Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire HTTP File Upload plugin v1.4.1 release!
We have now released version 1.4.1 of the HTTP File Upload plugin!
This plugin adds functionality to Openfire that allows clients to share files, as defined in the XEP-0363 ‘HTTP File Upload’ specification.
This release brings two changes, both provided by community … ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire Hazelcast plugin version 3.0.0
Earlier today, we blogged about a boatload of Openfire plugins for which we made available maintenance releases.
Apart from that, we’ve also made a more notable release: that of the Hazelcast plugin for Openfire.
The Hazelcast plugin for Openfire adds clust … ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire plugin maintenance releases!
The Ignite Realtime community is gearing up for a new release of Openfire. In preparation, we have been performing maintenance releases for many Openfire plugins.
These Openfire plugin releases have mostly non-functional changes, intended to make the plugin compatible with the upcoming 4.9.0 release of Openfire:
- Push Server 1.1.0
- [Use … ⌘ Read more
JMP: Newsletter: eSIM Adapter Launch!
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly JMP update!
In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client. Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone number on every device; Multiple phone numbers, one app; Free as in Freedom; … ⌘ Read more
JMP: Newsletter: eSIM Adapter Launch!
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly JMP update!
In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client. Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone number on every device; Multiple phone numbers, one app; Free as in Freedom; … ⌘ Read more
Snikket: Snikket Server - September 2024 release
We hope you’ve been having a good summer (at least if you’re up here in the
northern hemisphere). Today we’re back with a new release of the self-hosted
Snikket server software.
This software is what’s at the core of the Snikket project - a self-hostable
“personal messaging server in a box”. If you wish for something like
Messenger, WhatsApp or Signal, but not using their servers, Snikket is for
you. Once deployed, you can create invitation links for family, f … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: How Generative AI is Transforming Healthcare
Generative AI (Gen AI) has emerged as a transformative technology across the healthcare industry. It has the potential to vastly transform the clinical decision-making process and ultimately improve patient health outcomes.
The adoption of generative AI is now valued at over [$1.6 billion](https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/generative-ai-in-healthcare-market#:~:text=Generative%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20(AI)% … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Erlang Solutions announces latest business win with Razoyo to meet growing demand
Erlang Solutions, a global technology and consultancy service provider, is pleased to announce its latest customer win with Razoyo, a leading e-commerce consultancy and software development agency.
Razoyo needed urgent support and additional team members to handle sudden increa … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Meet the team: Joanna Wrona
In this edition of our “Meet the Team” series, we’d like to introduce you to Joanna Wrona, Business Unit Leader for the Kraków office at Erlang Solutions.
She discusses her role at ESL and her passion for empowering her team. She also gives us a glimpse into life in beautiful Kraków and what makes her journey so fulfilling.
About Joanna**What is your … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Understanding Elixir processes and concurrency
Welcome to the second chapter of the series “Elixir, 7 Steps to Start Your Journey”. In the first chapter, we discussed the Erlang Virtual Machine, BEAM, and the characteristics Elixir inherits that allow us to develop concurrent and fault-tolerant systems.
In this post, we will dive into the Erlang concurrency model and the fundamental unit to achieve it: processes.
Processes in the BEAMIn Elixir, all the co … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: 5 Ways MongooseIM Provides Scalable and Future-Proof Messaging
CTOs with instant messaging requirements are facing a challenge. Whether they are looking to improve an existing instant messaging system or implement one for the first time, they need a messaging solution that can scale to meet growing demands. It must also integrate with existing systems and remain future-proof against technological changes. It sounds like a lot to ask for, but traditi … ⌘ Read more
Sam Whited: Luddism in Becky Chambers’ Monk & Robot Series
Without use of constructs, you will unravel few mysteries.
Without knowledge of mysteries, your constructs will fail.
Find the strength to pursue both, for these are our prayers.
And to that end, welcome comfort, for without it, you cannot stay strong.
Becky Chambers has always been known for her political science fiction.
Whether it’s criticisms of the overly-bureaucratic and often classist, but
ultimately well-mea … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: The Diversity & Inclusion Programme: Our Pledge
As technology becomes increasingly integrated into our lives, the minds behind it must come from diverse backgrounds. Different viewpoints lead to better solutions, ensuring that the tech we create addresses the needs of a global audience.
At Erlang Solutions, we believe that a diverse workforce is a catalyst for creativity and progress. By sponsoring the Diversity & Inclusion Programme for [Code BEAM events](https://codebeameurope … ⌘ Read more
Daniel Pocock: ClueCon 2024 photos
ClueCon has just finished. Here are some of my photos.
 has decided to also sign the Open Letter to the European Commission.
