Comes standard with 10 Client Licenses. You may add an unlimited number of users but only 10 users may be logged in simulataneously unless you purchase additional Client Licenses. |
| Internet Connection not required if you plan on running exclusively on your LAN. |
| Server application is hosted on your machine. This allows your company to benefit from the efficiency of Instant Messaging while maintaing a closed system and ensuring your employees are focused on the tasks they need to be. |
| All users are added and administered using the server application. |
| If you or your users are familiar with using popular public chat programs such as AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger or Yahoo Instant Messenger the client will seem very familiar and easy to use. |
| All users and server application settings are stored using Microsoft SQL Server Express 2005. |
| Offline messages are stored in the SQL Server database allowing similar contact ability to email but much faster. |
| If permitted based on user settings, users may start a conference where multiple members can all communicate is a single window exactly as if the meeting/conference were held in person. All communications inside the conference window are seen by all members of the conference. |
| Users can be categorized and assigned to multiple groups. Further, the user groups have additional permissions which determine which groups a user may see or communicate with. For example, you can create a group called "Customers" that can only communicate with members of the "Support" group but NOT other customers or other "Office" members. |
| The file transfer component included is unique to the product. When sending a file, the file will be automatically "zipped" (compressed) and once received the file will be automatically "unzipped" (decompressed). This saves tremendous time transferring files and not other IM Suite contains this feature. |
| All communication is encrypted to ensure your communications (even across the internet) are kept confidential. |
| SQL Server 2005 Express Storage System |