Can iMessages be used without an apple id

I want to set up IM at my company. All computers are Mac except two PCs.  I'm wondering if I can use iMessage on the Macs and link into it from the PCs without using an apple id.

Hi,
To be clear.
The Messages App can do several things.
It can do everything iChat could do.
That includes Bonjour Chats (There are some PC app out there)
It included Jabber. It you have an Apple Server it can run iChat server which is Jabber Based and there are PC jabber apps out there
iChat is/was more famous for logging in to the AIM service with either with AIM registered name or Valid Apple issued IDs (@mac.com and @me.com)  There are also Apps for PCs that an log in to AIM.
Messages also can do iMessages
It is essentially to connect to iOS devices
You add an Apple ID to use with the iMessages Service.
This can then send iMessages to either iPhones or iPads  (iPhone Numbers or Apple IDs) or to Messages on another Mac (using their Apple ID).
The Bonus for you having the same APple ID on your iPhone/iPad and Messages is that iMessages involving the Apple ID will sync to all the devices using it.
There are NO PC apps that can use iMessage.
To be really clear.
The Message App is the name of the App and iMessage is just one Function it does.
However the iMessages side can not be linked in any way to PCs
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