Messenger in the Workplace

Hello,

Wondering if i can get some help. I am currently working on a project at
work which will allow one buildings helpdesk to communicate with another
buildings Helpdesk via Windows Messenger. Does anyone know if this option is
possible. If it is do you know if it is possible to also limit the usage to a
certain group in Active Directory.

Thanks

PS. We need tobe able to use our work Exchange email addresses and not
hotmail or live email addresses.

"Ashoniker" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Wondering if i can get some help. I am currently working on a project at
> work which will allow one buildings helpdesk to communicate with another
> buildings Helpdesk via Windows Messenger. Does anyone know if this option is
> possible. If it is do you know if it is possible to also limit the usage to a
> certain group in Active Directory.
>
> Thanks

Greetings,

If this were 7 or 8 years ago, you could simply use Exchange IM services and Windows
Messenger to set this up rather rapidly.

Unfortunately, Windows Messenger is considered a defunct product and Exchange IM services is
long gone. So now if you want to do this (from a Microsoft only solution anyway), you'll
need an Office Communications Server and Office Communicator for the clients. Naturally as
an enterprise server product, this isn't free but can be quite slick. I do believe it's
overkill for your uses.

That all said, since Windows Messenger supports SIP-based IM too, using third party software,
you can also setup a local SIP server that will work with Windows Messenger. For instance
OfficeSIP (http://www.officesip.com/sip-server.html) may be an option for you. One major
advantage to doing this way is that you're not specifically limited to Windows Messenger
(which only works on XP), as you can use other SIP clients on any Windows version or
operating system.

One small note: Office Communications Server is SIP-based as well.

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Jonathan Kay
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"Ashoniker" <> wrote in message
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> PS. We need tobe able to use our work Exchange email addresses and not
> hotmail or live email addresses.
>
> "Ashoniker" wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Wondering if i can get some help. I am currently working on a project at
>> work which will allow one buildings helpdesk to communicate with another
>> buildings Helpdesk via Windows Messenger. Does anyone know if this option is
>> possible. If it is do you know if it is possible to also limit the usage to a
>> certain group in Active Directory.
>>
>> Thanks