AIM(R) Gateway from Jabber, Inc. and Jabber Messenger 3.1 Now Available; Web Conferencing Integration among New Features in Jabber, Inc.'s Most Extensible Windows Desktop Client.DENVER -- Jabber An open standard for instant messaging (IM). There are tens of thousands of Jabber servers on the Internet, most of which are privately run within a company or college campus. There are also hundreds of public Jabber servers that any user can register with, Google Talk being the largest. , Inc. today announced the immediate availability of the AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (R) Instant Messenger AOL's instant messaging service. See AIM and instant messaging. (TM) (AIM(R)) Gateway from Jabber, Inc. and Jabber Messenger (JM) 3.1, the newest version of its Windows desktop client. The Gateway, initially announced in April and shipping as of today, provides seamless interoperability with AIM(R) users and is widely considered a major milestone in the progress towards broad instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or (IM) connectivity. Using the Gateway in concert with the JM 3.1 client, Jabber, Inc. and AIM(R) users can subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; each other's presence information, appear on each other's contact lists, and exchange messages in real time. The Gateway is a sanctioned, secure, and auditable way for Jabber, Inc. customers to communicate with partners and customers who use the public AIM(R) network. "Through our enterprise federation agreement, the AIM Gateway from Jabber, Inc. is the only authorized means for Jabber, Inc. users to access the AIM network," said Brian Curry, vice president, Premium and Subscription Services for America Online See AOL. , Inc. "Sanctioned federation between AIM and Jabber, Inc. users is a significant and positive step in the ongoing mainstream adoption of IM as an invaluable tool for business." In addition to the AIM Gateway from Jabber, Inc., JM 3.1 allows users to launch Web conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. and other event driven applications from within the JM client. Dubbed LaunchBroker, this capability gives users the ability to open real-time sessions of multimedia applications -- such as Web conferencing and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) -- across the desktops of all intended participants, based on the presence of the invited parties. "LaunchBroker allows customers to enable collaboration tools at the server without having to touch the installed base of clients," said Joe Hildebrand, chief technology officer of Jabber, Inc. "More than simply initiating a Web conference with a click, LaunchBroker manages multi-user sessions of any application through a unified desktop that facilitates better real-time information exchanges." For more information about Jabber, Inc. or Jabber Messenger, send an email to info@jabber.com or call 303-308-3294. ABOUT JABBER, INC. Jabber, Inc. is a leading provider of real-time presence and messaging solutions. More than seven million users -- representing hundreds of telecommunications carriers/operators, financial institutions, government agencies, higher education institutions, logistics companies, and other organizations--have licensed the Jabber XCP XCP Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber) XCP eXtended Copy Protection (First 4 Internet; UK) XCP Explicit Control Protocol XCP Expendable Current Profiler commercial server to underpin carrier-class real-time, presence-powered applications including desktop and wireless IM for enterprises and consumers, real-time trading systems, and government intelligence systems. The JabberNow IM appliance is targeted to small and medium businesses, that require secure, interoperable, and compliant business-class IM. Jabber Inc., a 2005 EContent 100 Award Finalist and a 2005 Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: 100 Award Finalist, counts Arcelor, AT&T, BellSouth, CapWIN, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , FedEx, France Telecom, HP, Lehman Brothers, McKesson, Orange, Portugal Telecom, and Wanadoo amongst its customers. Jabber, Inc.'s investors include France Telecom, Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investing arm, Jona, Inc., and Webb Interactive Services, Inc. Visit www.jabber.com or send an email to info@jabber.com for more information. Jabber(R) is a registered trademark of Jabber, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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