AOL is going to mess this up like the Netscape Browser and iPlanet (acquired when they bought Netscape). Why? Because they are a media and consumer company and do not undertsand Enterprise sales, marketing and support. For example look at the glaring holes in their AIM for Enterprise product:
- No LDAP Support
- No Encryption support;
- No PKI or X.509 support;
- No support for companies with multiple locations (It does not support a distributed Server to Server architecture)
- No Interoperability with other IMs;
- No IETF standards support such as SIP/SIMPLE;
- NO SDK to integrate IM with other applications; .
- No track record for supporting enterprise customers;
Plus:
How are they going to sell this sucker. They have no Enterprise sales force. I do not see a CIO making a decison based on AOL CD Coaster in the mail.
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- No LDAP Support - No Encryption support; - No PKI or X.509 support; - No support for companies with multiple locations (It does not support a distributed Server to Server architecture) - No Interoperability with other IMs; - No IETF standards support such as SIP/SIMPLE; - NO SDK to integrate IM with other applications; . - No track record for supporting enterprise customers;
Plus: How are they going to sell this sucker. They have no Enterprise sales force. I do not see a CIO making a decison based on AOL CD Coaster in the mail.