tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47177237024666986572024-02-19T07:12:47.587-08:00Instant messaging worldInstant messaging news, reviews, software. LAN instant messaging, Corporate instant messaging, Business messengers, Intranet communication solutions.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-52788060181130581352020-01-31T03:00:00.000-08:002020-01-31T04:04:03.850-08:00Durov: The phone of the richest man in the world was hacked through WhatsApp.The founder of "VKontakte" and Telegram Pavel Durov said that back in November 2019 he warned about the vulnerability of the WhatsApp application, through which hackers hacked the smartphone of the richest man on the planet Jeff Bezos.<br />
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Durov wrote about it in his Telegram-channel.<br />
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Earlier, the company Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, noted that the businessman's mobile phone was hacked because of vulnerabilities in the operating system from Apple. At the same time, Durov is convinced that the problem is not iOS.<br />
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"<a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/" rel="nofollow">WhatsApp</a> in its marketing campaign uses the words 'end-to-end encryption' as a magic spell, which itself should ensure the security of all communications. But this technology alone cannot guarantee absolute confidentiality," says the founder of Telegram.<br />
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One of the drawbacks of end-to-end encryption, he says, is that backups of transmitted data are often not encrypted. In addition, says Durov, each application has "ways around" protection. He explains that law enforcement agencies are "not too happy" with encryption and force developers to "covertly exploit vulnerabilities in their applications.<br />
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Earlier The Washington Post reported that Jeff Bezos' iPhone was cracked in May 2018 from the phone of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia. According to the publication, Jeff Bezos and the Crown Prince were in friendly correspondence with WhatsApp. The businessman's phone was hacked with a malicious video file sent to the messenger by Ben Salman. The Guardian suggests that the hacking may be related to the leak of the businessman's personal information and correspondence, as well as the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Hashokja in October 2018.<br />
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<br />Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-52560510106403003992020-01-28T07:55:00.000-08:002020-01-28T07:55:29.801-08:00The UN leadership will give up WhatsAppThe UN leadership has given up the WhatsApp messenger for working correspondence. This was announced by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the organization. According to him, the application is an "unprotected communication mechanism.<br />
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"At the moment, top UN leadership has been advised not to use WhatsApp as an unprotected communication mechanism. So no, I don't think that Secretary General António Guterres is using it," Farhan Haq said.<br />
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The UN representative declined to comment on the alleged involvement of the Prince of Saudi Arabia in the hacking of the smartphone of Amazon head Jeff Bezos using WhatsApp. Haq said the organisation needed more information.<br />
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It is reported that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia in 2018 may have sent Bezos a malicious file to WhatsApp, which was used to hack the businessman's smartphone. The break-in was discovered in March 2019. Private detectives, who were engaged in an independent investigation of the situation, reported that hackers who cooperated with the government of Saudi Arabia were behind the break-in.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-6137876073776362192019-08-14T08:18:00.002-07:002019-08-14T08:19:44.522-07:00LAN Instant Messaging Software - LAN Messenger<a href="https://messenger.softros.com/">LAN Messenger</a> is an instant messaging software for home or office users that can be very useful for your work. LAN chats allow you to communicate with other users connected through the same LAN. Talk with one or more users or send an alert message that is displayed as a small pop-up window on the users desktop. Some land messenger includes many features such as auto-reply text, file transfers, multi-user chat, online status, alert messages to all users, and much more.<br />
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This article will help you find a land messenger for your business. These applications have freeware or shareware version. Software combine ease of use, power, and flexibility.<br />
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Softros LAN Messenger is another network messenger for your company office with support for file transfers, message transmission, and conversation encryption. It does not require a server or an Internet connection and automatically detects clients that it is connected to the network. Other features include group messages, message history logging, sound notifications, remote availability status and more. Softros LAN Messenger is easy to use and can be used immediately without any other configuration.<br />
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Bopup Messenger, is from blabsoft, this instant messaging client that allows you to communicate with other users connected through the same LAN. It supports the standard messengers like WinPopup and net send. Message compatibility has been expanded, analyzes users and computers on a local network and supports 10 languages. It includes an ignore list, file transfer, message log, command line support and group support.<br />
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PcMessenger is an easy-to-use instant messaging software for Office communication. It does not require a server or an internet connection and is easy to install. Mandatory .NET Framework 2.0 is included in the installation program. It uses a small memory size, includes features such as the messaging group, user definition presets for quick response, check spelling, connection option, ability to insert, cut and paste graphic images and much more.<br />
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All these software are easy to install and do not require a dedicated server or Internet connection. The client is rich with chat, notification, conferences and file transfer. An enterprise instant messaging system designed for your local area network can help you more.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-16694121173551452972019-08-14T04:59:00.000-07:002019-08-14T05:05:11.136-07:00How to send a contact through WhatsApp?<br />
Select a name from your address book and your caller will receive your phone number<br />
If you send a contact through WhatsApp your caller will receive your phone number and other data.<br />
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You can use WhatsApp to send the contact details of your phone book.<br />
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Start the application and click on the 'Contacts' icon in the lower navigation menu. Then click on the name of the person you want to talk to. When the chat window has opened, click on the attach file button, to the left of the WhatsApp text box. This will cause a window to be displayed with several options. Select 'Share contact'.<br />
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It is done. You only have to click on the name of the contact you want to share. Your correspondent will receive in your WhatsApp window all the data you have saved of this person: phone number, email address, etc.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-2121105409359377032019-04-02T10:00:00.000-07:002019-04-02T10:00:04.213-07:00The Way to Recover Deleted Facebook Messages on iPhone.Considering recovering deleted Facebook In the following guide, we'll allow you to recover deleted Facebook messages on iPhone which are removed by error.<br />
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Deleting messages from Facebook could be a tragedy because Facebook Does not have a recovery choice of deleted messages. However, it will offer archive support to eliminate the words from the primary folder and set it to a hidden folder. If you would like to understand how to recover deleted Facebook messages on the iPhone, then it is possible to choose out of this archive for a specific recovery.<br />
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If you're also considering the retrieval of the deleted text messages on iPhone, this webpage may provide you with a favor.<br />
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Facebook has created a way to Return and see all of the actions on Their accounts, for example, deletion of messages. Just adhere to the below-mentioned actions to discover how to recover deleted Facebook messages on iPhone.<br />
