Security company Symantec has leapt into the nascent market for securing instant messaging systems, announcing that it has agreed to acquire IMlogic, one of the sector's top players.
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.
The number of threats targeting instant messaging has soared, according to IMlogic, which tracked a 1,500 per cent increase in the past year.
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.
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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?
Yahoo has unveiled a version of its Messenger service designed to work with corporate portals and business applications.
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 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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