Preface

This guide provides instructions for administering Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server. Instant Messaging Server enables secure, real-time communication and collaboration, combining presence awareness with instant messaging capabilities such as chat, conferences, and file transfers to create a rich collaborative environment.

Audience

This document is intended for system administrators whose responsibility includes Instant Messaging Server. This guide assumes you are familiar with the following topics:

• Messaging Server and Calendar Server protocols

• Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition and LDAP

• System administration and networking

• General deployment architectures

Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Instant Messaging Server documentation set:

• Instant Messaging Server Installation and Configuration Guide: Provides instructions for installing and configuring Instant Messaging Server.

• Instant Messaging Server Release Notes: Describes the new features, fixes, known issues, troubleshooting tips, and required third-party products and licensing.

• Instant Messaging Server Security Guide: Provides guidelines and recommendations for setting up Instant Messaging Server in a secure configuration.

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