The main changes are:

• Erlang/OTP R12 support fixed
• Erlang/OTP R14A support added
• OpenSSL 0.9.8 or higher is required
• BOSH: New optional connection attribute process-delay
• C2S: Don't ask for client certificate when using TLS
• C2S: Inform client that SSL session caching is disabled
• CTL: Fix problem when FIREWALL_WINDOW options for erl kernel were used
• CTL: Some systems delete the lock dir; in such case don't use Flock at all
• Caps: Support all the hash functions required by XEP-0115
• Config: Fix typo in --enable-transient_supervisors
• Config: New configure option: --enable-nif
• Extauth: Support parallel script running
• MUC: Allow admins to see private rooms in disco
• ODBC: Correct handling of SQL boolean types
• ODBC: Discard too old queued requests (the caller has already got a timeout)
• ODBC: Fixes wrong SQL escaping when --enable-full-xml is set
• ODBC: Use ets instead of asking supervisor in ejabberd_odbc_sup:get_pids/1
• Pubsub: Enforce disco features results
• S2S: When logging s2s out connection attempt or success, log if TLS is used
• Shared Rosters: When account is deleted, delete also member of stored rosters

Release Notes

Check the Release Notes for a more complete list of changes:
http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/release_notes/release_note_ejabberd_2.1.5

If you upgrade from ejabberd 2.0.5 or older, read carefully the release notes of ejabberd 2.1.0 too, because there were several changes in the  installation path and the configuration options.

Links

The list of solved tickets since previous version is available on ProcessOne bug tracker:
http://redir.process-one.net/ejabberd-2.1.5

ejabberd 2.1.5 is available as source code package and binary installers for Linux 32 bits, 64 bits, Mac OS X Intel, and Windows:
http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/downloads

Regarding exmpp 0.9.5:

Brief summary of changes:

• Add method to retrieve underling connection properties
• Configurable Zlib support
• Fix BOSH that didn't work
• Modify exmpp_component to use exmpp_socket instead of exmpp_tcp
• Negotiate zlib compression before OR after SASL
• Raise requirement to Erlang/OTP R12B-5
• Replace calls to OTP module ssl_pkix with public_key
• STARTTLS support
• Session enhancements
• Stream compression support for session

Links

exmpp home page:

http://support.process-one.net/doc/display/EXMPP/ or easier to remember: http://exmpp.org/.

Download exmpp 0.9.5 source code package from:

http://download.process-one.net/exmpp/

You can also check the ProcessOne Labs page:

http://www.process-one.net/en/labs/

• AOL: aol.hosted.im
• ICQ: icq.hosted.im
• MSN: msn.hosted.im
• Twitter: twitter.hosted.im
• Yahoo: yahoo.hosted.im

These gateways are also free for up to 5 users teams.

They have chosen ejabberd, as an open-source, scalable XMPP platform. In conjunction, with the Psi cllent Arc International has achive their goals of cost-savings and high-quality service.

The cost-savings have benefitted from a lower TCP on IT, as well as reduced telephone bills, while providing a same feature-set to the employees worldwide.

Read our case study on the website, or as a PDF (582 KB).

Brief summary of changes:

• Bounce messages when closing c2s session
• Bugfixes when handling Service Discovery to contacts
• Don't send error stanza as reply to error stanza
• Don't store blocked messages in offline queue
• Extauth: Optionally cache extauth users in mnesia
• Full support for XEP-0115 Entity Capabilities v1.5
• HTTP-Bind: Remove 100ms delay, export functions for prebinding methods
• LDAP: Inband password change, Extensible match support, and ldap_tls_verify
• Localization: Updated most translations
• MUC: Refactor code to reduce calls to get_affiliation and get_role
• ODBC: Add created_at column also to PostgreSQL schema
• PAM: New option pam_userinfotype to provide username or JID
• Pubsub: Send node notification. Enforce presence_based_delivery, show_values
• Vcard: Automatic vcard avatar addition in presence
• WebAdmin: New Access rule webadmin_view for read-only

Check the Release Notes for a more complete list of changes:

http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/release_notes/release_note_ejabberd_2.1.4

If you upgrade from ejabberd 2.0.5 or older, read carefully the release notes of ejabberd 2.1.0 too, because there were several changes in the installation path and the configuration options.

The list of solved tickets since previous version is available on ProcessOne bug tracker:
http://redir.process-one.net/ejabberd-2.1.4

Download

ejabberd 2.1.4 is available as source code package and binary installers for Linux 32 bits, 64 bits, Mac OS X Intel, and Windows:
http://www.process-one.net/en/ejabberd/downloads

Regarding exmpp 0.9.4:

Brief summary of changes:

• Add unexpected-request with cancel needed by pubsub
• Caps: Add exmpp_caps to the compilation scripts
• Caps: Move Caps erlang records to a header file
• Handle the case that the payload is incorrectly defined in error stanzas
• Preliminary documentation of functions from ejabberd 2 available in exmpp
• Remove unexpected-request with cancel as this is pubsub specific
• Support for SRV DNS query

exmpp home page:

http://support.process-one.net/doc/display/EXMPP/
or easier to remember: http://exmpp.org/

Download

Download exmpp 0.9.4 source code package from:

http://download.process-one.net/exmpp/

You can also check the ProcessOne Labs page:
http://www.process-one.net/en/labs/

TextOne is better than:

• SMS:
  • because you can exchange messages freely at no cost
  • because you can groupchat
• IM/chat:
  • because you have reliability mechanisms
  • because you don't need a useless presence icon, just send ans receive simply

As an early version, you may experience some bugs and weirdnesses. You can report them on the dedicated TextOne forum.

