IM Clients, Platforms, and Services
Ejabberd 2.0.0 Offers More Than 200 Improvements
Process-one recently announced version 2.0.0 of
ejabberd, a release
the company said has taken more than one and a half years to develop. Ejabberd
is a high-performance instant messaging server that uses the eXtensible Messaging and
Presence Protocol (XMPP) for real-time communications and the transfer of presence and status information between users. According to Process-one, ejabberd 2.0.0 is a major new version that adds new
features, performance and scalability improvements as well architectural
changes. The new version, which is is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
v2, contains over 200 improvements and can be downloaded from ejabberd
Web site.
Mozilla Considers IM In Thunderbird 3
The Mozilla Foundation has established
Mozilla Messaging Inc., the non-profit foundation's "mail focused" subsidiary.
Mozilla Messaging will concentrate its efforts on developing Thunderbird 3, a
free, open source e-mail application that will offer integrated calendaring,
better search and other enhancements to Thunderbird. Industry reports also
suggest that an IM product will be integrated into Thunderbird 3 development.
OYCO Offers Unified Communications
Canadian-based OYCO has launched a Web-based unified communications product that consolidates multiple communications media including e-mail, SMS
messaging, instant messaging, VoIP and video chat through a proprietary
interface. Users can access Oyco with any Internet-ready computer or cell phone.
Oyco is available for a monthly subscription fee of $4.95, or $58 yearly.
Web & Mobile IM News and Trends
Palm Centro Smartphone from AT&T Launched
Image courtesy Palm
AT&T and Palm have teamed up to release the
Palm Centro from
AT&T, a new cross-over smartphone device that offers consumers voice, text
messaging, instant messaging, e-mail and Web access. Available starting at a retail price of
$99.99, the Centro offers a color touch-screen and full QWERTY keyboard with
one-touch controls to manage the built-in speakerphone, conference
calling, text messaging and Bluetooth connectivity. The Centro text-messaging
application will also display text and multimedia messages in Palm’s chat-style
view, like PC-based instant messaging. Additionally the device also launches
with several AT&T services including XM Radio Mobile, Push to Talk and
MusicID.
T-Mobile Announces 2008 Services For European Countries
This past week T-Mobile announced plans to boost consumer services
throughout 2008. Starting in March, the company will partner with Yahoo to offer
mobile search and will also expand partnerships for its social web services by
cooperating with communities such as YouTube, MySpace, Flickr and bebo. T-Mobile
also says the company will launch mobile instant messaging services in leading
European markets, taking advantage of partnerships with providers of Windows
Live Messenger, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and Yahoo! Messenger. T-Mobile
also plans to reduce roaming charges for data usage in Europe, and will implement
a uniform roaming charge for data connections.
OZ Services Denmark Through TDC Network
Last week OZ launched its Mobile IM
Solution on the TDC A/S mobile network. Subscribers will be able to easily
access widely popular IM services on their mobile devices, and TDC customers can
take advantage of access to the Windows Live Instant Messaging
service on their mobile phones. With the OZ Mobile IM Solution, mobile operators
can offer their subscribers access to IM services from AOL, ICQ, MSN and Yahoo!.
IM Security & Archiving
St. Bernard Announces iPrism IM Filter
St. Bernard has launched
iPrism Instant
Messaging Filter, the company's first IM filtering solution derived from a
hybrid security platform. iPrism IM Filter supports, monitors and filters
employee use of major IM protocols, enabling content filtering and file transfer
blocking to enforce corporate Acceptable Usage Policies (AUPs). It also features
the ability to customize notifications, block file transfers, filter content,
and provides network anti-virus protection from viruses via IM traffic.
St. Bernard iPrism IM Filter will be available in March. The company
will also release iPrism Web Filter 6.0 with built-in anti-virus at the same
time. Existing iPrism Web Filter customers can upgrade at no cost. Pricing for
all iPrism solutions includes a one-time hardware cost and a one-, two- or
three-year subscription fee based on the number of users.
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