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Web-Based Multi-Protocol IM with Voice and Video Support

| Date: April 22, 2009 | View Comments | Tags: AIM, GTalk, icq, im, Jabber, msn, myspace, web, web app, yahoo

imo screenshotimo.im is a young web-based multi-protocol IM, co-founded by ex-Googler George Harik.

A major new release was recently launched that supports Skype (making it one of the only multi-protocol services to do so), and allows users to hold Voice and Video Chats on all the most popular instant messaging platforms (AIM, MSN, GTalk, MySpace, Yahoo, ICQ, Jabber).

The service is free, enables single-sign-on without download or registration, supports most major languages, and can be used on all the major web browsers and operating systems. It also has a pop-out mode that opens imo in a separate browser window. You can set imo to Pop-Out mode by clicking the "Pop-out" link located at the top-right corner of your screen, above your buddy list.

But the best part about imo is of course the voice and video support which i bet especially Linux users will find them as killer features.

Zoho Chat Now Supports Multiple Protocols

| Date: April 01, 2009 | View Comments | Tags: chat, icq, im, messenger, msn, web app, yahoo, zoho

zoho chatZoho has announced a major new version of its Zoho Chat, which brings multi-protocol support and thus becomes a competitor to Meebo and other web-based instant messengers which support several IM protocols.

Zoho Chat 2.0 brings support for Yahoo!, Google, MSN, AIM, ICQ, and Jabber-based IM networks, but it’s just one in the long list of improvements in the new version. Other important features include integration accross the entire Zoho office suite, which means you can chat from any Zoho app, comprehensive chat history, sending files directly through chat, calendar integration, which lets you add events from the chat, as well as embedding the chat box in your website or blog.

Zoho Chat also comes with an impressive number of customizable features; you can change background images and other visual features, receive and customize audio notifications for various alerts, customize various view and sort options and so on.

While Zoho Chat is no slouch when it comes to feature and options - actually, it’s probably among the best such applications out there - its biggest strength is its integration with other applications in the Zoho Suite. If you’re a Zoho user, using Zoho Chat is simply a no-brainer. It also brings Zoho another step closer to becoming the ultimate online office suite, even if faced with fierce competition from Google.



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