My clients wanted an internal IM system to use for inter-office communication. Since they had no server and were just operating peer-to-peer, I thought I would have to get them AIM or some such stuff. Well, I found LanTalk NET and it solved all of the problems including some I hadn't thought of. 1) No registration, it picked up the computer's user name and voila! Done. 2) Works soly over TCP/IP . 3) Install and walk away. 4) Interface that is clean and easy to use. 5) Ability to set the software so it only quits from the taskbar (or not if you wish). Keeps clumsy users from accidently cutting it off.

So they are on the trial right now, but I am sure we will be purchasing this very affordable software for the whole office.