Windows 2003 - Instant Messaging

[catmando1]

Can anyone help?

I am not using Active Directory or Exchange and wondered if there is a instant messaging service so that internal users can communicate with each other.

At the moment people email out which is silly when they can be in the same office!

TIA

 

[adcfaq]

in ex2000, there is IM service, it's removed via ex2003, Microsoft put IM into Live communication server 2005.

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[catmando1]

thanks but unforuntately I am not using exchange, just Windows 2003 Server

 

[TamedTech]

If you are using no AD then i guess server isnt governing user profiles and things, unless you are using nouvell or some crap like that.

You can get away with MSN messenger, although you will need to register each user with a .net passport.

This will take some time if your doing it for alot of systems, also people will be able to use this to communicate with external sources ... i.e. friends and family ... its a nightmare for security reasons too.

 

[llevon]

Hello,

I know of two that might be what you are looking for. The first is simpler and the second more enterprise solution.

Akeni LAN Messenger

http://www.instantmessagingserver.com/en/product/lanmessenger.php

Troopware Software's Impact Messaging Server

http://www.troopsoftware.com/images/Impact_brochure.pdf#search='instant messaging server'

Good luck,

llevon

 

[catmando1]

Thanks guys will check those out

 

[Tightpants]

thread779-1075637 has some good suggestions including QuickMessenger.