implementing msn messenger for internal communication

Hi

Can someone tell me what is required to implement msn for internal
communication within a company?

Appreciate any advise

Cheers
Andrew

Greetings Andrew,

Quick answer: you don't.

Longer answer: There's nothing stopping you from using Messenger inside of a company where
you have Internet access. However, there is no way to directly setup an internal server that
operates of MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger nor is there any group policy options,
formal deployment guides or any enterprise level support.

There's lots of other options available though. Some free, some not, depending on what
you're looking for. Free-wise, if you're okay with installing third party clients and
software, there are a number of possible IM solutions. There's also software from Symantec
and others to deal with internal IM traffic and prevent non authorized contacts from talking
to your users. There's also Microsoft's own Office Communications Server combined with
Office Communicator which can provide some really amazing integrated solutions (including
allowing direct external access to the public IM networks from your own server).

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Andrew" <> wrote in message
news:15CA3273-34A6-4735-94D7-...
> Hi
>
> Can someone tell me what is required to implement msn for internal
> communication within a company?
>
> Appreciate any advise
>
> Cheers
> Andrew
>
>

Thanks john from your response. The information is very useful

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Andrew,
>
> Quick answer: you don't.
>
> Longer answer: There's nothing stopping you from using Messenger inside of a company where
> you have Internet access. However, there is no way to directly setup an internal server that
> operates of MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger nor is there any group policy options,
> formal deployment guides or any enterprise level support.
>
> There's lots of other options available though. Some free, some not, depending on what
> you're looking for. Free-wise, if you're okay with installing third party clients and
> software, there are a number of possible IM solutions. There's also software from Symantec
> and others to deal with internal IM traffic and prevent non authorized contacts from talking
> to your users. There's also Microsoft's own Office Communications Server combined with
> Office Communicator which can provide some really amazing integrated solutions (including
> allowing direct external access to the public IM networks from your own server).
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "Andrew" <> wrote in message
> news:15CA3273-34A6-4735-94D7-...
> > Hi
> >
> > Can someone tell me what is required to implement msn for internal
> > communication within a company?
> >
> > Appreciate any advise
> >
> > Cheers
> > Andrew
> >
> >
>
>

Hi,

No problem. If you do implement an IM solution, I'd love to hear about it.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"Andrew" <> wrote in message
news:98E97B8A-2503-42FF-A0CC-...
> Thanks john from your response. The information is very useful
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Andrew,
>>
>> Quick answer: you don't.
>>
>> Longer answer: There's nothing stopping you from using Messenger inside of a company where
>> you have Internet access. However, there is no way to directly setup an internal server
>> that
>> operates of MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger nor is there any group policy options,
>> formal deployment guides or any enterprise level support.
>>
>> There's lots of other options available though. Some free, some not, depending on what
>> you're looking for. Free-wise, if you're okay with installing third party clients and
>> software, there are a number of possible IM solutions. There's also software from
>> Symantec
>> and others to deal with internal IM traffic and prevent non authorized contacts from
>> talking
>> to your users. There's also Microsoft's own Office Communications Server combined with
>> Office Communicator which can provide some really amazing integrated solutions (including
>> allowing direct external access to the public IM networks from your own server).
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Andrew" <> wrote in message
>> news:15CA3273-34A6-4735-94D7-...
>> > Hi
>> >
>> > Can someone tell me what is required to implement msn for internal
>> > communication within a company?
>> >
>> > Appreciate any advise
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> >
>>
>>