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(Continued)     September 4, 2004 edition
In unrelated news, and if you believe some comments made recently in SEO forums, discussion boards and search engine news blogs, Google would be developing an instant messaging solution. The gist of the speculation is that in addition to leveraging its existing assets and expertise in search technologies, Instant Messaging (IM) would allow Google to complete a communication platform that includes Gmail (its Web mail system) and Orkut (its community networking portal).

Reports also indicate that Google's IM platform and client would be based on the open source Jabber protocol. Google officials were unavailable for comment to either confirm or deny the rumor. “I would love to see Google get involved in the IM world. They have enough pull on the Internet to possibly convert people en masse to Jabber, which is what Jabber needs.” --Sean Egan, lead developer, Gaim.

The Jabber Software Foundation (JSF), however, was available for comment. Peter Saint-Andre, executive director of the JSF, told InstantMessagingPlanet.com that the JSF always welcomes implementations and deployments of the Jabber protocols.

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