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To: agent99 who wrote (7542)9/28/1999 8:37:00 PM
From: Ellen   of 9798
 
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Corel, others legitimize alternative IM software
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
September 28, 1999, 1:40 p.m. PT

[excerpt]

Only months after America Online and Microsoft declared war in the instant messaging market, alternative instant messaging products are cropping up that intend to both compete and interoperate with AOL's market-leading messaging systems.

The rise of these alternatives comes as instant messaging solidifies its position as one of the hottest applications on the Internet, letting Web surfers communicate in real time and giving businesses new ways to communicate with their customers.

Jabber.org, a grassroots effort to craft an instant messaging service under the open-source software development model, got a boost this week with Corel's decision to implement Jabber's software in Corel's Linux desktop operating system and applications.
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