MessageLabs nabs Omnipod for IM security

Net security firm MessageLabs is extending its services beyond email and web filtering with the acquisition of Omnipod, a provider of enterprise instant messaging. The deal, which is subject to shareholder approval, extends MessageLabs’ offering to include managed email, web and instant message services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

MessageLabs plans to integrate New York-based Omnipod’s fully managed hosted IM service - called Professional Online Desktop (POD) - into its own managed service portfolio. Omnipod's on-demand secure instant messaging service is designed for enterprise use and integrates collaboration features such as persistent chat, global SMS, WebEx online conferencing, Salesforce.com, file sharing and transfer capabilities, as well as various other communications functions into a secure presence-based messaging infrastructure.

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