GU is an all new instant messaging application which is currently available for windows only as a preview. But the next version, 2.0, should be available for a lot more platforms and Miguel has just secured Lucho for porting everything to Linux. Bringing GU to BeOS should not be the hardest task he said. GU has a lot of nice features that we should mention here. In 1.3, the current version, there is the instant messaging client itself, plus an encrypted chat feature with sketchboard so you can collaborate and an ftp client and server to exchange files.
Localization is already available for several languages and very easy to add for future ones.
2.0 will only add to that. There will also be support for thin clients, server farms, a distributed collaboration manager, community builder, instant usenet notification, asynchronous search and the scheduler which is something that every Windows application seems to have these days. The client will be free and targetted Newsfeeds at the top of the application will be available. This feature can be turned on and off and configured giving you access to information you want to have and companies a new way to advertise. BeNews and the BeNews logo are trademarks of BeNews.