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Step 1 Open the Messenger program and visit your current discussions.<br />
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Step 2. Simply select General along with your overall settings will open At the bottom of the webpage, you may see Download a copy of your own Facebook info > Select it.<br />
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Step 3. Click the download link and you'll have to enter your account password Click Start My Archive.<br />
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Step 4. Click Download Archive and it'll download the Facebook information for your device in a format that is compressed.<br />
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Step 5. You Want to unzip this document and Then open the Index file within it. Start looking for the messages that you need to recover. Copy and paste the content of this document into a word file and store it on your cell phone. Then you've got your deleted messages back again.<br />
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In this guide, we've clarified the way to recover deleted Facebook Messages on iPhone. If the above-described approaches do not work, then there's another option which may allow you to regain the important Facebook messages, that will be to get the user you had the dialogue with and ask him to resend your history to you.<br />
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As dark manners trends in program layout, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey stated before this season the company was working on a repair to the prior dark manner, which utilized a dark blue background rather than a genuine black. The newest design uses two modes, a Dim option that is made for LCD screens and a"Lights Out" that is an actual black designed for its more recent OLED displays.<br />
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Twitter will even turn on dim manner for you -- Toggling the automobile dark style option in preferences will automatically change to the dark way later in the afternoon, once the black background will be much easier on the eyes.<br />
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To activate the dark manner, swipe right to the Twitter Home display to bring the menu up. Harness"settings and solitude," then"screen and audio" to observe the toggle to get dim mode in addition to the various choices. Because artificial lighting can interrupt sleep cycles, so many states a dark manner is better for consumers that routinely assess their telephone before bed.<br />
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The perks to dim style can go beyond bettering eyes from display breed -- specific kinds of displays also use less electricity with dim mode triggered.<br />
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While many programs are leaping on the expanding dark fashion fad from Facebook Messenger into Windows 10 and MacOS, Twitter has turned into a type of shadowy mode set up since 2016. The prior dark manner employed a dark blue background, which does not give the very same levels of battery or contrast savings because of a real black.<br />
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The dark manner is rolling out to iOS; however, Twitters claims that an upgraded Android dark way, in addition to a dim desktop mode, is in route.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-32806478187254904712019-03-31T11:00:00.000-07:002019-03-31T11:00:00.490-07:00How to Sent Bitcoin via Facebook Messenger? Is It Real?It seems Bitcoin (BTC) will eventually start on Facebook Messenger. The growth is coming out of Wuabit, a stage that produces a cryptocurrency wallet.<br />
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Based on Micky, the creator of Wuabit, Manuel Polo says testing is expected to begin next month on WhatsApp, Then on Facebook and Telegram.<br />
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The Wallet, Wuabit, is considered a crypto wallet available with a chat interface such as WhatsApp, and other messaging programs. Wuabit, when fully established, will perform the purpose of trades and makes payment trade in a seamless way.<br />
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During Wuabit, users can "send 0.05BTC into Vera" with a straightforward and readily available program like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and others.<br />
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A couple of months ago, different books guessed Facebook of designing a cryptocurrency undertaking. Subsequently, Facebook also declared they are searching for 22 blockchain pros. According to The Next World's Difficult Fork column, Facebook's blockchain segment is Searching for 2 Product Managers, 1 Finance Analyst, 1 Info Scientist, 1 Threat Investigator, 1 Manager of Technical Account and Securities and Exchange Commission Reporting.<br />
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The previous job opening suggests that Facebook is severely hoping to combat the Security and Exchange Commission.<br />
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Observers are of the view that Facebook and a few other large companies tend to climb cryptocurrency adoption throughout the world due to the trust people have in their creations.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-35631087735434153982019-03-30T02:27:00.002-07:002019-03-31T21:55:01.389-07:00Facebook and Outages of Services.And countless consumers throughout the globe increased worries and moved into a panic within the inability to get the services. Users around the world found logging-in hopeless, refreshing or posting their feeds more difficult. Messages stalled, photographs had to wait patiently, articles needed to relax for a small ’14 hours' before they can get to be delivered.<br />
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Facebook fought to Restore its providers that brought a tide of internet complaints and sending bulk consumers to Twitter because their sole choice to share their anger. In reality, even Facebook it has elf moved to Twitter to affirm that indeed they had been being doing everything possible to animate each of their services.<br />
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I can envision the way the It must have been a stressed environment as Facebook confronted their most massive outage ever.<br />
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That the co-founder of Downdetector, an international cellular, and broadband community intelligence firm revealed the Facebook outage a week which lasted for almost 12 hours has been the biggest that's struck on the social media platform. Downdetector obtained 7.5 million issue reports from customers around the globe that Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp weren't working.<br />
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Imagine if the large Social networking platform never returned from the most significant outage and Facebook wasn't any longer? We might have a whole lot to lose, economies would have a whole lot to lose, the company would crumble, and countless dollars could be lost.<br />
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Facebook has lasted Facebook has over 2.32 billion individuals who get it each month and internationally, over 2.7 billion people have been using Facebook, and it is sub-ordinates WhatsApp, Instagram or even Messenger monthly.<br />
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Due to its mind-boggling amounts, Facebook has set itself As a company hub in addition to bringing countless companies to market on the stage.<br />
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Presently, Countless businesses advertise on Facebook, and if the stage moves in limbo or an outage happens, little & large business have their important station of linking with their clients changed. Facebook & Instagram have grown to business tools that a lot of folks are using them to market and buy.<br />
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To put it in context, If you eliminated a significant arm of any company that's advertising, a company is going to be crippled. Based on Facebook statistics, there are over 6 million active advertisers on Facebook and companies that greatly rely on Facebook & Instagram advertisements entirely to achieve their clientele were slapped with hefty losses. If facebook completely dies out, tragedy will befall those companies.<br />
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Facebook has additionally been In the frontline of producing Jobs directly and indirectly and does not only help those with companies but also Folks. As of December 2018, 35,587 individuals were used by the social media company from 150 individuals in 2006.<br />
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Recently, Facebook also rolled an instrument to curate & personalize tasks. The Facebook Jobs tool has helped individuals find over 1 million jobs based on the previous year stats from Facebook Data. If the program went into limbo these days, the likeliness of these jobs being made would be near zero.<br />
