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.
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.
Instant Messaging is a phenomenon which evolved from kids chatting to corporate execs dealing with members of the board. But where to now?
IM offers co-workers more efficient ways to work--and gossip.
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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.
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.
Instant Messaging is a phenomenon which evolved from kids chatting to corporate execs dealing with members of the board. But where to now?
With many corporations banning the software for security reasons, Instant Messenger giants are looking at producing enterprise-friendly programs.
MSN Messenger 6, which includes ramped-up multimedia features, has been made available for download in its first public beta version.
Microsoft is expected to unveil a new instant messaging service aimed at corporate customers, jump-starting belated efforts by the software giant to tap a fast-growing, new market for the hugely popular technology.
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.
The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?
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