Openfire

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Openfire
Openfire logo.jpg
Developer(s) Jive Software
Initial release February 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)[1]
Stable release

4.7.5  (May 23, 2023; 11 months ago (2023-05-23))

[±]
Preview release 4.8.0 Beta  (November 17, 2023; 5 months ago (2023-11-17)) [±]
Written in Java
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Instant messaging software
License(s) Apache License 2.0
Website igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire

Openfire (previously known as Wildfire, and Jive Messenger) is an instant messaging server application utilizing the XMPP protocol.

Product history

Openfire has its roots in a commercial instant messaging program called "Jive Messenger," developed by Jive Software starting in 2002. On September 28, 2004, the company announced that it would release Jive Messenger under an open-source license.[2]

On December 15, 2005, Jive messenger changed names to "Wildfire Server" or simply Wildfire, starting with version 2.4.0. The name change came about because the company "wanted a name for the server that would be thematically linked and of equal weight" and "simply sounds faster."[3] The company also wanted to distinguish it from other client-side software. With the change also came a 33 percent speed increase in application speed.[3]


Features

The main features of Openfire include[4]:



Hardware/software requirements

PHP and a number of extensions and libraries are required for installation. Reference the installation documentation for more information.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

Videos of StatusNet in action can be found on the StatusNet Wiki.

Entities using StatusNet

Further reading


External links

References

  1. Stevenson, Ted (22 March 2007). "Jive Gives IM a Jingle". VoIP Planet. Archived from the original on 13 April 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070413054354/http://www.voipplanet.com/solutions/article.php/3667436. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  2. "Jive Software to Open Source its XMPP-based IM Server, Jive Messenger". Jive Software. 28 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20041224161352/http://www.jivesoftware.org/messenger/messenger_press_release.jsp. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Introducing Wildfire Server!". Jive Software. 15 December 2005. Archived on 18 December 2005. Error: If you specify |archivedate=, you must also specify |archiveurl=. http://www.jivesoftware.org/wildfire/name_change.jsp. Retrieved 4 April 2012. 
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