Akonix Application Development System Certified By America Online
Innovative Offering from Leader in Instant Messaging Security and Management Will Enable Extensions to Value of IM for Business
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2004-- Akonix Systems, Inc., a premier provider of business solutions for secure, managed, compliant and integrated multi-network enterprise instant messaging (IM), today announced the certification of Akonix L7 Builder for the AOL(R) Instant Messenger(TM) (AIM(R)) network. L7 Builder is an application development framework for integrating IM into enterprise applications and developing IM-driven applications.
As organizations continue to adopt instant messaging for business communications, they are recognizing the opportunities to leverage presence information in other applications, access data via IM and enhance personal conversations with business intelligence. L7 Builder provides a comprehensive solution for developing and deploying these new, high value applications, including support for standard development environments, integration APIs and a highly-scalable runtime environment. L7 Builder takes advantage of patent-pending natural language processing and the vXML standard to provide the easiest to develop and easiest to use real-time applications possible.
"Enterprise IM connectivity will increase efficiencies in 'at work' communications and business collaboration in ways we have only begun to imagine, and we are very pleased to work with Akonix to help their customers realize these potential gains," said Edmund Fish, senior vice president and general manager, Desktop Messaging, America Online, Inc. "With L7 Builder, developers can extend presence and instant messaging into the essential business processes and applications that people use everyday."
"Integrating IM into enterprise applications is a critical step for organizations to take full advantage of benefits such as presence and accessing corporate information via IM," said Genelle Hung, analyst for The Radicati Group. "The same rules apply to the development of IM-driven applications, namely that the primary focus should remain on proper management and adherence to compliance and security requirements. AOL partners that bring this value will play a key role in the development of high value, enterprise-wide IM applications."
Akonix L7 Builder is the result of Akonix's March 2004 acquisition of Natural Messaging, combining the award winning core technology Akonix L7 Enterprise with the result of almost 2 years of work with Global 2000 organizations in the telecommunications, technology and financial services industries developing IM applications and integration solutions.
"Akonix has been the leader in providing advanced security, management, compliance and integration applications that extend the value of IM," said Peter J. Shaw, CEO of Akonix. "As a long time partner of AOL, this certification once again solidifies Akonix's value proposition to customers, ensuring compatibility and support with the AIM network."
Akonix L7 Builder Developer Edition is available now via the Akonix Application Developer Program. Interested enterprises, developers and integrators are invited to join other leading organizations in the program immediately. The next major release of Akonix L7 Builder will be available publicly this Fall.
About Akonix
Akonix is the leading provider of enterprise-class business solutions for leveraging the power of multi-network enterprise instant messaging. Akonix's award-winning products leverage patent-pending core technology, an advanced IM application development platform, and certified strategic partnerships to deliver multi-network management, security, integration and compliance capabilities across all major IM systems.
More than 250 customers in Financial Services, Telecommunications, Energy, Technology, Healthcare and Entertainment depend on Akonix to manage, secure and enable IM for over 300,000 enterprise users. Akonix is the preferred IM management solution of some of the world's largest companies, including Cingular Wireless, Qualcomm, EMC and ING.
Akonix is widely recognized as the technology and market innovator with awards for its L7 Enterprise IM gateway from Windows & .NET Magazine, Network World, eWeek, SC Magazine, PC Magazine and UCSD Connect. Akonix is backed by leading venture capital firms Menlo Ventures, Mission Ventures, Palomar Ventures and Windward Ventures, who collectively manage over $3 billion in capital.
To enable secure and productive use of multi-network instant messaging in your organization, visit www.akonix.com for a free trial or to request more information.
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