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. It combines an integrated IM server and gateway solution that is powerful, easy to use, and affordable for businesses of all sizes. Installing in minutes, it can easily and completely identify and manage both internal and public IM traffic within your organization.

Using the Barracuda IM Firewall, your organization can eliminate the security, virus, or compliance risks of instant messaging while harnessing the communications and productivity benefits for which IM has become an indispensable asset.

The Barracuda IM Firewall is easy to set up and rollout to your users. Installing a unit inline takes minutes and, 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.

When using the IM server, user deployment features such as an email rollout tool allow users to have the client installed and connected in minutes. System updates are delivered automatically by Barracuda Central, an advanced 24/7 security operations center that works to continuously to provide the most effective methods to identify and control public IM traffic and combat ever-changing virus variants. Energize Updates are distributed hourly so that you are always protected against the latest threats.