Isode Limited

Isode Limited is a software company based in the United Kingdom. Isode develops and markets messaging and directory server software based on the LDAP and X.500 protocols (directory) and SMTP, IMAP, Pop3, XMPP and X.400 protocols (messaging).

History

Isode was formed in 1992, originally as the not-for-profit ISODE Consortiumcite web |url=http://penta2.ufrgs.br/aplicosi/zcl.html |title=ISODE Consortium announces Zero Cost Licences ] , to develop Internet/X.400 messaging and LDAP/X.500 directory servers. It became a commercial operation, Isode Limited, in 1996. In 1999, Isode merged with Execmail to form Messaging Directcite web |url=http://www.cbronline.com/article_cg.asp?guid=3DCC135F-D3B9-4EDD-AB91-78CF3250DA18 |title=MessageDirect is Latest Messaging, Directory Services Merger |date=1999-04-15] and in 2001 was purchased by Transaction Systems Architects (later ACI Worldwide)cite web |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Transaction+Systems+Architects+Reports+Fiscal+2001+Fourth+Quarter...-a079554599 |title=Transaction Systems Architects Reports Fiscal 2001 Fourth Quarter Results ] . Isode was re-established as an independent company on November 1st 2002cite web |url=http://www.isode.com/press/pr-new-isode.html |title=Steve Kille announces new Isode company ] .

Personnel

Currently employs 23 people, Isode's CEO is Steve Kille who founded the ISODE consortium in 1992. Steve Kille, together with Tim Howes of the University of Michigan and Wengyik Yeong of Performance Systems International, authored the original LDAP [RFC 1777 - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)] protocol.

Products

Isode has three major product lines:

# Directory servers.
# Messaging servers based on the SMTP, IMAP, Pop3 protocols.
# Directory and messaging APIs.

Directory servers

M-Vault is an LDAP and X.500 compatible directory server.

Messaging servers

M-Switch STMP is a MTA based on the SMTP protocol.
M-Switch X.400 is a MTA using the X.400 protocol.
M-Box is a mail server, delivering mail using the IMAP and POP3 protocols.
M-Store is an X.400 message store.
M-Link is an XMPP Instant Messaging and Presence server

APIs

Isode supplies three APIs:

# A directory client API to enable applications to access a directory in order to perform authentication and to obtain configuration information.
# An X.400 Client API designed for use by vendors building X.400 client applications (this API was originally developed for AMHS applications.
# An X.400 gateway API for integrating X.400 messaging services with other messaging services.

Isode and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

Isode has a long history with the IETF and employees of Isode and its predecessor, the ISODE Consortium, have since 1993 authored or co-authored a number of Internet standards (RFCs) with the company's support. These include RFCs covering LDAP, X.500, MIXER and IMAP.

References

External links

* [http://www.isode.com/ Isode Limited - Main Website]