Business Finally Gets The Message.

Instant Messaging, long the communication medium of excited teenagers and lonely Internet hearts has now forged a home in the business sector. eSite Media Inc announced today the launch of Centova, a secure, web-based Instant Messaging (IM) system for business.

(PRWEB) October 12, 2004 -- Instant Messaging, long the communication medium of excited teenagers and lonely Internet hearts has now forged a home in the business sector. eSite Media Inc announced today the launch of Centova, a secure, web-based Instant Messaging (IM)program for business.

Security is their biggest concern. Most companies wont allow employees to download traditional Instant Messaging software because it can expose their networks to viruses and hackers," said Stephen OHearn, Manager of Client Service. Centova is unique because its web-based, theres nothing to download, therefore no security concerns."

Corporate instant messaging in many instances is better than e-mail for business, with Centova, the response is immediate and free flowing, much like a conversation," said OHearn. Centova also allows colleagues to see whos available and whos not based on a technical process called Presence. With Centova you dont have to wait for that return phone call or e-mail, you can tell immediately whether your contact is available and get your answers fast."    

An added feature of Centova is its unique ability to seamlessly communicate with contacts on all four proprietary IM networks. From our research we found customers want interoperabilty, they want to be able to use one messaging platform to access all their contacts. So we made sure they could."

Centova is offered both as a hosted service and a standalone product. Hosted business packages start at $19.95 per month the standalone product is due to ship in late October.

For more information or a live free demo please visit:
Free Public Site: www.centova.net
Corporate Site: www.centova.com

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