Messaging Communication Software ideas needed

[crc-ict]

I have been asked to come up with a solution for sending instant messages from our admin staff to specific class PCs.

 

Now, the tricky part here is that messages need to go to a specific PC (ie Room) not a specific person.

 

We are a fairly large First and Middle school and we need the admin staff to be able to get messages to whoever is teaching a particular class at that time - without needing to physically walk to the room and without knowledge of who is teaching the class at that time.

 

So far, the best I have come up with is to install OpenFire server and the Spark clients, but use generic 'class' logins instead of individual logins, but I can see that being fraught with issues because people will log in with the wrong class or not log in at all etc.

 

I almost want something like a modern version of NET SEND...

 

Any ideas out there?

 

Thanks all

[imkzru]

give LAN messenger software, notification client, tools, sdk a look. if I remember correctly it will send to a computer.

[MordyT]

I actually wrote a nice program to handle something like this, I plan on releasing it here. I am waiting on one of the admins.