I know a guy who got an IM from a trusted friend. The message said, “Hey, I thought you would be interested in this.” This was link-underlined, so he quickly clicked it. The result was, to refer back ...

A rise in IM messaging brings about greater opportunity for abuse. Web security company ScanSafe this week plans to announce a new service aimed at protecting instant-messaging channels from viruses, ...

Instant messaging is booming. Almost everywhere you look, people are typing messages to friends and work colleagues at a frantic pace. These are not e-mails but rather short messages that often travel ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Mobile devices are everywhere, and most healthcare organizations are following the trend and adopting mobile devices at the point of care. In particular, clinicians at hospitals and healthcare ...

As popular as instant messaging has become, most enterprises have neither policy nor technology in place for securing IM. Here's expert advice for getting the message. At the same time, only 10 ...

King County Councilmembers Reagan Dunn and Rod Dembowski introduced an ordinance Thursday to end the county’s practice of automatically deleting instant messaging sent between county employees. The ...