Microsoft Office Live Communications Server to Link IM Users

Microsoft reached an agreement with America Online and Yahoo! that will enable Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 to interconnect with their respective instant messaging (IM) services.



Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 will enable organizations to more securely communicate in real time with other organizations that also have deployed Live Communications Server 2005 in the enterprise, thereby enabling them to IM and view presence information. The new agreement will extend this IM connectivity to a potential pool of 400 million global customers, partners and vendors using AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), ICQ, MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger services.



Live Communications Server 2005 is currently in beta testing. http://www.microsoft.com