Google Talk

Google Talk provides a free and simple way to connect instantly with your contacts with instant messaging and free PC-to-PC voice calls anywhere in the world. You can even exchange files with your contacts using Google Talk, with no file size restrictions. Google Talk intergrates with Google Apps Premier Edition, and is also intergrated into Gmail Enterprise edition. 

These features are available when you purchase Google Apps Premier edition.

Quick facts about Google Talk

	Web-based chat from the start page Chat with colleagues and friends from right within your Google Apps start page. The Google Talk gadget also allows for multi-person chat, so you can communicate more efficiently.
	Google Talk offers Free PC-to-PC voice calls (VOIP) You can talk to anyone else who's online and has the Google Talk client. The person on the other end can be anywhere in the world, and you can talk for as long as you want for free. If your contacts aren't online when you want to chat, you can leave a voicemail.
	Real-time file transfers and text messaging Google Talk allows you to send files and text messages to your contacts. There are no file size or bandwidth restrictions.
	Integrated contact list with Google Talk Your Google Talk contact list automatically displays your most-used Gmail contacts, so it's even easier to connect with others.
	Google Talk is integrated into Gmail Instant messaging is built right into Gmail, so you can see who's online and instant message with them in real-time, right within the mail browser window. Goolge Talk chat conversations can be saved and searched, just like email conversations.
	Mobile access to Google Talk If you use a BlackBerry® smartphone, you can download the Google Talk application to your device and use Google Talk when you're away from your computer. Just browse to http://www.blackberry.com/GoogleTalk from your BlackBerry® smartphone to download the application.
	Google Talk is built on open standards Google Talk is built on the open XMPP protocol for instant messaging, Google Talk connects with other XMPP-based instant messaging networks so you can chat beyond the bounds of your own organisation.
	Supported operating systems Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home & Pro), Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003.
	Google Talk supported languages US English, UK English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

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