Products - Vayusphere IM

Vayusphere IM runs behind the firewall and provides a secure and scaleable tool for real-time communication and collaboration between distributed enterprise workers. Vayusphere IM enables enterprises to significantly increase the utilization and productivity of distributed workers by eliminating the time and cost inefficiencies associated with traditional communication and collaboration tools such as email and voice mail. Vayusphere IM runs on all popular desktop and mobile computing platforms including Windows desktops, Java-enabled web browsers, Palm OS devices and WAP-enabled cell phones.

Vayusphere IM is the only corporate IM platform that combines the following features in a single, secure and robust IM platform designed exclusively for business users:

• Secure. Vayusphere IM supports 64- or 128-bit encryption between the IM server and IM clients to ensure that instant messages remain private. Vayusphere clients' HTTP and Socks Proxy support makes them firewall friendly. In addition to its internal authentication, Vayusphere IM integrates with popular enterprise directory services, such as LDAP and Microsoft Active Directory, for secure user authentication and authorization.
• Scaleable. Vayusphere IM is designed to supports thousands of concurrent users with sub-second response times. High availability and Disaster Recovery configurations provide unparalleled the reliability needed to be classed as a product for an enterprise's infrastructure.
• Extensive Reach. Vayusphere IM supports the widest range of wired and wireless IM clients in the industry, including Windows desktops, Java-enabled web browsers, Palm OS devices, RIM, Pocket PC, and WAP-enabled phones. Vayusphere IM also integrates seamlessly with popular email and SMS systems and provides the option to automatically forward instant messages to these systems if the IM recipient is unavailable.
• Industry standards based. Vayusphere IM is written in Java and supports enterprise standards, such as Web Services, XML, LDAP and Active Directory to ensure seamless interoperability with current and future IT infrastructure.
• Comprehensive auditing. Vayusphere IM provides extensive client and server-side logging and auditing of instant messages.
• Simple administration. Vayusphere IM comes with a comprehensive web-based administration console.
• Easy installation and use. Vayusphere IM can be quickly and easily deployed as a stand-alone product.

Vayusphere Instant Messaging (IM), is available in two forms Standard Edition (SE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). Standard Edition provides everything the enterprise needs in a simple and easy-to-install package:

• Secure and encrypted communication
• Wireless clients and multiplatform desktop clients (Microsoft Windows®, JavaT and Applet)
• Client-side and server-side XML message logs (for SEC, NASD, and HIPAA compliance)
• IM to Email
• Embedded relational database for persistant storage
• Service Portal for Administrators
• Service Portal for End-user Self service
• Support for all popular enterprise hardware and operating systems (Windows, Solaris, Linux)²

Vayusphere IM Enterprise Edition provides the following additional enterprise functionality:

• Silver, Gold and Platinum Support and Maintenance Agreements
• Additional clients for wireless devices and PDA's: WAP, Palm, RIM/Blackberry and Pocket PC
• Authentication to the most popular LDAP servers (Active Directory, OpenLDAP®, Novell eDirectory, Sun One, and IBM Directory Server)
• Corporate directory lookup from IM clients
• Email to IM gateway
• Exposed API's using XML/HTTP for sending and receiving messages, and setting and querying Presence
• Includes free Instant Response agent for enabling Corporate Directories with Presence and Messaging. The agent enables instant lookup of enterprise worker contact information and messaging to the device on which they are present and available
• Available add-ons include High Availability and Disaster Recovery configurations, and Database backed Message Archiving and Reporting Server
• License available to brand and customize IM clients and service portals

Vayusphere IM may be used as a stand-alone corporate IM solution or in conjunction with Vayusphere's Instant Response Server, IRiS.

For more information read a comparison of IM vendors in Network Magazine or download our data sheet.