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  • Microsoft brings Office to business IM

    Microsoft has added the Office moniker to its upcoming enterprise instant-messaging software in a branding move intended to heighten the product's appeal to potential business buyers.

  • IBM Lotus bulks up Mac support

    IBM's Lotus division plans to bulk up the Macintosh version of its Notes client software, citing the Mac's growing market share.

  • IBM targets Microsoft's suite spot

    Once mired in a stagnant market, IBM's Lotus division will use industry standards to loosen Microsoft's grip on desktop software, according to the outgoing Lotus general manager.

  • Banning IM at work

    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.

  • Reuters links IM with Lotus

    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.

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  • Banning IM at work

    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.

  • 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.

  • IM: From fad to big business and beyond

    Instant Messaging is a phenomenon which evolved from kids chatting to corporate execs dealing with members of the board. But where to now?

  • Will Lotus users bite Microsoft's bait?

    A new program to convert Lotus Notes/Domino users to the Microsoft platform stands on shaky ground in Australia and the rest of Asia-Pacific, and has the potential to fail miserably.

  • Feature: Ad-supported software

    How feasible is it that you could escape paying hefty licensing fees by using software subsidised by advertisements?

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  • Microsoft brings Office to business IM

    Microsoft has added the Office moniker to its upcoming enterprise instant-messaging software in a branding move intended to heighten the product's appeal to potential business buyers.

  • Instant messaging for business: 3 packages tested

    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?

  • Microsoft to launch corporate IM

    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 set to launch real-time server

    Microsoft on Thursday plans to announce that its Greenwich software will be renamed Microsoft Real Time Communications Server 2003, which it plans to roll out the first half of the third quarter.

  • 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.

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