From ae5c20c93ff3acfc4439185062aa5242063abc78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pier11 Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 10:24:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updated README not sure many people ever read this file, so the information should rather present on the site. --- README | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index aae2d1d3..f34f655b 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pidgin-sipe is a third-party plugin for the Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger. It implements the extended version of SIP/SIMPLE used by various products: - * Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS 2007/2007R2 and newer) + * Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS 2007/2007 R2 and newer) * Microsoft Live Communications Server (LCS 2003/2005) * Reuters Messaging @@ -18,15 +18,31 @@ Features The plugin has support for - * Instant Messaging - * Chat rooms - * File transfer - * Buddy list maintenance - * Search contacts - * Presence with calendar data provisioning - * TLS/SSL protected connection - * NTLMv2 & Kerberos authentication - * Calendar data sources: Exchange + * Instant Messaging (IM) + * Multiparty chat + * Enhanced presence + * Calendar integration with Exchange 2007/2010 + * Contact details information - company, phones, web site, etc. + * Contact search + * Encrypted file transfer + * Call initiation through PBX + * Kerberos and NTLMv2 authentication, TLS support + * Translated to many languages + + +Advantages over Office Communicator products +============================================ + + * Available on broader range of platforms: Linux, *BSD, Maemo, OSX, + commercial UNIX, Windows. + * Ability to simultaneously connect to several Office Communicator + accounts in addition to public IM network accounts like MSN, AOL, + Yahoo. For example one account is in vendor company and another is + in client company. + * Keeps history of communications in environments without Outlook. For + example in companies where Lotus Notes is deployed as a default + groupware client instead of Outlook. + * Open development model, open source product. License is GPLv2+ Support -- 2.11.4.GIT