Computerworld

AOL survey: Instant messaging use growing in U.S.

The use of instant messaging in the U.S., for both work and play, is up 19% over last year, according to an Instant Messaging Trends survey released yesterday by America Online Inc., which makes AOL ...
InfoWorld

JabberNow presents out-of-the-box instant messaging

IT staffs and datacenters are a luxury at remote offices, growing enterprises, and local government agencies. Yet workers in these situations rely on instant messaging just as much as their ...
CRN

Suiting Up Instant Messaging For The Enterprise

Consumer IM products such AOL Time Warner's AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), have made millions of users addicts, who then take their habit to work, where security concerns immediately crop up. Now, ...
Computerworld

AOL close to release of interoperable instant messaging

America Online Inc. said it’s close to releasing an interoperable version of its instant messenging and ICQ real-time chat services. The Dulles, Va.-based Internet service provider filed a status ...
Reuters

U.S. spy agency collects millions of email address lists: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency collects hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts around the world, including many from ...