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jabber-client
Weight
Generic section
Intrinsic durability
Maturity
Age
Stability
History
Fork
Adoption
Popularity
References
Contributing Community
books
Development leadership
Leading team
Management style
Activity
Developers, identification, turnover
Activity on bugs
Activity on functionalities
Activity on releases
Industrialized solution
Independence of developments
Services
Training
Support
Consulting
Documentation
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance
Tools
Packaging
BSD
FreeBSD
Mac OS X
NetBSD
OpenBSD
Linux
Debian
Mandriva
Red Hat
SuSE
Source
Unix
AIX
HP-UX
Solaris
Windows
Exploitability
Ease of use, ergonomics
Administration / Monitoring
Technical adaptability
Modularity
Code modification
Code extension
Strategy
License
Permissiveness
Protection against proprietary forks
Copyright owners
Modification of source code
Roadmap
Sponsor
Strategical independence
Human/Machine Interface and other features
Customizable skins support
Accounts management
Creation
Access to an account for management
Deleting an account
Plug-in support
Minimum bandwidth need
XMPP Protocol
Open Standard Protocols
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
Multi User Chatroom (MUC) handling
Ressource priority handling
vCard Support
Avatar system
Presence Status Handling
Presence status handling
Auto-away handling
Customizable presence features
Instant Messaging tools and gadgets
Security
SSL/SASL/TSL encryption features
Peer to peer encryption
Smileys
Nudge
Whiteboard
Game integration to the client
Own Specific Protocol
Proprietary Protocols
Multimedia (voice and video) support
Voice over IP Support
Compatible Protocols
H.323 protocol compatibility
Jingle compatibility
SIP compatibility
Integration to traditional telecom infrastructure
Compatibility with traditional telecom infrastructure
Billing and prepaid systems
Additional features
Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) support
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)
Voice mails (VMS) support
Visio Support
Supported OS for Visio Module
Compatibility between different packaging
Advanced features
Audio compression
Audio quality
video compression
Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) support
Data transfert
Multi Point Videoconferencig
Network Architecture for Multimedia supports
Gatekeeper and Media Gateway Controller
Signaling Gateway
Proxy, Registrar and Location Service
Network Adress Translation
Compatibility with other clients
WengoPhone
Instant messaging module
Voice over IP module
Videoconferencing module
Ekiga
Instant messaging module
Voice over IP module
Videoconferencing module
Psi
Instant messaging module
Voice over IP module
Videoconferencing module
Kopete
Instant messaging module
Voice over IP module
Gaim
Instant messaging module
Voice over IP module
Google Talk
Instant messaging module
Voice over IP module