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 often characterised as a frivolous application used mostly by home users. But its business use has increased dramatically in the past year, thanks to a plethora of IM features beyond text messaging.
ZDNet Australia has been contacted with revelations users of messenger client Trillian are vulnerable to attack.
Instant Messaging is a phenomenon which evolved from kids chatting to corporate execs dealing with members of the board. But where to now?
Instant messaging is often characterised as a frivolous application used mostly by home users. But its business use has increased dramatically in the past year, thanks to a plethora of IM features beyond text messaging.
Yahoo's next IM app lets you make free voice calls and leave voicemail, and it adds search and antispam tools.
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.
Instant Messaging is a phenomenon which evolved from kids chatting to corporate execs dealing with members of the board. But where to now?
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With an interface that lacks ads but is also short on features, this early Google Talk beta serves Gmail users who want to chat via text or voice.
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