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However, the passing of Facebook' would not be terrible after all As the social media company was at the center of controversies. The Cambridge Analytica debacle revealed how Facebook was misusing users info Problems of information privacy have lasted to manufacturer Facebook a wrong portal also it is a failure to entirely battle spread of hate speech, false news and moral struggle of transparency.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-86981314542154331112019-03-30T00:06:00.001-07:002019-03-30T00:06:43.104-07:00Instant Messaging Fights to Get its Message Across in Enterprise.In many cases, a technology that starts out in the consumer sector migrates to the office. It is almost as if we have replaced “take your daughter to work day” with “take your favorite electronic device to work day.” This happened with Wi-Fi, it happened with smartphones, and it happened with instant messaging. In each case, smart vendors saw an opportunity to add the features – some systemic and fundamental, some cosmetic – that made the technology ready for business use.<br />
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The bottom line is that good idea for consumers if properly adjusted, are good ideas for businesses. In the case of IM, however, the adoption rate of corporate platforms has been inconsistent. A step in the right direction was made today as Thomas Reuters launched Reuters Messaging (RM) Interchange. The platform enables workers using Cisco’s Jabber XCP, IBM Lotus Sametime and Microsoft Live Communications Server/Office Communications Server to communicate with each other fluidly. The piece says that RM Exchange offers carrier-grade connectivity without making IT departments link each platform separately. Also, companies joining the network get access to the Reuters Messaging community, which the release says consists of more than 130,000 end users in 5,000 firms.<br />
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IM, of course, has been in the enterprise for a long time. Just how long is suggested by this FaceTime press release, which was posted by MSNBC. It says that its products have been the marketplace leader, measured by revenue, in the instant messaging management sector for five years. The company works with Microsoft OCS and IBM Lotus Sametime on the corporate side and AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, GoogleTalk and MSN in the public IM arena. The release places IM in the unified communication landscape alongside tools such as e-mail and Web conferencing.<br />
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<a href="https://technicalustad.com/softros-lan-messenger-for-windows-10/">Technicalustad.com LAN IM</a> raises two interrelated challenges for IT: security and management. Security is, of course, the preeminent worry when bringing a consumer communications product into the workplace. Windows Security does an excellent job of outlining the threats, which include the same collection of worms, viruses and other forms of malware that attack through other channels. The writer suggests that a strong gateway defense is a key to mitigating the threats. A more difficult challenge occurs when employees travel beyond the firewall and use poorly secured public networks.<br />
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The management issue also demands attention. An organization has to think through several issues in deciding how to incorporate IM. A lot of these issues are relatively complex. They have to do with creating a centralized and consistent approach to UC- and UC-related communications platforms the organization offers to its employees. In the final analysis, handling each new platform as a separate entity is inefficient and cumbersome. Another issue – one that is touched on in this blog from vendor Brosix – is that IM is a great way to relieve pressure on servers stressed by the deluge of e-mails, many of which carry no more information than a typical instant message.<br />
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The bottom line is that enterprise IM has not taken off. Bill Pray, an analyst for The Burton Group, offers some insight into why. Enterprise IM seats are less than 50 million, he says, while the number of consumer users numbers about 100 million more. The benefits of enterprise IM – which he lists -- are hard to argue with. They include better responsiveness, reduced latency in a transaction, improved coordination and others. Pray identifies two issues. He says that IT departments don’t encourage IM because it is another chore for them – and one with a significant downside since it is real time. This means that complaints will start to flow the moment a problem arises. The other big obstacle is that there is something of a disconnect between users and vendors. Vendors, Pray says, perceive IM as part of overall UC platforms, while potential customers judge its potential ROI on a case-by-case basis.<br />
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<br />With today’s time period wherever we've the luxury regarding utilizing like apps as well as tools (we typically telephone them corporate and business messenger as well as interoffice messenger), then isn’t the item positive thing to correctly make use of most of these material much more. The corporate and business lan messenger might help within venture operations in many ways which consists of attributes for instance dwell conversation capability, immediate concept throughout the world along with improving this conversation station whilst taking/giving rapid result.<br /><br />This primary selling point of a corporate and business local messenger is usually it reduces time period for conversation, enhance function effectiveness, and a venture administrator as well as workforce chief can contact multiple workforce fellow member during a period.<br /><br /><a href="http://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/3836/cross-platform-lan-messenger-that-can-run-on-multiple-user-accounts-of-the-same">LAN Messenger</a> provides pleasant attributes that can help PMs along with TLs within superior handling this very small but significant parts of his or her assignments. That you can do a lot along with local Messenger for instance Immediate Messaging, Sticky Records, To-do-list, Meeting, See Table only to name several. Most likely most of these attributes certainly enjoy a vital purpose when it comes to handling along with executing different step of the venture, particularly when this venture is usually large-scale.<br />And of course, it isn't just the corporate messenger, but a mixture of appropriate tools can make a venture achievement!Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-77712987601986931132015-06-25T01:19:00.001-07:002015-06-25T01:19:29.907-07:00<b><b>Which Instant Messaging App Offers a Better Deal? </b>Telegram versus Viber.</b><br />
<b> </b><br /><b>Texting is an undeniably famous system for conveying over the Internet. </b><br /><br />It has altered the way individuals convey. With moment emissary applications, you can content or call anybody on your contact or companion list. There are low zero expenses for the client when utilizing texting applications. A case would be Telegram and Viber, which convey SMS usefulness to the clients who no more need to pay portable administrators for the benefit of sending messages. Both Telegram and Viber are content based yet their clients can likewise send pictures, areas, and features. Presently, how about we analyze the top IM applications – Telegram and Viber.<br />
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<br /><br /><b>Enrollment </b><br /><br />After establishment, both the applications ordinarily request that the client make a record utilizing their portable number. The telephone number normally goes about as the username. Both Telegram and WhatsApp will consequently match up your telephone contacts. You will then get an affirmation code by means of a SMS to confirm your telephone number and initiate your client account. <br /><br /><b>Telegram Messenger </b><br />
