Amid news that a U.S. teenager has become the first person to be arrested on suspicion of sending unsolicited instant messages - or 'spim' - an industry consortium has released innovative software to tackle the problem.
Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that it is no longer selling a version of its popular instant-messaging service for corporations, ending the Web portal's attempt to sell IM as a software package.
Gartner predicts that all enterprises will be using Instant Messenger (IM) by 2010, which should send alarm bells ringing as IM attacks have increased by more than 700 percent in the past year.
America Online will no longer offer its flagship instant messenger software for businesses, the company said Monday, as the so-called enterprise IM segment appears better suited to more established applications vendors.
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.
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Instant messaging is a popular consumer tool that hasn't taken deep root in the enterprise. But some of the biggest technology players are working to change the landscape by pushing IM in the workplace.
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