While iMessage and Meta's apps dominate modern messaging, there have been many other instant messaging apps that were hugely ...

The Enterprise AIM game plan has been public since last spring when AOL said it was working with Verisign on encrypted instant messaging. The consumer product has been downloaded by tens of millions ...

Instant messaging (IM) conjures up images of bored teenagers using a software-based gossiping tool. Most IM programs are free, and few competing products can talk to one another, making skeptics ...

Instant messaging has long been a favourite communication tool for techies and teenagers, but it is now growing up and being groomed for a key role in a new generation of Internet-based services. No ...

The job of a network administrator is a busy and demanding one made only harder when users install unauthorized software, as they’re prone to do. A new company, however, is working to make ...

Instant messaging is an Internet staple, commonly used by chatty teenagers and far-flung business colleagues. The services, which are generally free, let users set up "buddy lists" that indicate which ...

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