Jabber

• Jabber is an Open Source instant messaging technology also known as jabberd. It uses standards published by the XMPP Standards Foundation, which have evolved to include Voice over IP (VoIP) and file transfer signaling.¹
• Jabber, Inc. refers to the commercial version of the Jabber software, which is compatible with the Open Source jabberd but has been optimized to be a commercial-grade software platform. Jabber, Inc.'s commercial products include support and service offerings.²
• Cisco announced its purchase of Jabber to augment its messaging functions on September 19, 2008.³

Fast Facts

1. Started as the Jabber Project by Jeremie Miller in 1998
2. Public release: 2000
3. Open Source: Anyone can build custom extensions or run a Jabber server
4. Jabber Extensible Communications Platform (XCP): Commercial version for enterprise users
5. Jabber Now: Commercial version for smaller businesses
6. Acquired by Cisco

IM Services Using Jabber/XMPP

• Google Talk
• LiveJournal
• iChat
• Adium
• Trillian Pro

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