Initially published by petites singularités. English translation provided by [OW2](https://www.ow2.org/view/Events/The_European_Un … ⌘ Read more
The XMPP Standards Foundation: The XMPP Newsletter July 2024
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Welcome to the XMPP Newsletter, great to have you here again!
This issue covers the month of July 2024.
If you are interested to join the XMPP Standards Foundation as a member, please apply until August 18th, 2024!.
XMPP and Google Summer of Code 2024… ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Erlang Solutions wins business with BoardClic in a new era of collaboration
Erlang Solutions, a world-leading provider of software development and consultancy services, is pleased to announce its latest customer win with BoardClic, the leading platform for digital board performance reviews.
Following a successful Elixir code and architecture review, Erlang Solutions has been appointed to deliver advanced Elixir development for BoardCli … ⌘ Read more
Gajim: Gajim 1.9.3
Gajim 1.9.3 fixes an issue with the MS Store installer and brings some improvements. Thank you for all your contributions!
If you had issues starting Gajim from the Microsoft Store, Gajim 1.9.3 should fix these issues.
Thanks to our contributors @nicoco and @mesonium, Gajim received some improvements regarding message Displayed Markers and highlight colors. Furthermore, drag and drop for file transfers has b … ⌘ Read more
JMP: Newsletter: Calls from SIP; Potential New SIM Plan
Hi everyone!
Welcome to the latest edition of your pseudo-monthly JMP update!
In case it’s been a while since you checked out JMP, here’s a refresher: JMP lets you send and receive text and picture messages (and calls) through a real phone number right from your computer, tablet, phone, or anything else that has a Jabber client. Among other things, JMP has these features: Your phone number on every device; Multiple phone numbers, one app; Free as … ⌘ Read more
Gajim: Gajim 1.9.2
Gajim 1.9.2 brings an important OMEMO encryption fix, native notifications on Windows, usability improvements, and many bugfixes. Thank you for all your contributions!
For some versions now, Windows offers a native notification system, including a notification center for unread notifications, notification settings, etc. If you are running Windows 10 (specifically build 10240) or later versions, Gajim will now use these native notifications.
Thanks to our contributor [@nico … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– ** and businesses are facing new obstacles. There is now a demand to balance company time and budgets amid all day-to-day responsibilities. Because of this, outsourcing services have become a strategic move for many.
Let’s look into how Erlang and Elixir programming languages help with business outsourcing … ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire 4.8.2 Release
Openfire 4.8.2 has landed!
This release addresses a number of issues in the real time collaboration server created by the Ignite Realtime Community that aim to reduce bugs and increase stability and performance.
Interested in getting started? You can [download installers of Openfire here](https://igniterealtime.org/downloads/#op … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.06
This new ejabberd 24.06 includes four months of work, close to 200 commits, including several minor improvements in the core ejabberd, and a lot of improvements in the administrative parts of ejabberd, like the WebAdmin and new API commands.
Brief summary- *Webadmin rework … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.06
This new ejabberd 24.06 includes four months of work, close to 200 commits, including several minor improvements in the core ejabberd, and a lot of improvements in the administrative parts of ejabberd, like the WebAdmin and new API commands.
Brief summary- *Webadmin rework … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: ejabberd 24.02
ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries. We’ve packed this update with a plethora of new features, significant improvements, and essential bug fixes, all designed to supercharge your messaging infrastructure.
– **!
The Botz library adds to the already rich and extensible Openfire with the ability to create internal user bots.
In this release, compatbility with Openfire 4.8.0 and later has been resolved. Thank you to Sheldon Robinson for helping us fix that!
Download the la … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Let Your Database Update You with EctoWatch
Elixir allows application developers to create very parallel and very complex systems. Tools like Phoenix PubSub and LiveView thrive on this property of the language, making it very easy to develop functionality that requires continuous updates to users and clients.
But one thing that has often frustrated me is how to cleanly design an application to respond to database record updates.
A typical pattern that I’ve used is t … ⌘ Read more
Ignite Realtime Blog: Openfire restAPI plugin version 1.11.0 release
Earlier today, version 1.11.0 of the REST API plugin for Openfire was released!
The REST API Plugin provides the ability to manage Openfire (the real-time communications server created by the Ignite Realtime community) by sending an REST/HTTP request to the server. This plugin’s functionality is useful for applications that need to administer Openfire outs … ⌘ Read more
Gajim: Gajim 1.9.1
Gajim 1.9.1 introduces a menu button, adds improvements for Security Labels, and fixes some bugs. Thank you for all your contributions!
Since Gajim 1.9.0, you can toggle Gajim’s main menu bar by pressing Ctrl+M. In order to have a proper replacement for when the menu bar is hidden, we added a menu button to the top left, which contains all of the menu bar’s items.
