Web 2.0 has crept into the everyday work place, FaceTime reports

Web 2.0 has crept into the everyday work place, FaceTime reports

Internet applications have almost entirely penetrated the work place, with 97 percent of respondents to a new survey being released today saying they use at least one Internet application. That’s up from 85 percent a year ago, according to FaceTime, which makes work place monitoring and Internet security software.

That raises a tough question for employers. If I’m using Facebook during the day, am I goofing off or extending my professional network in a way that… Continue Reading

FaceTime, provider of messaging control software, raises $15.6M

FaceTime Communications, a Foster City, Calif. provider of software that provides security control over communications within businesses, said it has raised $15.6 million in financing.

Here’s the statement,

The investment was led by the Credit Suisse NEXT II Fund, and included existing investors Sutter Hill Ventures, JK&B Capital and Scale Venture Partners.

The company’s product offers control over things like peer-to-peer, instant messaging and voice-over Internet protocol applications. Research firm IDC named FaceTime the market share leader among… Continue Reading