Created by Cerulean Studios and released in 2001, Trillian is a
multiheaded IM client that connects users
of multiple public IM services such as AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Jabber,
Skype and more. If you have friends on different networks, you can use
Trillian to manage your various IM accounts. When you log in to Trillian, users
on proprietary systems will see you as being online in each of those systems.
Trillian uses a color-code system to indicate which service you are receiving
messages through. Features of Trillian include Emotiblips, skins and
customizable interfaces, plug-ins, and more. There are free and commercial
versions of Trillian available.
See "A
Quick Reference to Consumer Instant Messaging" in the
Quick Reference section of
Webopedia.
See also "Internet-based
Communications" in the
Did You Know... section
of Webopedia.