Google's App Engine hosted development environment now lets applications exchange instant messages with networks based on the XMPP open standard.
The support for XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is part of the latest upgrade to the App Engine software development kit for the Python and Java programming languages, Google said on Friday.
The new XMPP API (application programming interface) will allow applications built and hosted on App Engine to communicate via IM with users of services like Google Talk and of others whose networks are based on XMPP, also popularly known as Jabber.
Google plans to extend the IM functionality beyond the exchange of text messages to other areas, like the recognition of users' status, also known as IM presence.
In addition, version 1.2.5 of the App Engine SDK also adds a task queue API for Java applications, something that already existed for Python applications.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/171464/
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The support for XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) is part of the latest upgrade to the App Engine software development kit for the Python and Java programming languages, Google said on Friday.
The new XMPP API (application programming interface) will allow applications built and hosted on App Engine to communicate via IM with users of services like Google Talk and of others whose networks are based on XMPP, also popularly known as Jabber.
Google plans to extend the IM functionality beyond the exchange of text messages to other areas, like the recognition of users' status, also known as IM presence.
In addition, version 1.2.5 of the App Engine SDK also adds a task queue API for Java applications, something that already existed for Python applications.
More: http://pcworld.com/article/171464/
