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    A new instant messaging worm installs a rogue Web browser called "Safety Browser" and hijacks the user's Internet Explorer home page, experts have warned.

  • The slow evolution of instant messaging

    Q&A Reuters' head of collaboration services explains why instant messaging's future is more about cooperation than competition.

  • Buddy wars: Who is the IM king?

    Instant messengers: can't live without 'em, can't make 'em do what you want. Take a look at the offerings, flaws and advantages, and see for yourself which comes out the winner.

  • Work together, IM giants told

    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.

  • Not dropping my standards

    Open standards are important, but that doesn't mean everything needs to be open, or standard.

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  • The slow evolution of instant messaging

    Q&A Reuters' head of collaboration services explains why instant messaging's future is more about cooperation than competition.

  • How to stop SPIM abuse

    Abuse of IM can cripple workforce productivity, and even more serious is SPIM -- spam sent through instant messaging -- which is growing like a virus.

  • Not dropping my standards

    Open standards are important, but that doesn't mean everything needs to be open, or standard.

  • Making your IM secure -- and deniable

    Off-the-record instant messaging enables chatters to confirm identity of other person, leaves no trace of conversation.

  • Collaboration: Real time, real value?

    An exponentially increasing volume of traffic is forcing companies to consider new technologies as they seek to collaborate across time, space and cultural boundaries.

Reviews (37)

  • Work together, IM giants told

    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.

  • 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.

  • MSN Messenger upgrade blocks Trillian

    Microsoft is forcing people to upgrade to newer versions of its instant messenger application and is shutting its doors to third-party IM products such as Trillian.

  • ICQ goes on a diet

    ICQ Lite strips the fat from the full version, leaving behind just the basics. Will it still satisfy?

  • Trillian reconnects to Yahoo

    Cerulean Studios has released a software patch that will let a version of its Trillian instant-messaging service communicate with Yahoo Messenger, according to its co-founder.

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