WorkLight has launched a system to secure the use of
Facebooksocial networkingin enterprise
environments.
The UK is host to the highest number of active Facebook users
outside the US, totalling an estimated 8 million users, according
to Facebook.
WorkLight says WorkBook allows safe and effective use of
Facebook at work, addressing concerns among CIOs that
consumer-based
social networking sites are a threat to their business.
The WorkBook application, previously only available in the US,
combines all the capabilities of Facebook with all the controls of
a corporate environment.
With WorkBook, employees can securely use Facebook to:
* Find colleagues by name, location, department, project and
area of expertise
* Collaborate with peers using familiar Facebook
capabilities
* View up-to-date, corporate-specific information about peers
such as status, department, role and location
* Receive general and personalised company news directly from a
Facebook news feed
* Create groups around shared interest areas and work-related
projects
* Setup Q&A forums with colleagues to get quick answers
In addition, WorkBook provides businesses with:
* Secure provisioning that ensures the application can be used
only by authorized employees
* Information security - corporate-related information is
visible only to employees
* Compliance with existing security policies - enterprise
security integration authenticates WorkBook users via corporate
authentication facilities, enforces access control policies and
supports Single Sign-On (SSO)
* Integration with the company's directory or applications to
augment information from Facebook profiles
The WorkLight server is licensed to enterprises by yearly
subscription. Pricing starts at £7.50 per user per month, with
volume discount pricing available.