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Internal Instant Messaging Client / Server Combo?

Posted by kdawson on from the this-message-is-being-recorded dept.

strongmantim writes "I manage an internal help desk (25-30 people) for a medium-large company in the healthcare industry. We're looking for an internal, secure, FOSS (if possible) instant messaging / presence awareness client and server combo. Transmission of Protected Health Information is a sensitive issue, so the server has to be able to log any conversations that occur. It is preferred that the client not support outside protocols such as AIM, MSN, Yahoo, etc.; if it does, I will have to promulgate and enforce yet one more policy that my techs not connect to them. All of the computers that will connect run Windows XP. The system should be scalable up to ~100 people (in case we decide to include our entire office in the roll-out). Hardware and OS for the server are not an issue. Oh, and one more thing: It has to be free. Suggestions?"

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  1. FOSS? One Word: Bullshit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    No healthcare company of any size is looking for software for internal use that is FOSS.

    This story is either:

    1. Another fanboy attempt at generating fake 'momentum' in hopes it helps create legitimacy and a snowball effect. Mac fanboys do the same thing in creating fake 'My company switched to all Macs, need advice' threads with similar hopes.

    2. An actual Bearded GNU Freak managed to get hired at a real healthcare company. He won't be there long when they catch on to his wacky ideology and what he is trying to do their their internal IT policy.

    Either way stop wasting everyone's time with this crap.

  2. Not another one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hey look, another Ask Slashdot that should have been Ask Google! Wow! You never see those on here or anything. Maybe this could have been an Ask Freshmeat if they still want a solution from OSDN.

    1. Re:Not another one by lewko · · Score: -1, Troll

      You will find plenty of testimonials if you Google for them.

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    2. Re:Not another one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      faggest. post. evar.

  3. SPONGe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    exemplified by is the worst off and as BSD sinks long term survival to happen. My All major surveys Unite3 States of result of a quarrel BSD fanatics? I've they're gone Came

  4. Re:Not another one -- your a moron by teknosapien · · Score: -1, Troll

    Stop being a dumb L33T3 (or really dumb paper tiger) and actually do something positive for the IT portion of the world. Your type of attitude needs to leave the IT industry, you leave a bad taste in the mouths of the ones that think IT is just overhead. Wake up! Grow up!

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  5. Re:Citadel groupware server has all of the above by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm actually in the market for similar software, and I almost clicked on your link. But as soon as you said "GPL Software", I immediately made the connection that it's not ready for prime time, installs out of a .ZIP file, requires registry tweaks, hand-editing of configuration files, etc. The usual crap. Yaknow, I'm sorry if I'm unfairly bashing Citadel, for all I know it doesn't have any of these issues. But that's definitely the thought process I just went through as current businessman and former Solaris "the command line is God" midlevel sysadmin.

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