We’ve been asked several times where did BROSIX name come from. Here is the explanation from the founder Stefan Chekanov:

Well, in the Christmas eve 2005 me and my brother Svetoslav were thinking how to name our new software application. At that time our company name was D-Bross and at the same time my son was a fan of the Asterix and Obelix movies. So, we combined D-Bross with Asterix and got Brosix. That’s it, Brosix name was inspired by our company name and my son

Now, how to pronounce. Following the story, we pronounce it [bro'siks]

Login to your private network Web Control Panel and go to “Settings -> Custom Client Logo”. Browse and upload an image file:

If Custom Client Logo is enabled, your company logo will be displayed on Brosix desktop client applications. Having your logo on Brosix applications will improve your users experience as they will have a visual confirmation they are working with your IM network.

If you enter a URL in Logo URL field, the logo displayed on Brosix applications will be clickable. If your users click on the logo, their default web browser will open this URL. If Logo URL is empty, your logo will be non-clickable.

Login to your private network Web Control Panel and go to “Settings -> Custom Logo”. Browse and upload an image file:

If Custom Logo is enabled, your company logo will be displayed on Brosix download site and on Brosix account site. Having your logo on these places will improve your users experience as they will have a visual confirmation they are working with your IM network.

Since Brosix does not process our customers financial information we are not subject to SAS-70. Brosix also does not process our customers health information so we are not subject to HIPAA also.

Brosix provides secure communication channels that our customers use to transfer their information. During the transmission Brosix does not process, change, tamper or in any other way manipulate their data.

So, the short answer is that Brosix customers who are subjects to SAS-70, HIPAA, SSAE 16, HITECH or any other regulation, can easily meet their requirements.

“Personal Use” is when an individual user uses the software for his purposes either at home on a travel or at work. All “Personal Use” users use Brosix FREE IM Network. They share one network. No enterprise features are available for them as they don’t need them. A “Personal User” has control only on his own account.

“Brosix Enterprise” is for all users that use the enterprise version. Each Brosix Enterprise customer gets a private/closed IM network. The customer administrator has full control over all user accounts in his IM network. Enterprise user accounts can be used at work, at home or on a travel.

Generally speaking, the differences between “Brosix Personal” and “Brosix Enterprise” are:

1. Brosix Personal is one user account. A Brosix Enterprise network has many user accounts.
2. Brosix Personal controls only its account. Brosix Enterprise controls all user accounts it owns.

Brosix Personal and Brosix Enterprise share the same set of application features. Brosix Enterprise supports also enterprise features that are not available to Brosix Personal. Enterprise Features give full control over the Instant Messaging network.

Compare features supported by Brosix Personal and Brosix Enterprise

Brosix servers are located in SAS 70 Type II datacenters in Dallas (Texas), Houston (Texas) and Saint Louis (Missouri).

Here are the Brosix emoticons:

Emoticon	Meaning	Code
	Smile	:-) or :)
	Teeth smile	:-D or :D
	Surpised	:-o or :o
	Tongue smile	:-p or :p
	Wink smile	;-) or ;)
	Sad	:-( or :(
	Confused	;-s or ;s
	Disappointed	;-| or ;|
	Crying	;’( or ;-(
	Cool	(h) or (H)
	Angry	:-@ or :@
	Silent	:-Z or :Z
	Fury	8o or 8O|
	Nerd	8-| or 8|
	Sarcastic	^o) or ^O)
	Sick	+o or +O
	I don’t know	:^)
	Thinking	*-)
	Eye rolling	8-) or 8)
	Sleepy	|-) or |)
	Kiss	:-* or :*
	Coffee	(c) or (C)
	Heart	(l) or (L)
	Burger	(br) or (BR)
	Broken heart	(u) or (U)
	Present	(g) or (G)
	Note	(8)
	Moon	(s) or (S)
	Arrow	(arrow)
	Brosix	(brosix)
	Exclamation	(exclamation)
	Idea	(idea)
	No	(no)
	Yes	(yes)
	Question	(question)

You should disable the option ‘Allow contacts’ for your private network in the web control panel and the users won’t be able to add users from different group to their contact lists.

Brosix price is subscription based. You pay for the service monthly, quarterly or annually. You have the flexibility to increase and decrease the number of users at any time. This way you control your expenses instantly according the changes in your business needs.

Brosix price includes all your costs for the service:

• servers rent
• infrastructure maintenance
• system administrators personnel (salaries, insurance, taxes)
• server software and hardware upgrades
• new software versions – As long as you use Brosix service you will get all Brosix software upgrades free of charge. We usually release new versions with new and improved features two or three times a year. Upgrades are distributed automatically and you don’t need to do anything to install them on your user computers.
• Brosix versions for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web Client and Android mobile devices. Brosix iPhone version is comming next month. Neither BigAntSoft nor Lync support this wide range of platforms.
• Brosix works seamlessly in a LAN and over the Internet. It secures all communication channels and you don’t have to program your office firewalls and rules.

Comparing all this, you will find that Brosix brings many benefits at a reasonable price.

You are invited to get a 30 day free trial. No credit card required, no obligations and no up-front charges. Just go to http://www.brosix.com/signup/ and you will have your private IM network running in a minute. You will have 30 days to use all Brosix features with up to 1,000 user accounts.

You can run second instance of Brosix by downloading and starting Brosix portable from http://www.brosix.com/download/windows-portable/. Then you need to enter the network number of the different network in the portable instance of Brosix: