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<reference anchor='RFC2778'>

<front>
<title>A Model for Presence and Instant Messaging</title>
<author initials='M.' surname='Day' fullname='Mark Day'>
<organization>SightPath, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>135 Beaver Street</street>
<city>Waltham</city>
<region>MA</region>
<code>02452</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<email>mday@alum.mit.edu</email></address></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='Rosenberg' fullname='Jonathan Rosenberg'>
<organization>dynamicsoft</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>200 Executive Drive</street>
<street>Suite 120</street>
<city>West Orange</city>
<region>NJ</region>
<code>07046</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<email>jdrosen@dynamicsoft.com</email></address></author>
<author initials='H.' surname='Sugano' fullname='Hiroyasu Sugano'>
<organization>Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>64 Nishiwaki</street>
<street>Ohkubo-cho</street>
<city>Akashi</city>
<region />
<code>674-8555</code>
<country>JP</country></postal>
<email>suga@flab.fujitsu.co.jp</email></address></author>
<date month='February' year='2000' />
<abstract>
<t>This document defines an abstract model for a presence and instant messaging system. It defines the various entities involved, defines terminology, and outlines the services provided by the system. The goal is to provide a common vocabulary for further work on requirements for protocols and markup for presence and instant messaging.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='2778' />
</reference>
