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    Despite nagging concerns about its security, instant messaging applications are now mature enough for corporate use if Australian companies change their perception of the platform, says a senior Gartner analyst.

  • The next wave of instant messaging

    Watch out browsers, bots, email and telephones--here comes the next generation of instant messaging.

  • Instant messaging--better safe than sorry

    If your employees are using public instant messaging programs, it may be time to give IMing a long, hard look.

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    Discovering how your favourite search engine protects your privacy is not an easy task, despite recent moves from the major players to make policies more transparent.

  • Enterprises should embrace IM: Gartner

    Despite nagging concerns about its security, instant messaging applications are now mature enough for corporate use if Australian companies change their perception of the platform, says a senior Gartner analyst.

  • Instant messaging threatens enterprise security

    What may surprise today's IT leaders are the serious security issues posed by IM usage. Add that to the fact that most IM applications are used without corporate IT's knowledge or approval, and it's not a pretty picture for network security.

  • Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

    A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory

  • IM compatibility closer to reality

    The Internet's governing technical body gives a stamp of approval to a group intent on creating an open standard for instant messaging.

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  • Instant messaging--better safe than sorry

    If your employees are using public instant messaging programs, Steven Vaughan-Nichols says to stop them right now. Your network's wide open to security breaches.

  • Get Your IM to Go

    It started as a fun way to chat up your pals. But as developers strive to make instant messaging more attractive to business users, the technology has become increasingly robust, with features geared toward the mobile corporate set.

  • IM compatibility closer to reality

    The Internet's governing technical body gives a stamp of approval to a group intent on creating an open standard for instant messaging.

  • ZoneAlarm Security Suite

    ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security to shame with its easy-to-use features.

  • Instant Messaging Road-Test

    There are a swag-load of instant messaging applications available these days -- we run eight of them through the wringer, to save you the trouble.

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