If you are using Security Labels ( XEP-0258) with Gajim, you ca … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Exploring Key Trends in Digital Payments
Digital payments are essential to the global economy and have seen rapid and significant changes in recent years.
Let’s take a look at the key trends of this change and some of the emerging digital trends are broadening the payments ecosystem. We’ll look at how payments work and the broader payments ecosystem.
The look into the digital payments landscapeEvolving customer expectations and technological advances are drivin … ⌘ Read more
Monal IM: New fundraising campaign
Our current development iPhone 8, which we bought in 2020, is getting on in years, is not able to run iOS 17 and the battery is broken.
So it’s that time again: we are launching a new fundraising campaign for 350 EUR to finance a new development iPhone capable of running iOS 17 and several upcoming iOS versions.
Currently we are aiming for an iPhone 13.
You can view our donation options over here: Donate ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Top 5 Tips to Ensure IoT Security for Your Business
In an increasingly tech-driven world, the implementation of IoT for business is a given. According to the latest data, there are currently 17.08 billion connected IoT devices– and counting. A growing number of devices requires robust IoT security to maintain privacy, protect sensitive data and prevent unauthorised access to connected devices.
A si … ⌘ Read more
Gajim: Gajim 1.9.0
Half a year after the last release, Gajim 1.9.0 is finally here. 🎉 This release brings long awaited support for message replies and message reactions. Message Moderation has been improved as well. Say hello to voice messages! Thank you for all your contributions!
It took us quite some time, but now it’s here: Gajim 1.9 comes with a complete database overhaul, which enables new features such as Message Replies and Message Reactions.
Message Replies ( [XEP-0461: Message Repl … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: 10 Unusual Blockchain Use Cases
When Blockchain technology was first introduced with Bitcoin in 2009, no one could have foreseen its impact on the world or the unusual cases of blockchain that have emerged. Fast forward to now and Blockchain has become popular for its ability to ensure data integrity in transactions and smart contracts.
Thanks to its cost-effectiveness, transparency, speed and top security, it has found its way into many industries, with blockchain spending exp … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: Understanding messaging protocols: XMPP and Matrix
In the world of real-time communication, two prominent protocols often come into discussion: XMPP and Matrix. Both protocols aim to provide robust and secure messaging solutions, but they differ in architecture, features, and community adoption. This article delves into the key differences and similarities between XMPP and Matrix to help you understand which might be better suited for your needs.
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: Understanding messaging protocols: XMPP and Matrix
In the world of real-time communication, two prominent protocols often come into discussion: XMPP and Matrix. Both protocols aim to provide robust and secure messaging solutions, but they differ in architecture, features, and community adoption. This article delves into the key differences and similarities between XMPP and Matrix to help you understand which might be better suited for your needs.
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: Understanding messaging protocols: XMPP and Matrix
In the world of real-time communication, two prominent protocols often come into discussion: XMPP and Matrix. Both protocols aim to provide robust and secure messaging solutions, but they differ in architecture, features, and community adoption. This article delves into the key differences and similarities between XMPP and Matrix to help you understand which might be better suited for your needs.
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and … ⌘ Read more
ProcessOne: Understanding messaging protocols: XMPP and Matrix
In the world of real-time communication, two prominent protocols often come into discussion: XMPP and Matrix. Both protocols aim to provide robust and secure messaging solutions, but they differ in architecture, features, and community adoption. This article delves into the key differences and similarities between XMPP and Matrix to help you understand which might be better suited for your needs.
XMPP (Extensible Messaging and … ⌘ Read more
Remko Tronçon: Packaging Swift apps for Alpine Linux
While trying to build my Age Apple Secure Enclave plugin, a small Swift CLI app, on Alpine Linux, I found out that Swift isn’t able to create musl binaries. This means none of the pre-built Linux binaries (nor the Swift compiler) work on Alpine. The assumption that Linux implies glibc apparently runs deep into the Swift internals, so although some work i … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: 7 Key Blockchain Principles for Business
Welcome to the final instalment of our Blockchain series. Here, we are taking a look at the seven fundamental principles that make blockchain: Immutability, decentralisation
‘workable’ consensus, distribution and resilience, transactional automation (including ‘smart contracts’), transparency and trust, and links to the external world.
For business leaders, understanding these core principles is crucial in harnessing the potenti … ⌘ Read more
Erlang Solutions: Blockchain Tech Deep Dive 2/4 | Myths vs. Realities
This is the second part of our ‘Making Sense of Blockchain’ blog post series – you can read part 1 on ‘6 Blockchain Principles’ here. This article is based on the original post by Dominic Perini here.
Join our FinTech mailing list for more gre … ⌘ Read more