That too, but that's much more variable, I think, and probably depends on the regulatory environment in which the org operates. SARBOX/JSOX/HIPAA/etc., will drive this for many, and if the company isn't subject to them, it's not likely to implement them.
Kurt On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 12:53, Terry Dickson <[email protected]> wrote: > Also what are your policies/regulations on archival of the conversations? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:44 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: IM raises its ugly head again... > > Anyone out there care to share their policy and (very) general implementation > info on IM and personal video conferencing usage? > > Does your company, for instance, allow users to install and use any of the > major consumer IM/video apps and communicate directly to the major public > IM/video providers such as MSN, AOL, Yahoo! and Google? > > If your company does allow it, what does the company consider to be the > cost/benefit tradeoff WRT security and not using a centralized IM/video > server with gateways to public IM/video services? > > Also, what security concerns were looked at before implementation and what > measures, if any, were taken to mitigate them? > > If direct access to public IM/video services isn't allowed, is an IM/video > service provided for business purposes, and if so, what are you using - MSFT > OCS, or Openfire, or something else? > > If you can't comment on-list, but don't mind doing so off-list, I'd certainly > appreciate it. > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