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<br />Telegram texting application is super-quick, secure and free. You can utilize it on different gadgets at the same time. With this application, you can send features, pictures and instant messages. Additionally, Telegram gives you a chance to make a gathering of up to two hundred individuals. The application is similar to an email and SMS consolidated and can deal with all your own and business needs. <br /><br />With Telegram, security is given the highest need. The application offers two distinct sorts of security for two unique sorts of talks: Standard talk and end-to-end encryption visit. With Standard talks, your messages are put away in the customer's server. End-to-end encryption alludes to the uncertified advanced correspondence model of continuous security of information going between individuals without being read by outsiders. In basic words, it is an arrangement of correspondence where the main individuals who can read the messages are the individuals imparting. <br /><br /><b>Adaptation </b><br /><br />In spite of the fact that Viber does not enliven offers from promoters, the application presently adapts through stickers. They likewise have ViberOut, a certain component that permits the Viber clients to call landlines and portable numbers at low rates. Then again, Telegram does not profit offering promotions. Telegram is additionally free at this time, however we never recognize what designers may do sooner rather than later. <br /><br /><b>Voice and feature calling </b><br /><br />One spot Viber has a high ground is feature and voice calling. Viber permits you to feature visit with your companions, however Telegram does not. Perhaps Telegram will present free voice and feature call benefits later on. They may even be building up these elements in secret. <br /><br /><b>Closing Thoughts </b><br /><br />Both applications are incredible, however in the matter of mystery visits, you can't turn out badly with Telegram. Telegram can secure you against programmers and government spies. All messages that you send and get utilizing Telegram can't be decoded when captured by outsiders. Be that as it may, on the off chance that you need to make free VoIP calls to your loved ones abroad, we would suggest Viber due to its voice and feature calling components. In general, both the IM applications work really extraordinAndrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-53869797063489860892015-06-16T01:40:00.000-07:002015-06-16T01:40:09.361-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Telegram – Meet with the Latest Instant Messaging App and its Features </div>
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<br /><br />For speedy and moment correspondence, texting has ended up being more helpful and secure than SMS content informing. <br /><br />Indeed, even along these lines, you will need to have the privilege application since not every one of them are secure. For a message to be secure, it should be scrambled before it leaves your telephone. Also, that message can't be read by anybody other than the planned beneficiary. While it won't be safe to expect there are informing applications that are totally immaculate, people with security concerns would be astute to look at the Telegram application. <br /><br />So what is Telegram? <br /><br />Telegram is basically a free cross-stage emissary application that spotlights on velocity and security. The proprietors guarantee that Telegram is the quickest and most secure IM application out there. The application makes utilization of the end-to-end encryption, leaving no follow on their servers. So you can rest guaranteed that there will be no foot shaped impressions of your discussion after the talk session is over. <br /><br />Adjust over all gadgets <br /><br />Telegram is one of only a handful couple of applications that can be utilized even on the desktop PC. Whether you have a tablet, tablet PC, Smartphone or desktop, you can introduce Telegram IM on every one of your gadgets. It will match up every one of your messages so you can visit from any gadget of your decision. <br /><br />No membership charges <br /><br />Not at all like WhatsApp, Telegram is free until the end of time. Also, there are no promotions by any means. WhatsApp demands that on the off chance that they don't demonstrate advertisements they must charge a yearly membership expense of $0.99. Telegram engineers guarantee that the application will stay free, with no membership expenses, no interior buys and no promotions. <br /><br />Sending Files <br /><br />One of the upsides of Telegram is that it gives you a chance to send expansive documents and reports – up to 1.5 GB. WhatsApp just permits you to send pictures, feature and sound messages. <br /><br />Gathering Chats <br /><br />Among the best components of Telegram is the capacity to visit with up to 200 individuals at the same. You can make an impression on an expansive gathering of individuals without a moment's delay. Notwithstanding this, the application makes utilization of the distributed storage. Every one of your messages are put away in the cloud. <br /><br />Speed <br /><br />As previously stated, the application concentrates on velocity and security. It claims to be the speediest texting application on the planet right now. It is quick even on a moderate web association. <br /><br />Erase your record <br /><br />Now and again, you may need to erase your Telegram account. Luckily, the application permits you to do as such. Wiping out your record forever gets rid of every one of your contacts, messages, and so on. You should be extremely cautious when settling on this choice since this activity can't be fixed. <br /><br />Finishing up Thoughts <br /><br />By and large, Telegram is an extraordinary IM application worth downloading and introducing on your gadget. Much the same as WhatsApp, it is a cross-stage application. As it were, it underpins numerous gadgets, including Android, iOS and Windows Phone. <br /><br />The way that the application utilizes the utilization of end-to-end encryptions together with self-destructing messages implies uplifting news to individuals who need secure specialized routines. The application appears like an incredible distinct option for all driving delegate applications out there. It is additionally a decent application for organizations since it is vigorously scramb</div>
Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-34775590703406323172013-01-24T00:12:00.003-08:002013-01-24T00:12:23.600-08:00TSR LAN Messenger TSR LAN messenger makes your communicating better, as it enhances the intraoffice messaging, both professionally and on a hominal level.<br />
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TSR LAN messenger reduces time and length divisions – and all the information is saved and registered in messenger logging.<br />
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TSR LAN messenger is instant messaging, fast meeting requests, insistent help and efficient contact with you employers, co-workers or management.<br /><br />
With TSR LAN messenger you can do collaboration meetings, group messages, offline messaging, easy meeting requests, share and run on new ideas, notifications such as birthdays, meetings, holidays.<br /><br />Secure LAN messaging, no server is necessary and no active net connection - All message exchanges are saved by the AES encryption algorithm adopted by the U.S. authorities.<br /><br />Any numerate of users. Easy installation. Multilanguage. <br />
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Akeni Instant Messaging software - <a href="https://messenger.softros.com/">Business LAN IM</a> is a client/server instant messaging platform that allows companies to keep their own secured private IM talks. The client has an user interface similar to AIM, ICQ, or MSN Messenger. It supports all the standard IM features such as chat, group conference, presence management, file transfer, offline messages and emergency alert/notification. Extra features include contact management and optional tabbed chat sessions.The server has advanced administration tools for managing user accounts, client-side logging capabilities and peer-to-peer file transfers. Akeni Pro Messenger can be setup on a private network without connecting to the internet and can easily be setup for use inside and outside the company firewall.<br />
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Akeni Instant Messaging -Pro Business IM 1.2 Chat Tools software developed by Akeni. The license of this chat tools software is shareware, the price is $199.00, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy a registration or license. Do not use warez version, crack, serial numbers, registration codes, pirate key for this chat tools software Akeni Instant Messaging -Pro Business IM. If you want to get a full and unlimited version of Akeni Instant Messaging -Pro Business IM, you should buy from original publisher Akeni.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-38707290852786558572012-06-24T22:32:00.001-07:002012-06-24T22:38:02.844-07:00Can Instant Messaging Really Be Safe?As IM fever engulfs business, pricey products promise to secure it.<br />
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Instant messaging may have started out as a tool for teens, but it has morphed into a valuable communications tool for millions of business users. And as those businesses discover IM's benefits, they also encounter its risks--and a host of new products aimed at reducing those risks.<br />
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These new products are available from everyone from big-name companies such as Microsoft and America Online to smaller start-ups, such as IMlogic Software and FaceTime Communications. They vary greatly in price and scope, but most of the products offer similar features: risk and security management tools, including searchable storage, usage monitoring, and controls over employee usage.<br />
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But beyond the basic features, these products can vary widely. So how do you know if your company needs the security they offer, and whether you're getting your money's worth?<br />
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Small Firms, Big Worries<br />
