Dexrex is an information technology company providing data management services for instant messaging (IM) (e.g., AOL’s AIM, Google’s Talk, Yahoo Messenger, and Microsoft’s MSN Messenger) and mobile text messaging services (SMS). Dexrex provides both business and individual users with a unique service that offers a secure, consolidated, web-accessible archival record created from their messages. Through the Dexrex “Universal Adapter”, the platform gives users the ability to quickly and simply record, manage, search and then forward the data from across all networks, clients and devices. By providing simple, scalable, and consolidated recording and archival systems, Dexrex allows Enterprise clients to achieve legal compliance, “active archiving” for eDiscovery and increased productivity by allowing the use of consumer SMS and IM systems. Through Service Providers, parental monitoring and transaction archiving applications for IM and SMS are also enabled.