Good IM Server for Small Businesses?

[DonBlack]

Can anyone recommend an IM client/server application (hopefully cheap) for small businesses? The public IM networks are insecure and Jabber looks expensive. I thought ACDSee used to sell one but it looks like they cancelled it.

Thanks!

 

[notfred]

Lotus Sametime blows, don't get it.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Miranda??

 

[mugs]

I use CryptChat at work... it's peer-to-peer, no server needed. And in case the name wasn't obvious enough, it's encrypted.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Jabber.

 

[Nothinman]

How is Jabber expensive when it's open? There's many clients and servers to choose from, some are commercial but some are also GPL (and probably other free licenses).

 

[cmv]

Jabber..

Microsoft LCS.

 

[Malak]

Jabber.

 

[drag]

There are a few to choose from.

Servers:
http://www.jabber.org/software/servers.php

Clients:
http://www.jabber.org/software/clients.php

 

[DonBlack]

Sorry, I thought Jabber was commercial only. CryptChat looks interesting. Can anyone else chime in on this product? Thanks.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: DonBlack
Can anyone recommend an IM client/server application (hopefully cheap) for small businesses? The public IM networks are insecure and Jabber looks expensive. I thought ACDSee used to sell one but it looks like they cancelled it.

Thanks!

Jabber is expensive? It's opensource. It's a great system, every company i've worked with that has had an IM system, has used Jabber.

 

[DonBlack]

Hence my apology in the post prior to yours...

 

[n0cmonkey]

I've used jabber at a previous place of employment. It was pretty easy to use, but I didn't set it up or anything.