Participation in this newly announced program enables Reuters Messaging (RM) customers to continue to take advantage of Akonix's award-winning Akonix L7 Enterprise IM management system for their enterprise-wide compliance, archiving, security and control needs.

Designed for the financial services industry, Reuters Messaging is a comprehensive business IM service, providing organizations with access to advanced real-time collaboration, and enabling customers to increase their productivity and generate business. Many Reuters Messaging users are subject to strict compliance regulations for message logging, archiving and review. Akonix L7 Enterprise provides a unified IM management solution, giving IT departments a simple solution to audit and store all IM communications, as required by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

For companies using Reuters Messaging in conjunction with public IM networks, Akonix L7 Enterprise provides an added security measure by offering a centralized, enterprise-wide solution for controlling, reporting, archiving and securing IM usage. Akonix L7 Enterprise is the only solution on the market that offers a dynamic protocol update service. This notifies administrators of new IM protocols and automatically updates the server without any service disruption.

Companies can also set acceptable IM guidelines by defining and applying content and user control rules. In addition, Akonix L7 Enterprise is the only solution in its class to offer integrated Spim and Malware filters, which are seamlessly updated as new threats appear, further protecting Reuters Messaging customers from this growing problem.

"Reuters is committed to broadening its standards based and open collaboration offering and addressing the evolving needs of the financial services market," said David Gurle, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Collaboration Services. "Through Reuters Compliance Partner Program, Reuters and Akonix are continuing their close collaboration in order to offer the most dependable, suitable and flexible compliance solutions to both existing and future Reuters Messaging customers."

"Akonix is pleased to join the Reuters Compliance Partner Program," said Peter Shaw, CEO at Akonix Systems. "Offering the power of Akonix L7 Enterprise for the Reuters Messaging environment gives Reuters customers the ability to easily adhere to corporate policies and regulatory requirements regarding the appropriate use of instant messaging."