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
>
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