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  • ICQ offers video chat

    America Online's ICQ instant messaging software now supports video chat, one of the first tangible results of the ICQ unit's recently launched developer program.

  • Shutting of MSN chat rooms may open up IM

    In announcing it would shutter free chat rooms, Microsoft highlighted problems with spammers and pornographers. But analysts said there may be benefits for the software giant, which is trying to shunt customers to paid services across its network.

  • IM: Do IT departments care?

    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?

  • Why pay for corporate IM?

    Instant messaging was brought into the corporate mainstream from the bottom of the ladder up, so are companies making a mistake if they send their own messages down the ladder?

  • Banning IM at work

    Instant messaging has been touted as offering a range of business benefits. But there are also security and HR issues that Australian CIOs and IT managers should carefully consider.

Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Wanna save storage? Try social networking

    There are plenty of popular strategies for reducing enterprise storage usage, but up until now I've never heard the usage of Facebook or instant messaging listed amongst them -- but there's a first time for everything.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    The horror of random connections

    If you're one of those people who likes to complain whenever their Wi-Fi connection even temporarily flickers, then being forced to use older connectivity technologies is a useful reminder of how much we have to be intermittently grateful for.

Features and Case Studies (56)

  • First Take: Yahoo Messenger 7.0 (beta)

    Yahoo's next IM app lets you make free voice calls and leave voicemail, and it adds search and antispam tools.

  • Administering corporate IM

    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.

  • IM: Do IT departments care?

    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?

  • Why pay for corporate IM?

    Instant messaging was brought into the corporate mainstream from the bottom of the ladder up, so are companies making a mistake if they send their own messages down the ladder?

  • Banning IM at work

    Instant messaging has been touted as offering a range of business benefits. But there are also security and HR issues that Australian CIOs and IT managers should carefully consider.

Reviews (101)

  • First Take: Yahoo Messenger with Voice

    Free voice calls and voicemail, built-in Web searches, and drag-and-drop photo sharing make Yahoo's new instant messenger a fun, powerful IM tool.

  • IM invasion: 4 chat apps compared

    We take a look at four top chat apps, all of them free, and weigh the relative merits of each.

  • First Take: Yahoo Messenger 7.0 (beta)

    Yahoo's next IM app lets you make free voice calls and leave voicemail, and it adds search and antispam tools.

  • MSN Messenger 6.2

    Intrusive registration process and fee-based add-ons keep us from warming up to this instant messenger.

  • Yahoo Messenger 6.0

    Yahoo Messenger, along with ICQ, offers the most options for customisation and everyday use at home or in the office.

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