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Companies of all sizes are discovering the advantages of using IM for rapid-fire communications with peers, partners, and customers. In 2002, there were 80 million IM users in the United States, and 25 million were business users, according to The Yankee Group. Those numbers are only going up: IM is expected to post a compound annual growth rate of 150 percent through 2005, according to the latest Yankee Group forecast.<br />
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But the advantages of IM come with some real risks.<br />
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Without messaging security, users could publicly expose sensitive company data and information. Unlike e-mail, IM leaves no record of communications. And IM file transfers aren't subject to server-level virus scans, so users face a real threat of virus infection.<br />
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Whether you're aware of it or not, IM is probably already widely used in your office. Millions of workers jumped from personal use to business use of IM tools before system managers realized what was happening.<br />
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"It's crept in from the bottom up, not from the top down," says Michael Gartenberg, research director for Jupiter Research. "Now that it's here, there are rules and policies, as well as technology, that have been used for voice mail and e-mail that they will have to (use) for IM as well."<br />
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It's up to businesses to provide the safety and security needed to gain the full benefits of IM for employees, experts say. Just as they have done with other communications systems like the telephone and e-mail, businesses need to centralize their IM systems and standardize how instant communications are implemented.<br />
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"If your employees are using AIM, Microsoft Messenger, or Yahoo Messenger, you have no central control like you have with an e-mail server or telephone switch," says Glen D. Vondrick, FaceTime president and chief executive officer. "There's a need to block key words, be protected from legal risk, security risk, virus risk--all of the things associated with information on your network leaving the firewalls and being inappropriate or subject to competitive risk."<br />
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So, where should a small company turn for protection? Most small firms can rule out expensive hosted IM solutions (like Reuters Messenger) and enterprise server solutions (like IBM Lotus Sametime and Microsoft Exchange Server) as too costly and lacking interoperability with public systems like AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, and MSN Messenger.<br />
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Several big-name technology players, including Microsoft, AOL, and Yahoo, have jumped into the business IM market. AOL's business IM service, in fact, may be a very viable option for smaller companies.<br />
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AOL's business offering uses the company's free, and very popular, AIM instant messaging service. (AOL claims more than 195 million registered AIM users.) Users get the same AIM interface they are accustomed to.<br />
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Behind the scenes is an added security service called AIM Enterprise Gateway. This software was developed by AOL using technology from FaceTime, which also markets its own IM security software.<br />
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The AIM Enterprise Gateway works as a proxy between AIM users behind a corporate firewall and AIM users on the public network. Companies pay between $34 and $41 per year for each user plugged into the gateway. The software allows your IT staff to manage and monitor IM traffic, log and audit messages, and limit access to certain features, such as file transfers. <br />
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Additional likely IM solutions for small businesses will come from platform-independent players like FaceTime and IMlogic. They offer similar features, including customer service controls and enhanced collaboration capabilities.<br />
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Both services allow instant messages to be stored in searchable archives, and can satisfy compliance and audit requirements. Like AOL's offering, these services can also map employee screen names to maintain consistent corporate identities, and can identify specific employee or workgroup usage. IT managers can control employee access to IM networks, and can block file transfers via IM.<br />
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But control isn't cheap. FaceTime's server and network license packages start at $5000. User fees range from $15 to $50 per employee, depending on volume. The pricing is based on a few different variables, including the number of networks being used, the number of users, and the number of servers.<br />
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IMlogic offers a "quick start" package for $15,000 that covers up to 100 employees. Included is support for all ten networks that IMlogic supports, including AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and IBM Lotus Sametime.<br />
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IM isn't all about risk--it can deliver key benefits. "It's saving you telecommunications, network costs, and storage," says Francis deSouza, president and CEO of IMlogic.<br />
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DeSouza, former head of Microsoft's Real-time Collaboration Group, says that IMs save companies more than time.<br />
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"Sure, there are a lot of IMs, but each IM is very small in size or pretty short," he says. "It actually cuts down on e-mail traffic, and e-mail is very fat. So the odd thing we discovered is that it [IM use] actually drops overall network traffic and drops storage requirements."<br />
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Central controls on IM systems are a natural fit for the financial and legal industries, but they also have value for energy-trading and manufacturing companies, especially small companies that are suppliers to much bigger firms.<br />
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"It's especially valuable for any information knowledge industry where a lot of what they do is communicate with customers and suppliers...outside the firewall," deSouza says.<br />
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By their very nature, small businesses have a greater need for outside communications, and that makes them prime targets for increased IM usage.<br />
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"They have a lot of constraints--they are concerned about telecommunications costs, concerned with storage, and they have a lot of out-of-the-company communications, and their people are often more widely distributed and not necessarily in the same location," deSouza says. "Those are a lot of reasons you want to do IM, and why it can be an especially important tool for small business."Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-21769227700353877312012-03-26T00:28:00.001-07:002012-03-26T00:28:46.900-07:00IM and P2P SecurityYou have all your e-mail and Web-filtering software in place, and you carefully monitor message logs for signs of abuse. But little do you know that for months, a disgruntled employee has been instant messaging company secrets to a friend who works for one of your competitors. And he's been using commonly available utilities to disguise sensitive files as MP3s, which he shares openly using peer-to-peer file-sharing services. The explosion of instant messaging and P2P file-sharing applications in the workplace is a new security challenge. Employees can easily download such applications for free, often without IT detection. The threat from such applications amounts to much more than simply lost productivity and wasted time.<br /><br />Divulging company secrets is only one of the serious threats posed by IM and P2P applications. Both provide new entry points to your network for intrusions, data theft, denial-of-service attacks, viruses, and worms. In fact, security vendor Symantec reported in one of its biannual Internet Security Threat Reports that the number of attacks over IM and P2P systems quadrupled from January to June 2003. Both applications are adept at bypassing firewalls using port-scanning and tunneling techniques. And none of the popular IM clients offers strong authentication or encryption, so they are vulnerable to account hijacking and eavesdropping for valuable or damaging company information divulged by unwitting employees.<br /><br /><br />Then there are the bandwidth issues. Since each P2P node is acting as both a client and a server, your precious network bandwidth may be devoured not only by your internal P2P and IM users but also by P2P users all over the planet downloading songs from your users' shared directories.<br /><br />And don't forget the legal issues. