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Microsoft Teams 26120.3106.4722.3411

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:45:00 +0000

Microsoft Teams is a team collaboration application developed by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft 365 family of products, offering workspace chat and video conferencing, file storage, and integration of proprietary and third-party applications and services. Teams replaced other Microsoft-operated business messaging and collaboration platforms, including Skype for Business and Microsoft Classroom. Microsoft Teams launched in 2017, Teams has transformed the way organizations communicate and collaborate, especially in an increasingly remote and hybrid work environment. At its core, Microsoft Teams brings together people, conversations, and content, serving as a hub for teamwork and communication.

Microsoft Teams will integrate workplace chat, video conferencing, and file sharing to enhance team productivity. Key features include real-time messaging, threaded conversations, meeting scheduling with calendar integration, screen sharing, and file collaboration through seamless integration with Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and OneNote. Teams also supports customizable channels for organizing discussions, apps for extending functionality, and security features to ensure safe communication. Overall, it facilitates remote teamwork and efficient communication.

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Miranda NG 0.96.7

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:11:00 +0000

Miranda NG (Next Generation of Miranda IM) is a reliable Windows instant messaging client, which is built on the basis of the multi-protocol program, Miranda. It is a successor of Miranda, its highlights being the fact that it is lightweight fast and highly customizable, thanks to the multiple supported plug-ins. The application can be customized, from the layout of the menus to the chat window or the mode in which the messages history is saved. Moreover, several extensions can be dynamically loaded or unloaded in Miranda NG. Among the list of supported plug-ins, the following are included: Miranda image services, avatar service, database checker, crash dumper, contacts import. A complete list of plug-ins can be accessed via the Options menu.

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mIRC 7.83

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:16:00 +0000

mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions. It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, message logging, and more. mIRC also has a powerful scripting language that can be used both to automate mIRC and to create applications that perform a wide range of functions from network communications to playing games.

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PidginIM 2.14.13

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:08:00 +0000

Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time. Pidgin is compatible with the following chat networks out of the box: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr. It can support many more with plugins. Pidgin supports many features of these chat networks, such as file transfers, away messages, buddy icons, custom smilies, and typing notifications. Numerous plugins also extend Pidgin's functionality above and beyond the standard features.

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Skype 8.150.0.125

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 20:34:00 +0000

Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. And even though the calls are free, they are really excellent quality. If you and your friends, family or business contacts are using webcams, you can also make free video calls. You can even call landlines and mobile phones at really cheap per minute rates (and there's no setup or subscription fee). Audio and HD video calling. Call recording and Live subtitles. Smart messaging. Ability to Call phones. Screen sharing. Private conversations with with industry standard end to end encryption. All with Skype.

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Please Note: Includes optional install of toolbar, homepage & default search change

Trillian 6.6 Build 15

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:33:00 +0000

Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports Google, AIM, ICQ, Twitter and more. It provides capabilities not possible with original network clients, while supporting standard features such as audio chat, file transfers, group chats, chat rooms, buddy icons, multiple simultaneous connections to the same network, server-side contact importing, typing notification, direct connection (AIM), proxy support, encrypted messaging (AIM/ICQ), SMS support, and privacy settings.

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Note: Change of default homepage, default search engine and a toolbar installed is offered as an option in this version. Be sure to uncheck it during install if you don't fancy it.