One measure of instant messaging's impact as a technology is its swift evolution from a chiefly social medium to one that, like e-mail, is fast emerging as a major channel for business communications.

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Most any conversation about instant messaging inevitably turns to the lack of product interoperability that continues to exert a drag on enterprise adoption and bedevil those who see no choice but to ...

NEW YORK - Instant-messaging software has evolved into the latest weapon in a fierce battle among major Internet companies to reap revenues off whatever you do, wherever you go online. Many people ...

The blogosphere is abuzz about Google's new foray into the instant-messaging realm. Message boards are teeming with tips and gripes, and scores of screenshots have gone up since Google released a beta ...

As popular as instant messaging has become, most enterprises have neither policy nor technology in place for securing IM. Here's expert advice for getting the message. At the same time, only 10 ...

With e-mail systems overloaded by spam, always-on Internet connections on PDAs and cell phones becoming the norm, and superfast communication in vogue, your instant-messaging (IM) application may be ...

Ever since Napster lost its bad-boy luster, the other digital music It-wares, Aimster, has been rightfully sucking up the glare. Released last year from a start-up in Troy, New York, Aimster ...