We are to implement Jive for instant messaging solution and would like to know the difference between JIVE and Jabber (I assume that JIVE is an implementation of the Jabber Protocol).
One more question… can anyone tell me that maximum capacity that the JIVE server could take and what server configuration it would take to handle a load of 5000 simultaneous connections. We are completely Linux based (Solaris Flavour)
As you said, Jabber (XMPP) is the protocol, and JM is the server (just like jabberd, ejabberd, OpenIM…). You can search more in ietf.org for the RFC’'s (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3920.txt).
Several users have tested more than 5K connections at once. However, you’‘ll need a fairly large machine to do this. We’'ve started work on the Pampero project, which will bring much higher scalability to Jive Messenger in the near future (target is 100K connections).
Just an FYI since you’'re looking at comparing jabber servers…
I started over a year ago with JabberD, went to jabberd2, tried ejabberd and even a couple of the commercial products like antepo, final I’‘ve stopped searching. Jive messenger has everything I’'m looking for, has a very active user group, a very active development group, and there are constant signs of advances in features and functionalilty (several other projects seem ot have stalled).
I recommend JM to everyone looking for a jabber server, its easy to setup (on both windows and linux) and the web admin console is a welcomed feature.