Secure, Real-time Inter-agency Communication
Bantu Inter-domain Messaging (IDM) gateway promotes inter-agency collaboration in ways never before possible. For the first time, government organizations can leverage secure instant messaging to reach beyond borders, enhance joint initiatives and accelerate decision-making.

With Bantu IDM, different enterprises can confidently link users while maintaining complete autonomy and control over their own EIM networks.

Full Security
Assure exchanges are confidential and that users are communicating with intended parties.

• Bi-directional validation: X.509 certificate validation of gateway nodes.
• Encryption: Communications encrypted via TLS, support for FIPS 140-2 certified devices.
• Extensive auditing: Control frequency, size, and type of collected logs.

Policy Service and Control
Specify the extent of access permitted with other Bantu EIM network users.

• IM best practices: Establish, administer and maintain policies for communications.
• User and organization levels: Specify individual or group access to the wider network or particular domains.

Extensive Scalability
Scale from hundreds to millions of users without taxing enterprise resources.

• Fast, easy deployments: No installed client speeds roll-out.
• Distributed networks: Easily connect platforms regardless of differences in operating systems, security methods, firewalls and authentication.
• Maintain control over own directories and installations.

Message Reliability
Ensure that messages are delivered.

• Network outage tolerance: Messages will be delivered to intended recipients on remote networks, even in the event of network outages on either side or anywhere in between.
• Offline delivery: Gurantee delivery of messages even when users are offline.

IDM Fact Sheet