Anyone here use IM in a professional setting?

[Ns1]

If so what is the syntax of your username:

(assuming that the odds of you landing a username in First.Last format is all but impossible)

First.Last.RandomNumber?

First.LastInitial.RandomNumber?

L33tword1.l33tCaPs?

other?

 

[spidey07]

Lotus Notes same time, just full name.

Microsoft Lync - fist.lastname@domain

 

[vi edit]

Microsoft Lync - fist.lastname@domain

this

 

[iamwiz82]

Lync - firstinitiallastname@domain.

 

[spidey07]

this

Into fisting, eh?

 

[SandEagle]

identity management with policy control that syncs with AD UID.

 

[CraigRT]

We use the built in messenger in our ERP.... It just uses the user's signon name. (first initial, last name)

 

[jaha2000]

Google Talk...
Works well with google apps for buisness..

 

[CPA]

MS Lync - Some are First Name Last Name, others are Last Name, First Name. Don't ask me why.

 

[Robert Munch]

MS Stync.
firstinitial lastname@domain

 

[Markbnj]

Skype, all day everyday. And we have no convention on user names. It's whatever the person chose when they created the account.

 

[OCGuy]

Our VOIP interface has an IM feature...although working with my SO as my boss...we have to remind ourselves sometimes that all of those messages are stored and can be easily read by the couple people above her.

 

[SearchMaster]

Skype, all day everyday. And we have no convention on user names. It's whatever the person chose when they created the account.

I know you're a developer - do you interact with people from India? When I had an offshore team all they used was Skype but none of our US team really did.

 

[clamum]

Live Messenger - first[dot]last@company.com

 

[lxskllr]

Randomly generated from KeePass. 20 character with special characters because I'm an asshole :^D

 

[EagleKeeper]

Microsoft Lync - fist.lastname@domain

this

Same here

 

[Broheim]

lync - initials@domain

 

[dighn]

skype, full name

 

[KeithTalent]

We use something called Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. First.Last@company.com.

KT

 

[ViviTheMage]

we use 4 different chat systems ... all are first.lastname@domain or firstletterlastname

 

[Rubycon]

It was Meca (2004) which ran on AIM (!), then Inbit Messenger now 24im enterprise. ID is three characters of title+vessel code.

 

[OVerLoRDI]

MS Lync. It's a good way to get a hold of the IT people in my org, since they are usually always at their PCs.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Cisco Jabber tied into our Active Directory

 

[DesiPower]

Sametime all the time.. just regular Firstname Lastname

 

[Crusty]

Skype, all day everyday. And we have no convention on user names. It's whatever the person chose when they created the account.

Same here.