A year ago I mentioned Wavago as an IM aggregator, along the lines of Adium or Trillian. I tried it, but didn’t like the interface so kept Trillian. I just got an email that suggests Wavago has been purchased by a product called Raketu, that will automatically import your Wavago clients, but that also supports dialout to landlines and mobile phones. Might be worth a look. I’ll try to get to it next week.
Update: Wavago contacted me to make sure there was no confusion – "Wavago is simply shutting down. Raketu did not
purchase Wavago nor is Raketu Wavago. Raketu simply bridges to Wavago as it does
with the other protocols."
Got it…
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4 Responses to “Wavago now Raketu”
could they possibly come up with any stupider names?
Raketu did not purchase Wavago. Raketu is NOT Wavago. Raketu simply bridges to Wavago.
Thanks for the clarification, Tim. I guess it was the first line of the email I received from Wavago that said “Wavago will be shutting down November 1, 2006” that made me jump to that conclusion…
Just came across your blog and found your Raketu and Wavago post. Some people also think that Raketu uses a program called Miranda for their multi-messenger, but Raketu denies it and lets you download their source code on their website (http://www.raketu.com/en/faq-miranda.php).
If you’re interested, I’ve just reviewed Raketu and it should be a good brief intro to the program so you don’t have to try it out. I personally think they released it too early before polishing it up a bit, but it’s mostly functional if you still want to try. If you’ve already tried it, what did you think?
Your blog is pretty interesting. I’m reading through the archive to see how distance librarianship ties in with VoIP and video conferencing. I’ve posted once about distance learning but librarianship is another use I hadn’t considered. Thanks for the inspiration.