News (11)

  • Gartner: tread carefully as IM doors swing open

    Analyst group Gartner has warned its customers to take extra security precautions as companies such as IBM and Microsoft begin allowing federated access to both corporate and public instant messaging services.

  • Will Google say hello to IM?

    Google watchers abuzz about the search darling's new desktop tool are already betting on its next product: instant chat.

  • 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.

  • IM: beyond text messaging

    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.

  • Drinking at the virtual water cooler

    IM offers co-workers more efficient ways to work--and gossip.

Features and Case Studies (6)

  • Study tattles on workplace IM

    Instant messaging is still used mostly for personal chitchat in offices, according to a new survey.

  • 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.

  • IM: beyond text messaging

    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.

  • Selecting an IM solution

    When you decide to use instant messaging, you must choose between developing an internal solution or implementing a commercial IM service. Here are some issues to consider while evaluating your IM options.

  • Instant messaging for business

    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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