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Sun Launches Instant Messaging Server

theIG writes "According to this article at geek.com, and another one at InternetWeek, Sun has shipped the first part of its new enterprise collaboration platform to compete with Exchange and Domino. Dubbed 'Sun ONE Instant Messaging 6.0,' this server will work with other products to be released in May, to allow a single login for all of its services that allow connections from outside a corporate firewall." Instant messaging is becoming increasingly popular in the workplace. Local messaging servers like this were only the next logical step for businesses which don't wish to rely on an outside network for their messaging.

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  1. FFS! SUN needs to get with the Program!.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Dubbed 'Sun ONE Instant Messaging 6.0,'
    That is _so_ 90's!! They should have called it Sun ONE Instant Messaging XP or MX or something..
    This way they'll never get JoeSixpack to buy a single server!.. Come on!..
    1. Re:FFS! SUN needs to get with the Program!.. by slashd'oh · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't you mean joesiXPack? That's the new title for our sysadmin who buys all of our servers.

      Or was it JoePack 6.0? Hmm...

  2. FINALLY! by Big+Nothing · · Score: 2, Funny

    Another IM service is just what I've been missing!

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    SIG: TAKE OFF EVERY 'CAPTAIN'!!