<s>
Nefsis	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
is	O
a	O
communications	O
technology	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
an	O
early	O
developer	O
of	O
real-time	O
communications	O
software	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
in	O
the	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nefsis	B-Protocol
offers	O
multipoint	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
with	O
integrated	O
voice	O
and	O
live	O
collaboration	O
solutions	O
for	O
small	O
to	O
medium-sized	O
business	O
and	O
distributed	O
enterprise	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nefsis	B-Protocol
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1998	O
by	O
Allen	O
Drennan	O
as	O
WiredRed	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Nefsis	B-Protocol
Corporation	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
through	O
2000	O
the	O
company	O
developed	O
and	O
sold	O
a	O
VPN-like	O
,	O
full-duplex	O
,	O
multipoint	O
communications	O
software	O
product	O
called	O
e/pop	O
that	O
supported	O
several	O
applications	O
including	O
presence	O
management	O
,	O
instant	O
messaging	O
,	O
multiparty	O
VoIP	B-Application
,	O
and	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
’s	O
real-time	O
software	O
technology	O
was	O
distributed	O
under	O
OEM	O
license	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
the	O
multipoint	O
VoIP	B-Application
software	O
engine	O
in	O
the	O
PlanetSide	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commencing	O
2004	O
,	O
NewHeights	O
Software	O
Corporation	O
licensed	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
technology	O
to	O
power	O
presence	O
,	O
IM	O
,	O
and	O
web	B-Protocol
conferencing	I-Protocol
features	O
in	O
several	O
softphone	B-Protocol
products	O
sold	O
under	O
the	O
NewHeights	O
and	O
Mitel	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
OEM	O
integrations	O
were	O
noteworthy	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
as	O
they	O
added	O
multipoint	O
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
web	B-Protocol
conferencing	I-Protocol
to	O
these	O
online	O
gaming	O
and	O
softphone	B-Protocol
applications	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
market	O
research	O
report	O
‘	O
Gartner	O
Magic	O
Quadrant	O
for	O
Web	B-Protocol
Conferencing	I-Protocol
,	O
’	O
citing	O
a	O
“	O
forward-looking	O
hybrid	O
of	O
presence	O
based	O
IM	O
and	O
Web	O
conferencing.	O
”	O
During	O
the	O
same	O
timeframe	O
the	O
company	O
added	O
multipoint	O
video	O
as	O
another	O
feature	O
of	O
its	O
on-premises	O
,	O
web	B-Protocol
conferencing	I-Protocol
software	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
the	O
company	O
started	O
offering	O
its	O
software	O
under	O
hosted	O
service	O
agreements	O
(	O
software-as-a-service	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
several	O
years	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
introduced	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
and	O
parallel	B-Operating_System
processing	I-Operating_System
technology	O
to	O
its	O
customers	O
commencing	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
online	O
service	O
was	O
introduced	O
under	O
the	O
Nefsis	B-Protocol
brand	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
company	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
cited	O
by	O
European	O
CEO	O
Magazine	O
and	O
market	O
research	O
firm	O
Frost	O
&	O
Sullivan	O
in	O
2009	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
in	O
a	O
multipoint	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nefsis	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
corporate	O
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
and	O
online	B-Protocol
meetings	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
a	O
business	O
continuity	O
tool	O
during	O
inclement	O
weather	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
specialty	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
training	O
,	O
telemedicine	O
,	O
video	O
arraignment	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
remote	O
interpreting	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Nefsis	B-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Brother	O
Industries	O
.	O
</s>
