Jabber
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Google IM (almost) gets the message, users say
News The Web is abuzz with critiques and accolades for the search giant's foray into the IM business.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Instant messaging, Search
Microsoft puts its spin on office chat
News The proposed SIP standard is key to IM interoperability and to merging voice, data, video and messaging into a single system, says a Microsoft executive.
PeopleSoft wants in on IM craze
News Peoplesoft is eager to cash in on the growing business use of instant messaging software.
Maintaining an online presence in Jabber
Techguide Follow these steps to maintain a presence in the Jabber online community, such as retrieving a list of friends from the roster.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, List, Jabber, Roster, Conference, Presence, code snippet, P2P, Password, Service
Developing peer-to-peer applications with Jabber
Techguide Find out how to make use of the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol to P2P-enable your applications.
Tags: Java, Software engineering/development, Peer to peer, TCP, Jabber, Connection, F/OSS, P2P, Password, Service Parameter
Cisco buys into corporate IM
News Cisco Systems is buying Jabber, an open source corporate instant-messaging platform, to compete more aggressively in unified communications.
Tags: Networking, Instant messaging, Jabber, Google Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IM, EarthLink Inc., networking company, Google Talk, WebEx Communications Inc.
New scam adds live chat to phishing attack
News RSA researchers say new attack targets one bank with fake site that pops up a live chat window where victims are tricked into revealing personal information.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Scammer, Online Scam, Attack, Tool, Phishing Web Site, instant messenger, RSA Security Inc., window
Cisco guns for Microsoft in collaboration market
News Cisco is adding new functions in its WebEx service that could threaten Microsoft's own business collaboration efforts.
Tags: Investments, Market research, Web services, Marketing communications, Web servers, Cisco Systems Inc., Google Inc., Service, e-mail, unified communications
Sybase mobile software roams new territory
News Company's Information Anywhere Suite now includes instant-messaging and presence technology, which lets users show availability.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, E-mail clients, Instant messaging, VoIP
Sybase mobile software roams new territory
News Company's Information Anywhere Suite now includes instant-messaging and presence technology, which lets users show availability.
Tags: Mobile applications, Mobile
Set up open source Jabber to run your own IM service
Techguide Follow these easy steps to setting up the Jabber instant messaging service. This open source protocol allows you to control authentication on the server.
Tags: Software, Protocols and platforms, Instant messaging, Open source
Corel, others legitimize alternative IM software
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Security trips up instant messaging
News Both MSN Messenger and AIM have had security holes uncovered recently, and experts say that Yahoo IM is requiring people to run with less security. What's going on?
Google embraces open IM standards
News Users of Google Talk can now communicate with other instant messaging services that support the XMPP protocol.
Tags: Standards, Instant messaging
Mozilla's messenger may compete with AIM, others
News In an ironic twist to America Online's open-source efforts, the AOL-funded Mozilla organization appears likely to support an instant messaging technology in direct competition with AOL's own messaging software.
