[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“Year-old startup Deviant Technologies wants to make a name for
itself in the Linux-based enterprise appliances market. Thus far,
it’s executing commendably on that goal, despite its having
selected the white-hot–but extremely crowded–corporate IM space
for its initial foray.“True to its name, Guilford, Conn.-based Deviant’s
business-grade instant messaging server offering is aimed at
providing a feature set rarely seen in the IM space.“Dubbed InterIM, its appliance is designed to provide a simple,
secure and affordable system for provisioning employees with
internal IM communications. At the same time, it also serves as a
managed gateway to public IM networks, offering administrative
oversight and compliance tools for workers’ use of those systems as
well…”