The enterprise is no place for IM. E-mail puts your business at risk, but nothing like a flurry of instant messages can. And that's not a risk any company can afford to take in this litigious age--at least not for the convenience of saving a couple of seconds now and then.
In a twist on phishing, cybercrooks are hijacking instant-messaging (IM) accounts to lure people to their information-thieving Web sites.
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.
The joint venture in Australia between Microsoft and Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd, ninemsn, said today it had publicly launched Windows Live Messenger, a next-generation instant messaging program that automatically updates contact information and lets people share files by simply dragging and dropping them onto a contact list.
Yahoo is set to release late Wednesday a new Web-based version of its instant-messaging application that lets people use Yahoo Messenger on any browser and any Internet-connected computer rather than having to download it to a hard drive.
There are plenty of popular strategies for reducing enterprise storage usage, but up until now I've never heard the usage of Facebook or instant messaging listed amongst them -- but there's a first time for everything.
The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.
The ATO's decision not to offshore software development is a much-needed reminder that despite the technical wizardry of remote/teleworking and the costs benefits of India, simple face-to-face communication can never be bettered.
When games and code take over our minds, the world is a different place.
The excitement of a new project must be irresistible to entrepreneurs.
Q&A Reuters' head of collaboration services explains why instant messaging's future is more about cooperation than competition.
Abuse of IM can cripple workforce productivity, and even more serious is SPIM -- spam sent through instant messaging -- which is growing like a virus.
What may surprise today's IT leaders are the serious security issues posed by IM usage. Add that to the fact that most IM applications are used without corporate IT's knowledge or approval, and it's not a pretty picture for network security.
Instant messaging is a security risk but admins can take control of IM--and P2P--by setting up IM Guardian as an automatic proxy that detects these applications.
Despite nagging concerns about its security, instant messaging applications are now mature enough for corporate use if Australian companies change their perception of the platform, says a senior Gartner analyst.
From games to instant-messaging and business-oriented applications, Apple demonstrated practical uses of its software development kit. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi shares the highlights from the event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California
If your employees are using public instant messaging programs, Steven Vaughan-Nichols says to stop them right now. Your network's wide open to security breaches.
Telstra customers can now access their Yahoo Instant Messenger account on their mobile phones, via SMS.
America Online says it will allow its next version of AOL Instant Messenger to communicate with ICQ, a surprise move that will topple the long-standing barrier between the company's two popular IM services.
Soon you won't have to ask your AOL instant messaging partner "What's Up Doc?" via text. You can let Bugs Bunny say it for you--Brooklyn accent and all.
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.
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