 - XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is a protocol based on
Extensible Markup Language (XML) and intended for instant messaging (IM) and online presence detection. It functions between or among servers, and facilitates
near-real-time operation. The protocol may eventually allow Internet users
to send instant messages to anyone else on the Internet, regardless of differences in operating systems and browsers.
XMPP is sometimes called the Jabber protocol, but this is a technical misnomer. Jabber, an IM application similar to ICQ (I Seek You) and others, is based on XMPP, but there are many applications besides Jabber that are supported by XMPP. The IEEE XMPP working group, a consortium of engineers and
programmers, is adapting XMPP for use as an Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) technology. In addition, the Messaging and Presence
Interoperability Consortium (MPIC) is considering XMPP as an important
interoperability technology. Eventually, XMPP is expected to support IM
applications with authentication, access control, a high measure of privacy,
hop-by-hop encryption, end-to-end encryption, and compatibility with other
protocols.
IBM and Microsoft are working on a similar standard called SIP
for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE) based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
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