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Website: ceruleanstudios.com
Price: Free
Platform: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP/Vista
Unified instant messenger client that lets you connect to users of various interoperable IM services, including AOL's AIM, ICQ, Microsoft MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger.

 

Website: skype.com
Price: Free
Platform: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Communications app that allows you to connect with other Skype users via voice or video chat for free, and make calls to and receive calls from landlines and cell phones for a fee. Mac OS X and Linux versions also available.

 

Website: gmail.com
Price: Free
Platform: Browser-based
Web-based e-mail client that groups messages together with replies so they can be viewed in the context of a conversation.

 

Website: ibm.com
Phone: (800) 465-6887
Platform: Windows XP/Vista
Price: $20 per user (plus annual maintenance fee)
Software for encrypted instant messaging. Offers multiparty chats, spell check, support for rich text and the ability to store chat history.

 

Website: liveoffice.com
Phone: (800) 251-3863
Price: starts at $7 per 100MB mailbox per month
Platform: Hosted application
E-mail hosting service. Includes Outlook Web Access, a license for Outlook 2007, virus and spam protection, the ability to sync with Windows-based mobile devices, and shared calendars and contacts.

 

Website: microsoft.com/office/outlook
Phone: (800) 426-9400
Price: $110
Platform: Windows XP/Vista, Windows Server 2003
E-mail client that includes time and information management tools, including calendar, contacts and to-do lists. Includes instant search functionality. Business Contact Manager (included with the Office Small Business 2007 suite) lets you add CRM functionality.

 

Website: getthunderbird.com
Price: Free
Platform: Linux, Mac OS X 10.2.x and higher, Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
E-mail client with tools for organizing and managing e-mail, including tags, advanced folder views and searches. Also includes tools for managing RSS feeds.

 

Website: sightspeed.com
Phone: (510) 665-0353
Price: $19.95 per user per month
Platform: Mac OS X 10.3.9 and higher, Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Videoconferencing application that includes support for voice calls and text chats. Supports multi-party video calls and allows you to record and send video messages.

 

Website: webmail.us
Phone: (866) 392-3336
Price: starts at $360 per year (10 mailboxes)
Platform: Hosted service
E-mail hosting service that lets you use your own domain name. Mail can be accessed from any desktop e-mail client and from wireless devices. Allows you to sync and share calendars, contacts, tasks and notes with Microsoft Outlook.

 

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