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.
A worm found spreading via America Online's Instant Messenger is carrying a nastier punch than usual, a security company has warned.
Security attacks over instant-messaging networks became more prevalent in 2005, according to a new study.
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.
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.
The safest way to exchange instant messages (IMs) is to stay within the enterprise, but in most cases the IM cat is already out of the bag, and security staff are playing catch up.
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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.
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 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.
The safest way to exchange instant messages (IMs) is to stay within the enterprise, but in most cases the IM cat is already out of the bag, and security staff are playing catch up.
Yahoo has unveiled a version of its Messenger service designed to work with corporate portals and business applications.
Instant messaging use is growing in offices and homes around the world, and the big players are being told by a standards board to work together.
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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