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.
Yahoo on Wednesday in the US began blocking Cerulean Studios' Trillian software from communicating with its instant messaging service in its latest step to fence its popular client from third-party integrators.
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Reuters and IBM's Lotus division plan to break down the walls between their corporate instant messaging products, the latest sign of unity for the fragmented industry.
Online marketers are combining the power of instant messaging with that of peer-to-peer networks such as Napster to create a new wave of Web advertising that some critics call more invasive than spam.
IT managers who want to block staff use of instant messaging or peer-to-peer networks have a new ally in SurfControl.
With many corporations banning the software for security reasons, Instant Messenger giants are looking at producing enterprise-friendly programs.
Microsoft chairman claims mobile phone makers have to catch up to the power of his company's software.
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