Paul Birkbeck

Paul Birkbeck

Paul Birkbeck is the Vice President of Software Development at ToolBox Solutions (www.toolboxsolutions.com). At ToolBox Solutions, Paul leads the development team responsible for the creation of business intelligence applications for large manufacturers and retailers of consumer packaged goods. Solving the big data challenges on the Microsoft stack is where the focus is these days. Reach him at paul@toolboxsolutions.com.

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  • Live from the Web! Bring the Windows Live Messenger Experience to Your Web Applications

    Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

    Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2008 - Vol. 5 - Issue 2 - Windows Live

    Windows Live Messenger is one of the central offerings nestled among a suite of products and services under Microsoft’s Windows Live brand.For years online chat has been progressively and swiftly revolutionizing how you communicate with your friends, family, coworkers, and businesses you deal with. It is the foundation of the original chat room concept and the heart of instant messaging applications. Online chat-also called instant messaging or just “IM”-connects people for one-to-one or group chat, for social networking purposes, or for business directives, such as enabling access to technical support, customer services, or sales. Now, Windows Live Messenger supports a rich set of features for Web applications through the Windows Live Messenger IM Control, the Windows Live Messenger Presence API, and the Windows Live Messenger Library. The collective features of these products go beyond the simplicity of a chat application, making it possible to embrace this new era of social networking by leveraging your built-in Windows Live network within any Web application.