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has repeatedly warned Fortune 1000 companies that they could be liable for employees that break copyright laws by using their networks to download, store, or distribute music or movies illegally. In fact, the RIAA sued one Arizona-based software company in 2002, resulting in a settlement of $1 million. Companies that don't prevent downloading of pornographic material risk hostile-workplace lawsuits and negative publicity.<br /><br />So what can you do? First, set up a company policy that clearly states when, how, and by whom IM and P2P applications and services may be used. Then you should use available network hardware and software to block or regulate the applications, or (in the case of instant messaging) bring them in-house, where you can manage and secure their use.<br /><br />One way to block IM manually is to add the server address names or IP addresses of all known IM servers to your firewall block list. This is only a start, however, because it's not easy to keep up with all of them. Some firewall vendors have added protocol detection capabilities to their products, allowing them to identify and block IM and P2P applications or, in some cases, to identify common attacks that use such applications. To get even more granular protection, install personal firewalls on all your PCs, which you can configure to deny communications at the desktop level to specific applications, including IM and P2P.<br /><br />If you want more fine-grained control, gateway-scanning and -filtering solutions from Akonix Systems, FaceTime Communications, SurfControl, and WebSense sit behind a firewall, where they can monitor the use of IM and P2P apps, block them, archive messages, or, in the case of Akonix L7 Enterprise, enforce specific corporate policies involving message content, file transfers, time-of-day use, and other variables. L7 Enterprise can also keep all internal IM communications behind the firewall.<br /><br />The best way to reap the benefits of corporate IM while protecting your company may be to invest in an enterprise IM solution. For more information, see our story "Corporate IM".<br /><br />Finally, an enterprise antivirus package from McAfee, Symantec, or another vendor is essential. You should incorporate antivirus protection on every desktop and make sure you keep up with your antivirus definition updates in addition to OS, IM, and P2P software patches.<br /><br /><br />Author: Leon ErlangerAndrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-51222622460492517352012-02-06T21:03:00.000-08:002012-02-06T21:04:07.315-08:00Jabber Gets on Video BandwagonThe budding area of linking text-based instant messaging with other media receives another boost, as IM provider Jabber, Inc., plans to add video to its platform.<br /><br />Denver-based Jabber licensed technology from NetGen Video, which enables users to send TV-quality video messaging clips to each other. Because the video is sent at intervals, the system avoids the problems frequent in streaming media -- like buffering delays and dropouts that occur even with relatively high-speed connections. The resulting NetGen video clip plays at 30 frames per second, scaling in resolution to accommodate the viewer's processor.<br /><br />While NetGen Video's ImageIQ process uses Windows Media Encoder as its actual compression codec, the file is reduced in size before encoding using the company's scaling technology. After decoding on the receiver's end, ImageIQ scales up the image to the appropriate resolution.<br /><br />In return, Westborough, Mass.-based NetGen Video's parent, LegatoVideo, has been a Jabber developer since last year, licensing the company's platform for use in its own video IM product, CliqueVM. The product will formally debut in February.<br /><br />After integrating the technology into its system, Jabber said it would pitch IM-based and presence-enabled video to its client base, which includes enterprise customers like Hewlett-Packard, media giants Walt Disney Internet Group and Gruner + Jahr, and ISPs including Bell South and France Telecom.<br /><br />"We'll be looking at select customers to present this to, with ... a view towards integrating this as an element of our product suite," said Frank Cardello, vice president of business development at Jabber. "That's our goal here, to go to our installed base and say, 'This is what the technology does, these are the enhancements it can offer, would you like to consider how this technology can enhance what you do?'"<br /><br />In addition to promoting the services to clients, Jabber, Inc. would encourage the technology among its community of independent software developers for use in their own products, based on Jabber's IM and presence platform.<br /><br />"From our experience, it's not about application development to end-user communities -- that's important to us, because Jabber does sell IM applications to customers -- but what we really do is provide IM infrastructure to communities," Cardello said. "We view IM applications as low-hanging fruit, while we work very hard on the channel to take our applications and platform into other environments."<br /><br />The companies also said the joint work could help introduce NetGen Video's product to the open-source Jabber community.<br /><br />"We would encourage that, and be helpful and be encouraging in any way we could," Cardello said.<br /><br />Looking at the Prospects<br /><br />While it's not instantaneous videoconferencing, the two companies expect that adding video to instant messaging still fills a gap in companies' communication needs.<br /><br />"Video is useful in an IM framework," said NetGen Chief Operating Officer Jeff King. "Sometimes we reach for the phone, and sometimes for e-mail. E-mail doesn't require the immediacy of a phone call, but we might want to have these types of conversations documented. If there's a lot of substantive content around your conversation, you would use e-mail with attachments. But you can't get together and still have a visual component to leave an impression."<br /><br />Granted, King admits there are "some issues" with the system's use of asynchronous video, rather than an arguably more intuitive, always-active stream. But the benefits outweigh the negatives, he said.<br /><br />"We want to have highly impactful communications," he said. "Our technology allows you to experience 30 frames per second over smaller bandwidth connections, leveraging both existing bandwidth and the ability to effectively communicate using video -- two things we've seen gated over last several years."<br /><br />Despite whatever questions exist about the solution's usability, the timing certainly seems right. Videoconferencing technology, which has existed since the 80s, has only been available for inexpensive, enterprise-class use on desktop PCs within the past few years.<br /><br />Corporate buyers and developers have been further encouraged to consider IP-based videoconferencing and personal video communications by a confluence of recent trends, including safety and budgetary concerns about travel, wider and cheaper broadband availability, and improving Internet video technology.<br /><br />In August of this year, Web portal Yahoo! added more advanced, near-broadcast-quality "Super Webcam" features to its IM client, which it debuted in 2001. PC peripheral maker Logitech and a host of startups like elive2u and nanoCom also have debuted Webcam add-ons to public IM networks. (nanoCom in September added an enterprise-friendly firewall-bypassing feature to its system.) Streaming audio/video e-mail player Talkway Communications landed $3 million in venture financing last month.<br /><br />Video's not the only medium being attached to IM. In spring, MetraTech and Octave Communications struck a deal to launch multi-party phone sessions from an IM client, while Yahoo! Instant Messenger has for several months supported voice chats. In addition to continuing to support text, video and audio in NetMeeting, Microsoft also has been bundling voice chat and Net2Phone-like features in MSN Messenger since last year.<br /><br />Meanwhile, major players in infrastructure, networking, and technology services -- like Avaya, Nortel, Cisco, and earlier this month, IBM -- continue pitching Voice-over-IP services to enterprises, potentially paving the way for other, less expensive Internet-based solutions in the process.<br /><br />Microsoft also remains focused on the IP-based communications space with a push that began with its launch of Windows XP last year, which featured built-in IM and videoconferencing technologies and a host of partnerships. The software colossus plans to further refine the offering with its Greenwich real-time collaboration platform, due sometime in the coming year.<br /><br />Additionally, the enterprise isn't the only place where text-based IM is being tied into other media. In recent months, dating Web site DateCam unveiled a combined streaming video and text chat service, while MatchNet began testing a similar offering that includes audio.<br /><br />By Christopher SaundersAndrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-15378577036801219872011-12-14T02:45:00.001-08:002011-12-14T02:45:33.362-08:00Primus to Provide VoIP for MSN MessengerPrimus Telecommunications Group, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to provide Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) services for MSN Messenger Service customers. Marketed as "PrimusTalk," once a user has logged into MSN Messenger Service, calls can be made by clicking on the "Make a Phone Call" link. A phone dialer will appear where a call can be made to any number -- national, international or mobile.