October 19, 2004

Nemertes On Microsoft's Istanbul Announcement

New moves support Nemertes prediction of convergence of IM, presence, and IP Telephony, making new competition for the desktop.

By John Dickinson Messaging Pipeline

As so often happens whenever there is a major messaging announcement, Nemertes Research does a quick impact study so you can see what the new product or technology might mean for you and for competitive players in the market. Microsoft's announcement of improved presence awareness and IP telephony capabilities in its forthcoming Istanbul IM client provoked such an analysis, this one from principal research analyst Melanie Turek.

Turek writes that "The announcement supports Nemertes prediction that instant messaging, telephony and presence are converging within applications and providing new competition for the desktop." The new product also adds the capability to tap users' Outlook calendars to re-route IP-based telephone calls to wherever they are supposed to be.

To read the full article, please visit http://www.messagingpipeline.com/50500930