Reference

This page lists some Collaboration and Instant Messaging (EIM/IM) resources.

Wikipedia:

• Instant Messaging
• SIMPLE (IM protocol used by Microsoft LCS, IBM Sametime)
• XMPP (IM protocol used by Jabber, Google Talk)
• IRC (Chat protocol used by many public networks and chat clients)
• See the Resources page for more information

Patent #7,512,655, aka “System and method for managing information and collaborating”