicious insider 
• Corporate espionage 
• Broken business processes 
• Mis-configured IT systems or security 
• End-user error in handling sensitive information 

The ArcMentor Solution

With ArcMentor, you can stop information leaks and preserve network integrity by securing the use of Instant Messengers. ArcMentor allows the monitoring and archiving of all IM sessions in real time thereby protecting Intellectual Property from leaking and effectively managing Real-time communications, enabling employees to make productive use of these applications without misusing them or creating additional information security risks.

ArcMentor addresses the needs of businesses that must adhere to stringent corporate and regulatory compliance regulations. ArcMentor contains specific features needed to meet compliance requirements for electronic messaging. With ArcMentor, you can respond in real time to time-critical events, giving your enterprise the critical advantages of saving time and money and speeding decision-making.