Communication Services

enable employees in a company to talk to one another

There’s lots of software out there that’s used for ​inter company communication like email or phone communication.

You probably use something like Facebook Messenger on your smartphones to chat with ​your friends. ​In a business setting, there are similar methods of instant communication. ​

The first is Internet Channel Relay, or IRC, which is a protocol that’s used for ​chat messages. ​IRC operates in a client server model, so ​lots of IRC client software can be used to connect to an IRC server.

Paid for options are another method of instant communication. ​There are a lot more sophisticated and ​advanced chat applications out there that offer enterprise support. ​A few popular options are HipChat and Slack.

There are also other communication protocols called OpenIM protocols ​that are widely used and integrated into different communication applications. 

​One of the most popular communication protocol is XMPP, or ​Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol. ​It’s an open source protocol used in instant messaging applications and ​social networking services. ​XMPP is even used in Internet of things applications, among other things. ​A few popular and free applications that use XMPP are Pidgin and ADM.

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