PIXION SIGNS 5,000 SEAT WEB CONFERENCING DEAL WITH
CYBERTRADER
Leading Active Trader Firm Selects PictureTalk Web Conferencing
to support its Web-based Trading and Brokerage Offerings
Pleasanton, Calif. – January 19, 2004– Pixion,
Inc., the leader in cross-platform Web conferencing solutions, announced
today that CyberTrader Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles
Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCH), has selected Pixion’s PictureTalk™
Enterprise Conference Server (ECS) Web conferencing solution to
power its advanced support and training initiatives for its Active
Trader enterprise.
“CyberTrader currently supports thousands
of active traders,” said Andy Gill, senior vice president,
Active Trader Marketing, Charles Schwab. “As our client base
continues to grow and become more strategic in their trading style,
so does their need for effective support and communications from
their broker. We chose Pixion for its ability to deliver enhanced
value to our clients.”
Under the multi-year, 5,000-seat agreement, CyberTrader will
incorporate PictureTalk into CyberTrader Live to conduct comprehensive,
real-time Web-based training and support programs with its customer-base.
CyberTrader Live users will be able to initiate a PictureTalk Web
conference session by a click of a button through CyberTrader Live’s
instant message feature. Installed on-premises, behind the Schwab/CyberTrader
network firewall, PictureTalk provides unlimited usage and the ideal
combination of performance, scalability and dependability. In addition,
PictureTalk’s intuitive, easy-to-use interface will enable
both internal and external users to communicate in real-time without
lengthy integration or ramp-up time.
“CyberTrader shares our commitment to delivering leading-edge
technology and services to its client-base,” said Gene Wolf,
president and CEO, Pixion. “Implementing PictureTalk ECS enables
companies like CyberTrader to deliver online services, support and
capabilities more effectively, ultimately increasing the value they
provide their clients.” |
About PictureTalk
PictureTalk is the first scalable online meeting environment
that allows businesses to standardize on a Web conferencing platform
that is easy to use and administer, can be deployed rapidly at the
individual or enterprise level, and provides the highest state of
data security available. Unlike most Web conferencing services that
are only delivered via the Internet, PictureTalk is available as
a high-performance Web-hosted service, PictureTalk Hosted Services,
and an installed enterprise software application, PictureTalk Enterprise
Conference Server (ECS). This allows users ranging from individuals
to small companies to global corporations to select a cost-effective,
scalable, Web conferencing solution that best fits their online
meeting demands and budget parameters.
Designed to run natively on any client platform,
including Windows®, Macintosh® and Solaris™, PictureTalk
offers unparalleled ease-of-use and control, allowing meeting presenters
to capture information in real-time right from their desktop, and
easily share and collaborate over the Internet with an unlimited
number of attendees. |