A practical step-by-step guide to rolling out a secure Instant Messaging service over your network Build a feature-packed Instant Messaging network using free open-source Openfire server Set up an efficient and secure IM service that spans multiple offices Connect with users over external IM networks, integrate VoIP, and more Easy to understand, with clear step-by-step instructions and examples In Detail Openfire is a free, open-source and full featured Jabber-based Instant Messaging server. This book is a guide to setting up Openfire, tweaking it, and customizing...

Jabber is a set of protocols expressed in XML, and an extensible framework that allows people and applications to exchange all sorts of information, from simple text messages to being used to extend the backbone of an enterprise data system. Jabber gives you the power to build applications that have identity, presence, and that can take part in conversations. Programming Jabber offers developers a chance to learn and understand the Jabber technology and protocol from an implementer's point of view. Detailed information of each part of the Jabber protocol is introduced, explained, and...