Microsoft and AOL get the message
News After months of an intense game of cat-and-mouse, where AOL continually blocked Microsoft's attempts to link MSN Messenger users with AOL Instant Messenger users, the two companies are now participating in an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF...
[October 14, 1999, 10:03]
Microsoft to release messenger protocols
News The publication of different protocols helps us in evaluating our Requirements document and in informing our development of robust, open protocols for Internet-wide interoperability in this area," said Vijay Saraswat, co-chair of the IMPP Working...
[August 18, 1999, 13:56]
Exclusive: Microsoft's Brad Chase on AOL row
News We hope that they will join with the IETF and commit to moving the IMPP proposal forward to provide interoperability for consumers. The right thing to do for consumers is to work together as an industry with the IETF to quickly develop, finalise...
[August 2, 1999, 14:50]
Ask Jeeves finds his voice
News In return, Trillium will receive Jeeves' Instant Messaging Presence Protocol (IMPP) technology, which enables someone to determine whether a consumer's device is VoIP-enabled. During the online chat, the sales rep can use Jeeves' IMPP technology to...
[March 7, 2000, 6:29]
Is Microsoft raising white flag in IM battle?
News Both companies are currently involved in discussions with an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working group to design an instant messaging and presence protocol (IMPP). Microsoft may be backing off of its much publicised battle to make its...
[November 11, 1999, 10:20]
