FOSTER CITY, CA-September 3, 2002 -- FaceTime
Communications, the leader in network-independent IM solutions for
business, today announced their senior executive team, including
CEO, Glen Vondrick, COO & CTO, Mehdi Maghsoodnia, and VP of
Market Development, Lew Roth, along with key FaceTime IM network
partners and joint customers, are leading multiple keynote panels
and discussions at the Instant Messaging Planet Fall 2002
Conference & Expo, September 9-10 at the Fairmont Hotel in San
Francisco, Calif. Keynote and Panels are as follows: Mehdi
Maghsoodnia COO & CTO for FaceTime, Keynote, "How to find the
ideal IM solution for your enterprise", 9/9 9AM-10AM, Venetian
room
Instant Messaging (IM) is the fastest growing communication
network in history and has already become a critical business tool
in information and transaction-oriented industries. IM as a
technology has a lot of promise and buzz, but the market is
fragmented and the vendors are small and struggling. How do you
find the ideal IM solution? How do you leverage the benefits of
real-time identity networks while protecting your investment and
making sure your business solution can withstand the shifting tides
of standards, business partnerships, M&A and other market
forces. What are the product and business issues facing IM vendors
in the enterprise, wireless and consumer markets? Glen
Vondrick, CEO of FaceTime, "Public IM: Good enough for your
business?", 9/9 4PM-5PM, Venetian Room
In many corporations, IM is an underground technology adopted by
small groups of users outside of an IT department's radar. In these
cases, IM is usually carried out on a public network like Yahoo or
AOL. But are these public networks appropriate for business usage
where sensitive data may be involved? In this session we'll discuss
the pros and cons of using public networks for corporate IM,
including situations where public IM networks are enhanced to carry
private data. Mehdi Maghsoodnia COO & CTO for FaceTime,
"Deploying enterprise IM", 9/9 10:30-11:30, Pavilion
Room
Instant Messaging offers exciting possibilities to improve
customer service, increase overall productivity and streamline
communication. This session outlines the key business solutions and
technical strategies to implement enterprise Instant Messaging.
Session topics include making the business and technical case for
adoption, implementation alternatives, security issues for IM and
deployment strategies. We will illustrate several major IM
approaches (including SMS and MMS technologies), their advantages
and disadvantages, as well as provide real-world examples.
Lew Roth, VP of Market Development for FaceTime and Henry
Carter, Consultant, H.W. Carter Consulting, LLC "Case studies: IM
in financial services", 9/10 11:30-12:30, Venetian
Room
The financial-services industry operates under a number of legal
and governmental regulators, and any computing tool used in this
industry must follow various rules when it comes to archiving,
security, and disclosure. In this case-study session, you'll learn
about how financial-services firms are using IM systems while
meeting the various regulations surrounding the industry.
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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