BELMONT, CA--(Marketwire - February 14, 2011) - Actiance, enablers of the safe and compliant use of unified communications and Web 2.0, today strengthened its commitment to the federal marketplace by announcing the appointment of Howard Klayman as Federal Account Manager in the firm's Washington, D.C. regional office.
Klayman joins Actiance after more than ten years of sales, business development and operations experience in the Federal sector. Most recently, Klayman was the director of business development at Ultra Electronics-Criticom, focused on US government agencies, including the departments of Homeland Security and Defense, and Intelligence Agencies.
Actiance helps private and public sector clients by effectively monitoring, tracking and archiving content conveyed through social or real-time communications channels. Federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense, are increasingly relying on compliance-based policies and procedures to protect against disclosures through social media outlets like Facebook, which can potentially compromise national security interests.
Due to the rapid adoption of unified communications and social platforms throughout the federal government, agencies are seeking to expand the use of technology solutions that will protect against unauthorized leaks from social media sites. A key part of Klayman's focus will be leading the testing, validation and certification of the Actiance platform, and helping public officials develop Web 2.0 solutions that ensure compliance to all applicable regulations, directives and statutes.
"Howard is a key asset for Actiance as we continue to penetrate the Federal sector and work with government agencies to help them navigate changing communications modalities and policy requirements," said Kailash Ambwani, President and CEO of Actiance. "Actiance specializes in working with sectors where strict management, archiving and compliance are mission critical and with Howard heading our government team, we're excited to work more closely with organizations in this sector."
About Actiance
Actiance enables the safe and productive use of Unified Communications, collaboration and Web 2.0, including blogs and social networking sites. Formerly FaceTime Communications, Actiance's award-winning platforms are used by 9 of the top 10 US banks and more than 1600 organizations globally for the security, management and compliance of unified communications, Web 2.0 and social media channels. Actiance supports all leading social networks, unified communications providers and IM platforms, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter AOL, Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Microsoft, IBM and Cisco
Actiance is headquartered in Belmont, California. For more information visit http://www.actiance.com or call 888-349-3223.