FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 28, 2002 -- FaceTime
Communications, the premier provider of network-independent instant
messaging (IM) applications for business, today announced that
Jefferies & Company, Inc., an institutional brokerage firm and
investment bank, has chosen FaceTime's IMAuditor product to enable
compliant, real-time communications for institutional traders.
IMAuditor gives Jefferies the ability to leverage the power of
America Online (AOL) and other public instant messaging networks
such as Yahoo! and Microsoft, for time-sensitive business
communications, while ensuring administrative controls are in place
to comply with government regulations. "The FaceTime solution is
ideal for Jefferies because it provides us with global scalability
for what eventually may be hundreds of IM users for all three
networks in use by our traders," said Jim Nikolai, chief technology
officer, Jefferies & Company, Inc. "It is vital that we plan
for the future and partner with leaders who have a proven track
record." "Our solution is fast becoming the standard for auditing
instant messaging use in the enterprise due to IMAuditor's proven
ability to log and audit IM communication on any network, including
AOL Instant Messenger, through our unique authorized partnership
with AOL," said Glen D. Vondrick, FaceTime's President and CEO.
"IMAuditor's enterprise scalability is important for companies like
Jefferies which has hundreds of potential IM users who need to
continue real-time communications via any instant messaging service
to reach their constituents while the enterprise is able to manage,
capture, store and supervise IM network communication." FaceTime's
unique technology advantage, IM expertise, and ability to provide
customers with authorized application access and integration to any
network, enables the company to deliver practical, value-add
solutions on multiple IM network infrastructures for any business.
FaceTime's IMAuditor provides IT professionals the confidence and
information security controls to manage public IM networks in the
enterprise. The FaceTime IMAuditor includes an easy installation
and configuration process, no change in behavior for users of
existing instant messaging clients and buddy lists, Web-based
reports, and support for existing corporate proxy servers.
About Jefferies
Jefferies & Company, Inc., the principal operating subsidiary
of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF), is a full-service investment
bank and institutional securities firm focused on the middle
market. Jefferies offers financial advisory, capital raising,
mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring services to small and
mid-cap companies. The firm provides outstanding trade execution in
equity, high yield, convertible and international securities, as
well as fundamental research and asset management capabilities, to
institutional investors. Additional services include correspondent
clearing, prime brokerage and securities lending. The firm's
leadership in equity trading is recognized by numerous consulting
and survey organizations, and Jefferies' affiliate, Helfant Group,
Inc., executes approximately 10% of the daily reported volume on
the NYSE. Through its subsidiaries, Jefferies Group, Inc. employs
more than 1,200 people in 20 offices worldwide, including Atlanta,
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York,
Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo and Zurich. Further information about
Jefferies, including a description of investment banking, trading,
research and asset management services, can be found at
www.jefco.com.
About Actiance, Inc. (Formerly FaceTime Communications, Inc.)
FaceTime Communications became Actiance, Inc on January 11, 2011 following an agreement to
transfer the FaceTime trademark to Apple.
FaceTime Communications enables the safe and productive use of Unified Communications and Web 2.0,
including instant messaging, blogs and social networking. Ranked number one by IDC for five consecutive
years, FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by more than 1,500 customers for the security,
management and compliance of real-time communications. FaceTime supports or has strategic partnerships
with all leading IM, unified communications providers and social networks including AOL, Google, Yahoo!,
Skype, Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
FaceTime is headquartered in Belmont, California. For more information visit
http://www.facetime.com or call 888-349-3223.
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