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March/April 2004 (Vol. 8, No. 2)
pp. 76-82
Unifying User-to-User Messaging Systems
Jan-Mark S. Wams, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Maarten van Steen, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
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Unification of user-to-user messaging systems facilitates message exchange independent of time, place, protocol, and end-user device. This article describes an approach to unification that is based on introducing a middleware layer instead of employing gateways. It entails a single system that provides common services such as email, fax, and short messaging, but that can also enable novel services that current messaging systems can't support. The authors also describe how the model can be efficiently implemented on a global scale.
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[1] J.M.S. Wams and M. van Steen, "Pervasive Messaging," Proc. 1st Int'l Conf. Pervasive Computing and Comm. (PerCom), IEEE CS Press, 2003, pp. 495—504.
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[1] H.J. Wang et al., "ICEBERG: An Internet-Core Network Architecture for Integrated Communications," IEEE Personal Comm., vol. 7, no. 4, 2000, pp. 10—19.
[2] C.K. Yeo et al., "Unified Messaging: A System for the Internet," Int'l J. Computers, Internet, and Management, vol. 8, no. 3, 2000, pp. 1-14.
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Citation:
Jan-Mark S. Wams, Maarten van Steen,
"Unifying User-to-User Messaging Systems,"
IEEE Internet Computing,
vol. 8,
no. 2,
pp. 76-82,
Mar/Apr,
2004
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