The use of instant messaging in the workplace and from mobile devices continues to grow, according to an America Online survey released Tuesday. Nearly 27 percent of all IM users surveyed said they ...

The companies, through their iPlanet software collaboration, are quietly working on instant messaging software for businesses, a market segment where Microsoft and IBM lead. Stephen Shankland worked ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc., the world's largest consumer e-mail provider, on Monday said it has embedded instant messaging features inside its e-mail program, bridging a generational divide ...

Many people were surprised to hear recently that ICQ -- the once-popular instant messaging (IM) client -- will shut down on June 26. I suspect more people were surprised to hear that ICQ (supposedly ...

Orgoo, a Los Angeles based start-up, is about to release a futuristic Web-based message tool that brings together all your IM, voice, text and email into one place. It is still in early testing mode, ...

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For smaller businesses, the question is no longer “To IM or not to IM?” but “How to IM?” Instant messaging is rapidly becoming the way people work as well as network. Less intrusive than a phone call, ...

Web security company ScanSafe this week plans to announce a new service aimed at protecting instant-messaging channels from viruses, spam, and other threats, as well as enforcing policies across this ...

Instant messaging, once the turf of teenagers chatting with peers and family members keeping in touch long distance, is an increasingly valuable business tool. And companies are exploiting IM ...