1. Instant Messaging Alan Parker Robert Callow Brian Kearney Fortunato Macari Daniel Harrington Chang Gong Wang

2. Introduction Text only America Online Instant Messenger Microsoft Network Messenger Webcasting Wireless

3. Brief History BBS was commonly used Early 90’s saw more internet activity Instant messaging came on the scene in 96 with ICQ

4. Instant Messaging Clients are used to chat with others Maintain Buddy lists Change states Can be customised

5. Instant Messaging Users require to log in Buddy lists stored on server Possible to search for users Person’s user name is required to chat

6. Instant Messaging Closed source Proprietary communication protocols Strong competition between major players

7. Instant Messaging Most IM clients are closed source Most use proprietary communication protocols Strong competition between clients

8. AOL Instant Messenger AIM is America On-line’s IM client Currently the largest with 53 million active users AIM supports encrypted messaging Automatically scans files for viruses No offline messaging

9. Yahoo Instant Messenger Don’t have to download a client Must have a yahoo e-mail account Integrates well with other Yahoo services

10. Microsoft service Network (MSN) Need to create a.net passport Comes with most windows installations

11. Text Only Forums, BBS, IRC Public servers usually organized into rooms each with its own topic Public rooms don’t always need authentication

12. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) IRC is open-source, open-protocol Uses plain text Users needs to have a nickname but not a password Administrative power given to certain users

13. Webcasting Broadcasting video or audio over the web either live or delayed Uses streaming media technology Web casting usually refers to non-interactive streams or live events Used extensively in commercial sector for E- learning

14. Wireless Wireless instant messaging is available for hand held devices AIM Yahoo Msn have versions for these devices A commonly used method of this is SMS

15. GAIM & Trillian GAIM and Trillian allow different IM’s to communicate with each other AIM Yahoo and MSN oppose this GAIM and Trillian are the IM’s of tomorrow!

16. GAIM

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