Released on = July 30, 2007, 7:45 pm

Press Release Author = Comvigo, Inc

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = ew Internet filtering for business can prevent workplace IM
usage.

Press Release Body = (PRWEB) July 19, 2007 -- Move over World Wide Web, there\'s a
new time-waster in town--and a new way of optimizing Internet filtering for
business. Imagine combining the convenience of email with phone conversations and
you have instant messenger (IM) applications such as AIM, Google Chat, and many
others. These applications offer more ways to carry on personal conversations on
company time, costing productivity and money--and creating a new demand for instant
message protection.

Recent surveys have shown that almost two work hours are wasted everyday--almost
half of that spent online--and that more than 85% of employees use company Internet
for personal activity, demonstrating why Internet filtering for business is so
critical. Two years later, IM applications are running neck-and-neck with web
surfing as online wasted time. In fact, IM\'s very nature lends itself to be more
invasive than web surfing alone, and IT departments need effective instant message
protection.

The trick to maintaining worker productivity is simply eliminating the cause
Why Instant Message Protection?
What\'s so important about instant message protection? Imagine being able to waste
company time under the guise of working--that sums up how IM can be utilized. Making
personal phone calls is conspicuous, but holding that same conversation over IM can
be discreet; for undisciplined employees, it could cost the company countless
dollars.

Web & IM: Internet Filtering For Business
Managers should note the difference between the invasiveness of IM usage and web
surfing. Web surfing is a singular activity and can be blocked by standard Internet
filtering for business. IM is a community activity that involves reaching out to
others to chat. This also opens the door to others externally inviting the employee
to chat, creating work-wastage events not initiated by the employee--and as a
standalone application, instant message protection requires a different set of
tools.

Because of its conversational nature, instant message protection is necessary for
all employee computers. Assuming the average employee wastes two hours a day through
IM at an hourly wage of $20/hour, wasted time costs approximately $10,000 a year.
For small businesses, the costs will be in the hundreds of thousands. For large
corporations, numbers can easily break into the millions.

Getting The Right Instant Message Protection
\"The trick to maintaining worker productivity is simply eliminating the cause,\" says
Comvigo founder James Tanner. Comvigo publishes IM Lock Professional and IM Lock
Enterprise for instant message protection and Internet filtering for business.
\"Without a full-sweep blocking mechanism, IT departments waste even more time
searching for and deleting applications. And that doesn\'t prevent future
re-installation.\"

\"IM Lock offers instant message protection that detects specific applications and
blocks access to them,\" Tanner says. Tanner realizes that some companies want to let
their employees enjoy IM to communicate during breaks. \"At the same time, Comvigo\'s
IM Lock features a scheduler allowing employees to use IM at designated break times,
such as lunch hour. This offers flexible Internet filtering for business while
compromising with employee wants.\"

With IM usage becoming increasingly prevalent in the workplace, appropriate Internet
filtering for business environments is critical to minimize wasted time and money.
Instant message protection such as Comvigo\'s IM Lock is becoming increasingly
necessary to ensure that time, money, and productivity are always focused and
optimized.

For more information on Comvigo\'s IM Lock and its capabilities, visit Comvigo IM Lock.

Contact:
James Tanner
312-933-3385

Web Site = http://www.comvigo.com

Contact Details = Burr Ridge, IL
Phone: 312-933-3385
Fax: 240-255-4093
sales@comvigo.com