<br /><br />The McLean, Va.-based Primus will provide PrimusTalk service as an Internet telephony application that can be accessed by any user accessing MSN Messenger Service. Specifically, the PC-to-phone service will be integrated with the MSN Messenger Service as an option that may be accessed by users of Microsoft client software programs.<br /><br />"Primus is leading the way to a carrier class era of converged communications solutions," said John Melick, co-president of Primus and one of the principal developers and implementers of the company's VoIP initiatives. "As a third-party solutions provider with market leading positions in global voice and Internet services, the advantage of Primus offering a voice service over the Internet's architecture is the added convenience and value available to customers by engaging in communications at their desktop or wherever they are using a MSN Messenger Service-enabled device."<br /><br />Primus owns and operates its own global VoIP backbone network connecting over 300 points-of-presence in over 80 countries in Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Europe. The network is supported by automated backroom systems and operating control centers. Primus can terminate VoIP calls to virtually any destination in the world where such termination is not prohibited by law.<br /><br />Operating as a VoIP carrier for more than two years, Primus now has over an six percent worldwide market share for international VoIP traffic, according to a 2001 TeleGeography Report. The company is now expanding through the launch of new products and the formation of third party relationships to extend its VoIP services directly to end-user business and consumer customers who will be able to directly access Primus' global VoIP network.<br /><br />By owning and operating its own public switched telephone network (PSTN) of switching faculties and fiber optic cable capacity, Primus is able to provide back-up and disaster recovery for its VoIP network. Primus also owns and operates its own global asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and IP backbone network. As such, Primus maintains peering relationships and Internet network facilities supporting IP services on a higher level than most pure-play VoIP providers.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-38397138914265191572011-12-14T02:18:00.001-08:002011-12-14T02:18:51.651-08:00New AIM Beta Turns On Two-Way Social NetworkingA new beta release of AIM's client software moves the instant messaging service ahead on its increasing awareness of the challenges posed by social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook.<br /><br />With the release of AIM 2.0.222, "Lifestream" features offer users a way to post to their accounts on Twitter, Facebook, delicious, Digg, YouTube and flickr from the client, providing a one-stop location for updates to and from assorted buddies, friends and contacts on those services. AIM has also enhanced mobile integration, allowing users to update their statuses or receive updates from their contacts via SMS.<br /><br />One-way integration with the services, using the AIM client as a way to receive updates, was introduced earlier in the summer when lifestream.aim.com was introduced.<br /><br />Setting up a new connection between an AIM account and a service involves clicking an "add" link on the service and stepping through whatever authorization mechanisms it provides. Connecting an AIM account to Facebook, for instance, involves approving several kinds of interaction between the two services, including what kinds of updates can be shared across services.<br /><br />Once a service is connected to AIM, updates from it appear in a "Lifestream" tab on the AIM client (see the screenshot). The new beta also offers the ability to post comments or responses to updates from linked services. Finally, users can choose to filter the updates shown in the AIM client, limiting them by service or update type.<br /><br />Reports around the Web indicate that the new update capabilities aren't yet perfected. While it's possible to reliably pull in status upd ates from outside services via the AIM client, sending updates to those services appears to work only some of the time.<br /><br />By InstantMessagingPlanet.com StaffAndrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-52912009107455493952011-10-02T22:31:00.000-07:002011-10-02T22:34:01.698-07:00Instant Messaging Over LANIt used to be that businesses had a general dependance on what types of products and services were attractive to the internet users. In the early days of the Internet, networking LAN technologies and needs were the driving force behind the creation of many software applications and tools that users accessed. The growing popularity of the World Wide Web with casual computer users led to a paradigm shift in how to approach usable software solutions for these users. Simple to install and use software applications such as file sharing, e-mail and instant chat programs were instantly popular.<br /><br />Businesses began to take notice of how these tools could be useful in everyday work settings. As such, organizations began to look into how to utilize collaborative tools such as sending IMs on LANs, social network portals and productivity applications to support their objectives. Initial tools required either using obscure and hard to understand command line utilities such as net send in order to communicate on a networking LAN environment. While this method was effective in keeping communications internal and secure within the company network system, unless users were skilled computer technicians, it wasn't a practical solution. It soon became apparent that more user friendly resolutions needed to be implemented for the corporate world.<br /><br />The growing popularity of the Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk and MSN Messenger programs were a driving force into the development of effective networking LAN IM solutions. While all of these tools can be used to communicate with virtually anyone that is connected to the Internet, they can also allow business users to communicate with one another. For the business, this solution does present some risks. It meant that to accommodate the ability for users to work together by sending IMs on LAN equipment, they would be able to contact people outside of the organization.<br /><br />The solution to preventing a security risk from allowing sending IMs on LAN networks was easy to implement. Each of these popular messaging programs has been updated to allow specific configuration on networking LAN topologies to only allow people to see other users on the same intranet. For a company that wished to keep their software solutions in-house, the creation of custom chat programs helped to overcome the possible risk of outside intrusion. The end result was that the casual user caused businesses to take notice and influenced the solution for a common organizational need.<br /><br />Source: Ali Gheli<br />http://www.techiwarehouse.comAndrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-92112349577882144542011-09-05T01:35:00.000-07:002011-09-05T01:40:34.623-07:00Apptix Secure Instant Messaging Software<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.apptix.com/Resource-Center/Testimonials/mainImage_Instant_Messaging.aspx"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 160px;" src="http://www.apptix.com/Resource-Center/Testimonials/mainImage_Instant_Messaging.aspx" border="0" alt="" /></a>
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<br />Apptix Secure Instant Messaging is an enterprise-class messaging system that protects against security breaches without compromising the efficiency and productivity of instant communications. Native integration with Microsoft Outlook® provides real-time Presence awareness for more effective connections.
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<br />* Enhanced communication and collaboration through media-rich interactive audio or video online meetings
<br />* Significant reduction of business travel costs
<br />* Recording functionality for future playback
<br />* Seamless integration with other hosted solutions
<br />* Includes Secure Instant Messaging
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<br />Standard Features
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<br />* End-to-end encryption
<br />* One-on-one or multi-user chats
<br />* Integration with Microsoft Outlook
<br />* Direct access to contacts within Global Address List
<br />* Real-time Presence information
<br />* Alerts when contacts become available
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<br />In addition to standard IM service, Apptix enables you to extend your Instant Messaging capabilities to your mobile device. This allows you to access contacts within the Global Address List, get real-time Presence information, and both initiate and receive Instant Messages wherever you go.
