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Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.
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Instant messaging is still used mostly for personal chitchat in offices, according to a new survey.
Abuse of IM can cripple workforce productivity, and even more serious is SPIM -- spam sent through instant messaging -- which is growing like a virus.
Instant messaging is gaining increasing focus in the enterprise. What are some of the issues facing IT managers? ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips and analysis.
IT departments are well aware of user's love of instant messenging. But, benefits aside, are you concerned about the security and confidentiality issues in your organisation?
Though many of the security issues inherent in using IM applications are being solved with new technologies, IT leaders now have to worry about a new headache: interoperability concerns.
America Online says it will allow its next version of AOL Instant Messenger to communicate with ICQ, a surprise move that will topple the long-standing barrier between the company's two popular IM services.
AT&T have brought out a chat program called IM Anywhere, which allows you to organise multiple messaging services into one account.
Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.
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