Internet News Internet Investing Internet Technology Windows Internet Tech. Like Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes, FirstClass Intranet Server began life as a server supporting a proprietary client tool. FCIS conferences support threaded discussions in both public and private areas and appear to users as folders on a desktop.
Administrators can set up permission rights to allow different levels of conference access to users.
A new Java client in the latest release also allows real-time chat capabilities. While you probably don't want to implement FirstClass Intranet Server just for e-mail purposes, you'll find that it meets most basic mail and messaging needs. One interesting aspect to FCIS is its ability to publishing anything as a Web document. In this respect, FCIS is really a Web server and a messaging server, as it supports HTTP document transfers as well as Java, JavaScript, ActiveX and all plug-in technologies. FCIC is relatively simple to use once you get the hang of it, but it does present a slight learning curve.