Linux phone stack gains unified messaging
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| Linux device software stack vendor Trolltech has acquired Fonav, a vendor of
| unified messaging software. Trolltech plans to use Fonav's "unified live
| inbox" application software to enhance its Qtopia stacks for mobile phones
| and VoIP phones, it said.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4166268553.html
The story (and the protocols) behind instant messengers
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| The year 2000 marked a new milestone: an open protocol. There were several
| unique characteristics about this particular protocol. Unlike the other
| protocols, Jabber was free software. It also had the idea of de-centeralizing
| the servers by allowing anyone to host their own server. Additionally, Jabber
| let its users connect to almost any protocol via transports, so users could
| use a Jabber client to chat with users using AIM. Finally, Jabber didn’t
| offer an official Jabber client, opening the field for numerous new instant
| messengers. These all combined to make Jabber a viable alternative to the Big
| Four’s protocols.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/instant_messengers
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