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Maybe if the White House used Brosix…

A few days ago the headlines were awash with the news that Barack Obama would be able to keep his Blackberry, but few paid any attention to a ruling that actually impacted far more individuals - an Instant Messenger ban was handed down to all White House staff!

Obama’s campaign relied heavily on software many of them began using in high school — AOL Instant Messenger and Google Chat. Instant messaging, though little mentioned, is — perhaps as much as e-mail—deeply woven into contemporary politics and media, whose fabric is the constant, quick, gossipy transmission of spin and information. But a calculus that’s perhaps one part security, one part law, and two parts politics, has long barred instant messaging from the White House.

“They just told us flat out we couldn’t IM in the White House,” groused one senior staffer Friday.

“It sucks. It’s really going to slow us down,” complained another, saying that lawyers had warned that, along with instant messaging, White House software will restrict users to a range of sites roughly “like your average grade school.”

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Source: The Politico

Later on in the story, and in recent days, it has become apparent that the White House legal staff will be reviewing legal opinions to see what needs to be done. They also discuss the need for a secure product. Well, as luck would have it, Brosix is just such a secure network! I emailed my bosses and told them to send some Brosix products to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. If the President gets to keep his Blackberry - well, I think the staff deserves their IM!

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