Eastern Kentucky University Deploys FaceTime’s Web Security Solution

Eastern Kentucky University has standardized on FaceTime Communications’s perimeter web security solution to keep spyware and malware from infiltrating its campus-wide network.

According to the company, its appliance supports extensive use of real-time communications such as Skype and instant messaging applications as well as web-based e-learning systems.

The system has been deployed to 2,000 faculty and staff as well as the 5,000 students currently living in on-campus housing.

Ed Riley, assistant director of networking, telecommunications and systems at Eastern Kentucky University, said: “FaceTime gives us the perimeter protection and manageability we need to prevent spyware from getting onto our network, taking care of the problem before it can turn into a labor-intensive clean-up operation for the helpdesk.”