Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
[image: MailTag] Slack - they have both free and paid versions. The real limit that we have seen is that the free version doesn't keep as much history but for most, it works just fine. You can setup multiple accounts and manage the communications from within a single client.
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On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:57 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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At my last job they were originally using ZOOM - which also allows video conferencing. Then, they moved to a new office w/new phones & then started using Cisco Jabber - which was tied to the phone system. I kinda liked Zoom better!
-K-
On 12/16/2017 8:10 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
[image: MailTag] Slack - they have both free and paid versions. The real limit that we have seen is that the free version doesn't keep as much history but for most, it works just fine. You can setup multiple accounts and manage the communications from within a single client.
Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:57 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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[image: MailTag] Jabber is open-source (I believe) and you can setup your own server on the premises. I did that for a customer who did not want communications going outside of their network.
----------------------------- Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221 -----------------------------
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
At my last job they were originally using ZOOM - which also allows video conferencing. Then, they moved to a new office w/new phones & then started using Cisco Jabber - which was tied to the phone system. I kinda liked Zoom better!
-K-
On 12/16/2017 8:10 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
[image: MailTag] Slack - they have both free and paid versions. The real limit that we have seen is that the free version doesn't keep as much history but for most, it works just fine. You can setup multiple accounts and manage the communications from within a single client.
Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:57 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do
not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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Really? I figured since it was produced by Cisco that it was closed source. But, that's just a guess...
On 12/16/2017 10:01 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
[image: MailTag] Jabber is open-source (I believe) and you can setup your own server on the premises. I did that for a customer who did not want communications going outside of their network.
Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
At my last job they were originally using ZOOM - which also allows video conferencing. Then, they moved to a new office w/new phones & then started using Cisco Jabber - which was tied to the phone system. I kinda liked Zoom better!
-K-
On 12/16/2017 8:10 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
[image: MailTag] Slack - they have both free and paid versions. The real limit that we have seen is that the free version doesn't keep as much history but for most, it works just fine. You can setup multiple accounts and manage the communications from within a single client.
Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:57 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do
not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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[image: MailTag] Well I could be mistaken on the open-source part but jabber is built on top of XMPP and you can certainly host your own server or use one of many publicly available servers. Of course, this may have all changed at some point since I was really looking at it.
----------------------------- Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221 -----------------------------
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
Really? I figured since it was produced by Cisco that it was closed source. But, that's just a guess...
On 12/16/2017 10:01 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
[image: MailTag] Jabber is open-source (I believe) and you can setup your own server on the premises. I did that for a customer who did not want communications going outside of their network.
Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 6:49 AM, Kurt at VR-FX vrfx@optonline.net wrote:
At my last job they were originally using ZOOM - which also allows video
conferencing. Then, they moved to a new office w/new phones & then started using Cisco Jabber - which was tied to the phone system. I kinda liked Zoom better!
-K-
On 12/16/2017 8:10 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
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Slack - they have both free and paid versions. The real limit that we have seen is that the free version doesn't keep as much history but for most, it works just fine. You can setup multiple accounts and manage the communications from within a single client.
Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:57 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do
not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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+1 on Slack
Fred
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 6:10 AM, Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com wrote:
[image: MailTag] Slack - they have both free and paid versions. The real limit that we have seen is that the free version doesn't keep as much history but for most, it works just fine. You can setup multiple accounts and manage the communications from within a single client.
Michael Oke, II okeind@gmail.com 661-349-6221
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 10:57 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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Slack, GroupMe
On Sat, Dec 16, 2017 at 12:57 AM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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Check out SPARK. It's open source, works well for me. Local server you set up on your own Linux box. Windows clients are stable.
Mike
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses? tia, --Mike
+1 for Spark... I run 200 ish people on it here and it has been great.
David Smith
Systems Administrator Doan Family of Dealerships Office: 585.352.6600 dsmith@doandelivers.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheDoanFamilyofDealerships/
________________________________ From: ProfoxTech profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com on behalf of Mike mike@ggisoft.com Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 3:09:58 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Chat tool for businesses (but not Skype or Facebook Messenger)
Check out SPARK. It's open source, works well for me. Local server you set up on your own Linux box. Windows clients are stable.
Mike
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses? tia, --Mike
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[image: MailTag] Spark is, unless I'm forgetting (a real possibility), the front end messaging client. You will need to setup an openfire server to support the clients but that isn't a difficult proposition.
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On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 8:07 AM, David Smith dsmith@doandelivers.com wrote:
+1 for Spark... I run 200 ish people on it here and it has been great.
David Smith
Systems Administrator Doan Family of Dealerships Office: 585.352.6600 dsmith@doandelivers.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheDoanFamilyofDealerships/
From: ProfoxTech profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com on behalf of Mike < mike@ggisoft.com> Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2017 3:09:58 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Chat tool for businesses (but not Skype or Facebook Messenger)
Check out SPARK. It's open source, works well for me. Local server you set up on your own Linux box. Windows clients are stable.
Mike
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instantmessaging within businesses? tia, --Mike
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Skype is a memory pig.
Fred
On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 11:57 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
Client likes FB messenger but does not want to friend coworkers. They do not like Skype for some reason (need to research that more, but they were clear). What kinds of other tools do you recommend for instant messaging within businesses?
tia, --Mike
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