Windows-based Instant Messaging (IM) Application for Educational Institution

Communication from educational institutions to lecturers, students, employees, and communities generally uses SMS, telephone call, or announcement on the portal. This method has several obstacles, such as expensive cost for frequently SMS and telephone, difficulty in getting the latest contacts, and unread announcements or messages. Meanwhile, the current instant messaging (IM) has not been able to meet some of the communication and operational needs of educational institution, or quite expensive if customized. This study aims to develop an EM system to meet the needs of educational institution. The system will be developed on the Windows platform and as a continuation of previous research that has been implemented on the Android platform. The system is developed using the Rational Unified Process (RUP) method which consists of inception, elaboration, construction, and transition phases. The results obtained from this study are an IM system with features of personal chat, announcement, broadcast message, and group chat. The conclusion generated through this research is that this system increases the ease of communication activities in educational institution.