Designed for businesses of all sizes, the Barracuda IM Firewall is the first product to provide everything an organization needs to control and manage internal and external instant messaging (IM) traffic. The Barracuda IM Firewall has an integrated IM server and gateway that is customizable and can easily identify and manage both internal and public IM traffic within an organization. Using the Barracuda IM Firewall minimizes the virus and compliance risks of instant messaging, while logging all messages to an internal database with policy tools for content filtering and file transfer management.

Comprehensive Solution
Instant messaging products typically provide either an IM server for secure internal instant messaging within the organization, or an IM gateway to identify, log, and report on existing IM traffic. The Barracuda IM Firewall is a secure IM server with a feature rich IM management solution combined into a single appliance. This two-tiered approach provides organizations a complete and cost-effective IM solution.

Low Maintenance
The Barracuda IM Firewall is easy to set up – taking only minutes to deploy. Once connected, all public IM traffic is captured and logged to an internal database. With an intuitive user interface for maintenance and monitoring, the Barracuda IM Firewall is a virtually administration-free solution. Energize Updates are delivered automatically by Barracuda Central to continuously provide the most effective methods to identify and control public IM traffic, while protecting networks against viruses and other threats.

Manages public and internal IM traffic on the network Virus scanning of all incoming messages and files Archives all messages to an internal database and to Barracuda Message Archiver Policy tools for content filtering, file transfer management, IM access and virus protection Access to internal and public IM networks from a single client