A company I worked for used a IM called Brosix worked really well on all platforms
http://www.brosix.com/?gclid=CjwKEAjw2reiBRCaobK3udOj-Q4SJACXWyYm_RG9PzFvpoTEJzZ6aDuGJj4hqF-ES4px5LdvockpbhoCXy3w_wcB On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 1:55 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > > I have seen spark used in quite a few environments. Seems to work well. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Chris Wright via Af <af@afmug.com> > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2014 10:14 AM > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] private company Instant Messaging > > We’re using Openfire here as well. As far as clients, any XMMP client is > compatible, we use Spark. > > > > Chris Wright > > Velociter Wireless <http://www.velociter.net/> > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Charles Boening > via Af > *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2014 7:51 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] private company Instant Messaging > > > > We use Openfire > <http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/index.jsp> and the JAJC > <http://jajc.jrudevels.org/> (Just Another Jabber Client) as the client. > > > > We have Openfire integrated with our AD domain. JAJC is automatically > deployed (copied, no install required) to new clients via login scripts. > JAJC automatically logs-in when it launches. > > > > The JAJC client is pretty simple overall and works decent. We’ve thought > about moving either to Trillian’s hosted product or licensing their product > for in-house use. It’s just hard to justify replacing something that’s > working. > > > > > > Charlie > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > *Charles Boening* > > *Network Manager* > > 800-858-2399 | Office > > charl...@calore.net > > > > www.cot.net | Find us on Facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cal-Ore/205066716227707> > > __________________________________ > > *Cal-Ore* | *Real. Local. Trusted. Professional.* > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <af-boun...@afmug.com>] *On > Behalf Of *That One Guy via Af > *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2014 7:29 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] private company Instant Messaging > > > > We use spark, http://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/ > > its pretty easy to setup > > you can have it monitor a notification email address so it blasts a set of > users if there is an issue, we had it set up to notify Customer service > Staff if there was a device on the network that went down > > It has SIP client > > From the boss perspective its nice because you can log all communications > > You can even cobble realtime chat into your webserver for customers to > talk to staff > > > > On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Mike Hammett via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: > > I just started using Slack with one of my clients. Hard to gauge how > useful it is since their internal IM volume seems to have diminished after > a reorganization. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Gino Villarini via Af" <af@afmug.com> > *To: *af@afmug.com > *Sent: *Monday, October 27, 2014 8:55:51 AM > > > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] private company Instant Messaging > > Check slack.com > > > > Web based, but also clients available for iOS,mac os, win and android. > Includes file sharing and connections to lots of apps > > > > > > > > Gino A. Villarini > > President > > Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. > > www.aeronetpr.com > > @aeronetpr > > > > > > > > *From: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > *Reply-To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > *Date: *Monday, October 27, 2014 at 9:31 AM > *To: *"af@afmug.com" <af@afmug.com> > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] private company Instant Messaging > > > > We're getting ready to deploy Lync company-wide. > > > > Also, I think one of the call centers runs some open source thing called > spark. > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Af <af-boun...@afmug.com> on behalf of Paul McCall via Af < > af@afmug.com> > *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2014 8:08 AM > *To:* af@afmug.com > *Subject:* [AFMUG] private company Instant Messaging > > > > Anybody have suggestions on a good IM program to use for internal use? > Not a fan of having any of the commercial ones being used by employees > because its too tempting for them to use to talk with their friends. We > have a No-IM policy and people respect that so looking for a good one I can > just run internally for own quick communication > > > > Paul McCall, Pres. > > PDMNet / Florida Broadband > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 office > > 772-473-0352 cell > > www.pdmnet.com > > pa...@pdmnet.net > > > > > > > > > > -- > > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > >
