Talk in real time to anybody on the same computer network, as long as they too have the application. The principle is the same as a messenger utility such as ICQ, although it has been specifically designed for the office. You can contact any of your colleagues through their user name or computer name, or even send a message to everybody in the office simultaneously with a one-click process. LANchat supports user plugins (.dll), skins, away modes, dual-language, many commands, full customization, and user definable add-ons. When LanTalk is first set up, it automatically scans the network and lists all the communicable PCs for you, so you can immediately send a message without having to worry about setting up the software. More than 20 languages are supported.