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<br />Why Apptix?
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<br />Over 20,000 organizations around the world choose Apptix for their hosted communication, collaboration, and infrastructure needs. Apptix delivers Reliable, Easy-to-Manage services backed by 24/7 Customer Service – for Reduced TCO and Unbeatable Value.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-69249989143966111602011-08-22T23:26:00.000-07:002011-08-22T23:29:13.456-07:005 Reasons You Don't Need Facebook MessengerFacebook's free Instant Messaging application for iPhone and Android has already got many downloads - but that doesn't mean it's a special achievement.
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<br />Facebook released Tuesday a standalone IM tool for the iPhone and Android, spread between cell phone users a dedicated tool for messaging it up with their Facebook friends. The prog has already proven its popularity by rocketing to the top of the iPhone Free Apps list, but popularity alone does not make for a great utility.
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<br />Here are five simple reasons why professionals don't need the Facebook Messenger app.
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<br />There's already an official Facebook messaging app for the iPhone and Android. It's called Facebook. If you want to message your friends from your phone, you just launch it, go the to main menu, and tap Messages. When you have new messages in the regular Facebook app, you still get a notification badge. While it may make business sense for Facebook to make a play to become a major instant messaging service in competition with AIM and Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, it doesn't make much sense for end users to download a whole new app to do something the regular Facebook app already does.
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<br />2. It's Interruptastic
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<br />Instant messaging is one of the worst distractions you can install on any device, and every working person who's ever run an IM app on their PC knows how distracting (not to mention painfully annoying) an unexpected "Wassssaaaap?" from some bored buddy can be in the middle of a work day. Generally speaking, IM of any kind is a productivity drain for busy people. For reasons I'll explain in my third point, that goes double for Facebook Messenger.
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<br />For IT managers and business managers alike, public IM platforms are a liability. One of the chief reasons for this, apart from security issues that I'll discuss momentarily, is that these apps open up to a worker's entire social network. So, in place of a productive, intranet-based collaboration tool, you get a wild-west timewaster in which everyone every worker knows is always a double-click away. Facebook's wide-open approach to mingling means you can't easily put yourself in "work" mode and receive messages from colleagues only during the business day. You're just open to everyone unless you turn off alerts. While Facebook Messenger does have the ability to mute alerts for 1 hour, it needs a setting to turn alerts off until after 5 p.m. or a user-customizable time.
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<br />Most IM users already have an AIM account, a Google Chat account, a Live Messenger account, and maybe a Yahoo Messenger account. I still have an old ICQ account from the mid-1990s. By making a bid to become your new go-to IM client, Facebook is adding to, rather than helping to eliminate, social fragmentation.
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<br />Facebook accounts have become a prime target for online and offline thieves, and getting into an account can be as easy as stealing someone's cellphone from a restaurant table while the owner's head is turned. One of the most common scams that an intruder will run once he's broken into an account is to message all of accountholder's friends in an attempt to extract money or sensitive information. Even Facebook board member Jim Breyer has fallen prey to this kind of attack, and I've seen this type of threat first-hand myself. Until Facebook demonstrably fixes its security flaws, IT managers might do well to discourage Facebook IM as a channel for business communications.
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<br />Source:http://www.informationweek.com/thebrainyard/news/instant_messaging/231300587/5-reasons-you-dont-need-facebook-messenger
<br />Author: Robert StrohmeyerAndrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-64042113096462114192011-07-25T23:31:00.000-07:002011-07-25T23:37:20.268-07:00How To Secure Your Instant Messaging Communication?Instant messaging (IM) existed before the Internet in multi-user operating systems as early as the 1960s. In 1996, Internet-wide IM became widely available through the ICQ platform. During the early days of Internet IM, ICQ and subsequent instant messaging services lacked privacy and security. Although IM services have increased security measures, there are still many risks in using an IM service. Take precautions that ensure secure IM.<br /><br />1. Use messaging services that support encryption for authentication during log in and when messages are sent and received, such as Skype or AOL Instant Messenger. Encryption help to keep your passwords and messages from being hacked by unwanted persons across the Internet.<br /><br />Some IM providers have encryption turned on by default while others ask you to turn it on in your messenger settings yourself. Before using a service, double check your settings to make sure encryption is enabled.<br /><br />2. Prefer an IM company that does not keep a log or history from communications. Many IM services say they clean up their logs every few weeks, but a handful, including MSN Instant Messenger, do not store any logs of user activities.<br /><br />3. Communicate through IM with people you already know and trust. This is the best way to avoid getting viruses or malicious files through an IM platform.<br /><br />4. Always have anti-virus software updated during IM sessions. This will give you additional security from possible firewall invasions or viruses that can be transmitted unknowingly from your friends and colleagues.<br /><br />5. Log off IM when you are finished chatting instead of just minimizing the window. Turn off the automatic connection selection on your IM software. There is no need to leave your computer open to risk when you are not actively messaging.<br /><br /><br />Source: http://www.ehow.com/Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-3814898813402163702011-07-12T22:11:00.000-07:002011-07-12T22:13:16.433-07:00How Secure Is Instant Messaging?Instant Messaging software (IM) can be a really helpful tool, but we know the following risks:<br /><br />Don’t think your everyday IM conversations are private. They going over the network unencrypted and can be easily stealed. IM isn't a good way to transfer sensitive data such as credit card numbers, passwords, and social security numbers. It's about as secure as email, which is to say "not all that secure."<br /><br />Worms are also a big problem. Several IM worms will send messages to all your IM buddies with instructions to "click here" to play a computer game or view an image, but point instead to a malicious URL that installs a virus. These messages will appear to your buddies either as you are initiating a session with them or in the middle of an existing IM session with you. And the worm is even smart enough to impersonate your buddy in the conversation if you try to verify his or her identity with a question like, "Is it really you?" To prevent infection, keep your IM software up-to-date and always install the latest security patches.Andrew Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04123404722964582531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717723702466698657.post-89655608190397162702011-06-29T23:32:00.000-07:002019-03-30T03:26:54.223-07:00Akeni Instant Messaging Software<br />
Akeni Instant Messaging software - <a href="https://messenger.softros.com/">Business LAN IM</a> is a client/server instant messaging platform that allows companies to keep their own secured private IM talks. The client has an user interface similar to AIM, ICQ, or MSN Messenger. It supports all the standard IM features such as chat, group conference, presence management, file transfer, offline messages and emergency alert/notification. Extra features include contact management and optional tabbed chat sessions.The server has advanced administration tools for managing user accounts, client-side logging capabilities and peer-to-peer file transfers. Akeni Pro Messenger can be setup on a private network without connecting to the internet and can easily be setup for use inside and outside the company firewall.<br />
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