XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is a protocol
based on Extensible Markup Language (XML) and intended for
instant messaging (IM) and online presence detection. It
functions between or among servers, and facilitates
near-real-time operation. The protocol may eventually allow
Internet users to send instant messages to anyone else on the
Internet, regardless of differences in operating systems and
browsers. XMPP is sometimes called the Jabber protocol, but this
is a technical misnomer. Jabber, an IM application similar to
ICQ (I Seek You) and others, is based on XMPP, but there are many
applications besides Jabber that are supported by XMPP. The IEEE
XMPP working group, a consortium of engineers and programmers, is
adapting XMPP for use as an Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) technology. In addition, the Messaging and Presence
Interoperability Consortium (MPIC) is considering XMPP as an
important interoperability technology. Eventually, XMPP is
expected to support IM applications with authentication, access
control, a high measure of privacy, hop-by-hop encryption,
end-to-end encryption, and compatibility with other protocols.
IBM and Microsoft are working on a similar standard called SIP
for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE)
based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
LAST UPDATED:20 Sep 2005
My thoughts on this. I am not happy that Hw are not going the
hole way, and are not implementing windows live (Formally called
windows live) into ks 8.0, and think it is a waste of time
integrating it at all. By the sound of things, not many of us
have google talk or i-google. Enjoy the info. Cheers, Blake.
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