title: connect private XMPP account through gtalk
body: <p>Recently started at a new small company that has the following infrastructure:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Private XMPP Openfire server that hosts @chat..com</li>
  <li>Google Apps for email, chat, docs, etc. with account of @.com</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>The company uses the private/internal chat server heavily for communication. However that requires me to install and run a client on my machine like Adium/Psi and then chat history is stored locally etc.</p>
  
  <p>Since getting the entire company to move away from their beloved internal chat server and use gtalk that comes built-in with google apps is not an option, the hope was to register the @chat..com account with gtalk and then handle all communication through gtalk similar to what folks have done with AIM, Facebook, and other transports. Benefit would be the following:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>All chat history stored server side on gtalk side and serchable</li>
  <li>Other people in the company do not need to change behavior</li>
  <li>Android phone that is already sync'd with Google services will not be able to leverage the chats without the need to install another XMPP client.</li>
  <li>No need to have a thick client installed on the desktop/laptop</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I have researched the XMPP transports and tried to the registering but they do not seem to cover my situation. I have investigated two routes thus far with no luck:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Transport plugin for Openfire</li>
  <li>Use public transport at <a href="http://jabberd.eu" rel="nofollow">http://jabberd.eu</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Guidance and/or experience from someone who has accomplished this would be appreciated.</p>