. lua technologies inc. type private founded 2011 headquarters new york city united states area served worldwide founder s michael defranco jason krigsfeld eli bronner website getlua.com type of site business communication available in english native client s on ios android web browser windows macintosh linux desktop windows macintosh lua is a mobile messaging software for businesses . it provides encrypted real time messaging calling 1 file sharing and communication analytics . 2 3 it is available for android ios desktop windows macintosh and through a web browser . the company released its analytics dashboard lua insights in july 2014 with the aim of helping managers draw conclusions about the effectiveness of their team s communication . 3 the company is based in new york city . contents 1 history 2 features 3 major updates 4 compliance with industry regulations 5 culture 6 references history edit michael defranco founder strauss zelnick ceo zelnick media and john maloney ex president of tumblr speak on a panel about enterprise mobility . lua was founded in early 2011 by michael defranco and co founders eli bronner and jason krigsfeld . according to defranco he first gained inspiration for the product when as a high school student working for his parents company imapdata he helped out with software that was used by disaster relief teams following hurricane katrina . 4 in march 2012 lua was selected to be a member of the techstars program in new york . 5 features edit secure real time messaging 256 bit tls encrypted instant messaging between individual coworkers groups or entire departments . instant group calling one touch calling from within the app between any number of coworkers without dial in passcodes . a dedicated number is saved into the phone s contact list so the user knows when they receive a group call . interactive directory people tab is an organized directory that is synced across the organization file sharing attach any photo or file type to a message attachments are stored in a dedicated repository . media video audio photos productivity . pdf . doc . xls . ppt etc. readreports enables users to see who has or has not read their message or viewed their files . insights insights dashboard on the web delivers real time analytics about team communication including message read percentage and inter departmental communication frequency security platform includes 256 bit tls encryption and soc 1 audited physical security . smartwatch compatible lua users can receive messages on their android wear smartwatches and the apple watch admin console lua administrators can manage all features users contact details network settings within one portal across devices . major updates edit in july 2014 lua released its analytics dashboard lua insights with the aim of helping managers draw conclusions about the effectiveness of their team s communication in november 2014 lua announced integration with microsoft active directory 6 in march 2015 lua announced a full integration with citrix sharefile 7 and the addition of an interactive directory which displays employee contact information and photo as well as allowing users to message a group or entire department in april 2015 lua released the admin console in order to centralize all aspects of managing a business lua account . 8 in may 2015 lua announced the release of desktop applications for windows and macintosh 9 compliance with industry regulations edit hipaa lua has undergone an external hipaa audit and has been found to be compliant . the company signs business associate agreements with healthcare clients . 10 govcloud lua is integrated into amazon web services aws govcloud the us government s secure cloud network . this integration include compliance with u.s. international traffic in arms regulations itar regulations as well as the federal risk and authorization management program fedramp requirements . 11 culture edit lua is located in the flatiron district of new york city . its office was featured in the new york post as one of new york city s coolest companies . 12 the office space reflects the hawaiian heritage of lua s founder and is adorned with hawaiian philosophies that drive lua s business culture . references edit perenson melissa . lua a messaging app that makes it easy to dial everyone in . citeworld . fulton scott . lua asks can collaboration be managed with analytics . fierce enterprise communications . a b howlett den . team rubicon living outside the inbox for first responder disaster relief . diginomica . all ann . startup spotlight lua s mobile coordination software . enterprise apps today . tiku nitasha . everything you want to know about the spring 2012 class of techstars for demo day . betabeat . lua announces active directory integration to further simplify and accelerate how business gets done . prweb . retrieved 1 may 2015 . koh kohzy . share and discuss more files with lua s sharefile integration . blog.getlua.com . retrieved 1 may 2015 . lane austin . lua admin meet lua s enhanced admin console . blog.getlua.com . retrieved 1 may 2015 . lane austin . lua desktop apps are here get them now . retrieved 14 may 2015 . koh kohzy . announcing hipaa compliant messaging . blog.getlua.com . retrieved 1 may 2015 . lua announces integration with aws govcloud . prweb . retrieved 1 may 2015 . chen jason . the sleek offices of 4 of nyc s coolest companies . new york post . new york post . retrieved 1 may 2015 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lua company & oldid 720955617 categories mobile softwarecross platform softwarebusiness software companiestechstars alumnicompanies established in 2011companies based in new york city2011 establishments in new york navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to 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