OSCAR

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instant messaging protocol proprietary network protocol

OSCAR is the proprietary messaging protocol developed by AOL to power its real-time chat and presence services across products like AIM and ICQ.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
OSCAR protocol 4

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf instant messaging protocol ⓘ
proprietary network protocol ⓘ
associatedBrand AIM ⓘ
ICQ ⓘ
authenticationMethod username and password ⓘ
commercialUse consumer IM services ⓘ
designGoal support large-scale consumer instant messaging ⓘ
support presence-aware buddy lists ⓘ
developer AOL ⓘ
distinguishedFrom TOC protocol ⓘ
era late 1990s and 2000s ⓘ
fullName Open System for Communication in Realtime ⓘ
interoperability not compatible with open XMPP by default ⓘ
licensing not openly standardized ⓘ
messageRouting client-server ⓘ
networkLayer application layer ⓘ
ownership AOL ⓘ
protocolType binary protocol ⓘ
relatedProtocol TOC ⓘ
securityProperty proprietary and closed specification ⓘ
status largely obsolete ⓘ
supportsFeature authorization for adding contacts ⓘ
away messages ⓘ
chat rooms ⓘ
file attachments ⓘ
server-side contact lists ⓘ
typing notifications ⓘ
user presence states ⓘ
user-to-user instant messages ⓘ
transportProtocol Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ
surface form: TCP
usedByCompany AOL–Time Warner merger ⓘ
surface form: AOL Time Warner

AOL ⓘ
surface form: America Online
usedFor buddy list management ⓘ
file transfer ⓘ
presence information ⓘ
real-time messaging ⓘ
usedInService AIM ⓘ
AOL Instant Messenger ⓘ
ICQ ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

TOC → comparedTo → OSCAR ⓘ
this entity surface form: OSCAR protocol
TOC → isSimplifiedVersionOf → OSCAR ⓘ
this entity surface form: OSCAR protocol
TOC → replacedBy → OSCAR ⓘ
this entity surface form: OSCAR protocol
ICQ → supportsProtocol → OSCAR ⓘ
this entity surface form: OSCAR protocol