TextOne for Android works starting from Android 1.5.

Here are some screenshots, so you can have an idea on its look and feel:

The conversation list:

And the conversation screen:

Please feel free to download and play with TextOne for Android in version 0.8.4. It is currently available on the Android Market.

TextOne Android is free during the beta period. A TextOne extended version for Android 2.0 to use the native content management feature is scheduled.

Here are a few sample screenshots...

Splash screen:

Conversation screen:

Conversation list:

Group chat:

Search "TextOne" on the AppStore, you will find both "TextOne" and "TextOne Pink". Simply choose your version and a username, and start conversations!

You can talk about TextOne and share your tips and tricks on the forum.

Hosted.IM still provides XMPP services like federation to Gtalk, Talkr.IM, and other federated XMPP servers and gateways to legacy IM systems like MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, AIM, as well as the microblogging silo Twitter.

With the new Hosted.IM, you can buy credits when you want from the IMStore. This will enable you to add users to your existing plan. At any time you can access you current balance, as well usage reports and recent operations.

Previously, Hosted.IM enabled domains to host up to 10 users at not charge: this has changed to 5 users. We will continue to host existing free domains with up to 10 users. New domains will need to buy credits in order to register more than 5 users.

In order to use Hosted.IM, the first step is to register a username with an existing e-mail account. Then you can configure your DNS, and after some synchronization delay, access your newly created XMPP accounts.

Run your own instant messaging service, without worrying about the administration hassle: join Hosted.IM now.

• WaveOne server and extension module for ejabberd XMPP server.
• Various example client implementations using the Wave protocol from XMPP: OneTeam for Firefox client extension, and Tkabber support.
• Jingle and Jingle Nodes XMPP calling with our OneTeam client.
• The roadmap for the future of our XMPP and Wave collaborative platform.

We are also preparing various surprises for the people who can attend Google I/O (Did I say Android?).

This is going to be an extraordinary event for us. See you there!

Next blog post will present a screencast of the federation demonstration between our OneWave server and Google Sandbox.

TextOne is a very simple, session-less, presence-less messaging client. It supports exclusive features like:

• Message reliability to ensure delivery garantee: you are warned if the message could not reach the end user.
• Simple groupchat: You can message a group of friends (in any combination) and reply will go to every one in the original conversation. We used it for a while and yes, this is really a must have and killer feature on mobile.

Here are a few screenshots of OneTeam for Gtalk:

Here is a couple of screenshots for TextOne:

Your feedback is of course welcome on our forum:

• OneTeam forum
• TextOne forum

Note: both applications cost 0,79 euros.

The reference document is published on IMtrends: Strategic Guide: The Interpersonal Web.

Further articles with explain how to build this Interpersonal web thanks to ProcessOne technologies.

Your comments are welcome.

For the latter feature, since the iPhone still does not accept to run applications in the background, if you want to use another application, you will have to shutdown your XMPP client and thus disconnect from Talkr.IM. With the Push feature enabled on your XMPP client (if this one supports Apple Push notifications), you can tell your contacts you are still online when you are using other applications. You will then automatically receive notifications of new messages. And when you re-open your XMPP client, you will receive these messages.

OneTeam for iPhone has the Apple Push feature enabled: you will be able to use it on you Talkr.IM account. Just use you Jabber ID, like username@talkr.im, and for a simple configuration, go to the "Settings" tab, then "Push settings".

The Talkr.IM XMPP server will stop at 10:00am CET. This means:

• 01:00am Los Angeles
• 04:00am New York
• 12:00 Moscow
• 18:00 Tokyo

UPDATE: the Apple Push module is installed on Talkr.IM, and working fine. You can use it on OneTeam for iPhone. You can run a APNS module on your own ejabberd server with IMpush.

This new exclusive feature on Talkr.IM XMPP server enables Jingle calls by providing a public service for media relaying. Basically, this means that XMPP clients which can handle Jingle Nodes, will be able to join other Jingle Nodes enabled clients to establish voice calls even when both are hidden behind network barriers (like NAT, for the techies).

One many entities of the XMPP federated network (clients, servers) will have Jingle Nodes enabled, this will be possible to establish calls, in a totally P2P manner, much like Skype, but with much more features like the control of who can use your relay. Read the Jingle Nodes website and the Jingle Nodes XEP to know more.

This Talkr.IM Jingle Nodes relay is one of the very first step to a simpler Jingle user experience worldwide.

Visit the Talkr.IM website, and create your own Talkr.IM XMPP account freely: https://www.talkr.im/signup.

OneTeam 3.2.4 for iPhone had already fixed bug related to Multi-User Chats (also known as groupchats): in some cases, OneTeam used to crash on joining password-protected and members-only MUC.

OneTeam 3.2.5 for iPhone now allows OneTeam users to connect to the XMPP interface to Facebook chat. You can now connect with Jabber-ID set your "your_username@chat.facebook.com", and password set to your Facebook password.

Be careful, Facebook's XMPP chat interface does not offer MUC services, nor is federated, which means you still cannot chat with your friends on Talkr.IM or Google's Talk/GMail, but only with Facebook friends.

Check out OneTeam for iPhone on our website, as well as Apple's AppStore.