I confess I don't use Jabber much directly, and I'm not likely to rush out and download this client any time soon myself. My IM client tools are more tightly integrated and coupled with specific tools. But Jabber's at the root of many things and this is worth watching.

Jabber MomentIM 5.2 Now Available
High Performance Windows Desktop Client Provides COM-based Plug-in Architecture for Extensive Customization Capabilities

April 30, 2007 – Denver, Colo. – Jabber, Inc. today announced the general availability of Jabber MomentIM™ 5.2. This new, feature rich, highly programmable Windows desktop instant messaging (IM) client was developed from an entirely new code base and provides:

• A smaller hard disk footprint, download size, and memory footprint than competing products
• Full access to and tight integration with Windows capabilities
• A unique COM-based plug-in architecture

“Jabber MomentIM’s plug-in capabilities and programming interfaces help organizations and third party developers to easily and cost effectively create plug-ins in any language that supports COM interfaces including C, C++, C#, and Visual Basic,” said Dave Uhlir, vice president of products and services at Jabber, Inc.

This brandable client delivers industry-leading features including persistent group chat, notifications and presence settings, web conferencing integration, and interoperability with AOL® Instant Messenger™ (AIM®), Google™ Talk, and other IM clients. New end-user features include:

• Stacked Tabbed Interface. This feature improves the user’s ability to manage multiple open chat windows. Each window is layered with visible tabs providing one click access to the window.
• Message Prioritization. Users can designate a message as ‘high’ or ‘low’ priority.
• User Defined Hotkeys for Messages. End users have the ability to define text strings and associate each with a specific hotkey. When the hotkey is used the phrase will automatically be inserted into the message.

Advanced features are available in a bundled plug-in pack and sold separately. The bundle includes:

• Quick Conference. Users can invite contacts to an auto-created temporary group chat.
• Microsoft Outlook Integration. Presence is automatically derived from the Outlook calendar. Chats can be initiated with a single click from within Outlook’s mail and contacts interfaces.
• History on Demand. Enables retrieval of group chat histories.
• Disable Outflows. Provides the ability to restrict copy and print functionality in group and one-to-one chats.

To learn more about Jabber MomentIM, send an email to info@jabber.com or call +1-303-308-3231, ext. 2. Visit Jabber, Inc. in booth 201 at the 2007 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference (http://www.ncsi.com/Dodiis07/index.shtml), April 29-May 4 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Ill.

ABOUT JABBER, INC.
Jabber, Inc. is a leading provider of real-time presence and messaging solutions. More than ten million users—representing hundreds of telecommunications carriers/operators, financial institutions, government agencies, higher education institutions, logistics companies, and other organizations—have licensed the Jabber XCP commercial server to underpin carrier-class real-time, presence-powered applications including desktop and wireless IM for enterprises and consumers, real-time trading systems, and government intelligence systems. The JabberNow IM appliance is targeted to small and medium businesses that require secure, interoperable, and compliant business-class IM. Jabber Inc. is a 2006 Information Today People’s Choice Award winner, a 2006 EContent 100 Award winner, and is ranked fifth on the 2006 SecuritiesTech 50—an international annual listing of the top 50 technology providers for financial institutions as determined by Securities Industry News and the research firm Financial Insights. Among the company’s customers are AT&T South, California ISO, CapWIN, EDS, FedEx, HP, Lehman Brothers, McKesson, Portugal Telecom, and Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.jabber.com or send an email to info@jabber.com.

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