[itdiscuss] Instant Messaging

[Kevin Brunson]

This is way outside of the scope of what you actually requested, but the phone systems we sell (at least the brand-spankin'-newest version of the software) include an IM server that integrates in with the phone system.  Obviously replacing your phone system just to add IM would be a bit of a stretch unless you were already planning on it, but this is a feature that a lot of phone systems have added recently, you may want to check and see if yours supports something like this with a license add-in.  Some of them integrate IM capability with the software client users are already using to manage their phone anyway, so you don't even have to install additional software.

From: discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at itdiscuss.org] On Behalf Of blloyd at buskercom.com
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:20 AM
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Subject: [itdiscuss] Instant Messaging

I have a key user that wants to implement IM.  However, I don't want to bring in a "free" service because of what I think is the security risk.  Am I justified in my security concern?  I was thinking the best way is to implement something internal to my LAN.  What do you all think?


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