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Impact Analysis: Microsoft and Public IM Providers Bring Interoperability Closer to Reality

By Melanie Turek, Principal Research Analyst, Nemertes Research
July 15, 2004

The news that AOL, Yahoo and MSN will connect to Microsoft’s Live Communications Server 2005 illustrates our prediction that interoperability is a critical step to enabling IM’s growth and long-term survival in the enterprise. We believe it’s the first of many moves to make that happen, and it signals a longer enterprise life for AOL and Yahoo, both of which recently stopped selling enterprise versions of their services.

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