Instant messaging (IM) -- whether companies view it as a worker productivity booster or a security threat -- is a popular communication application that many workers use, with or without permission, ...

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AOL leads the instant messenger market in the United States with more than 43 million users, according to ComScore Media Metrix. Yahoo Messenger comes in second with almost 25 million users, followed ...

Their firms blocked access to America Online's AOL Instant Messenger and competing services. They were worried about viruses and other security threats, and that the content couldn't be monitored and ...

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 ...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed the mailbag responses getting more insistent. I don’t know if it’s the result of the bad economy or the tensions in the Middle East or whatever, but everyone ...

In the coming weeks, AOL LLC will upgrade the beta version of its latest Web mail offering to include an expanded integrated instant messaging capability. AOL also announced on Monday a new ...

"I think Mark is doing the right thing by going into rehab," Tim Gordon, vice president of an online concierge service, typed quickly to a friend. Sitting at his office computer, Gordon was ...

Does Gmail want to be an instant messaging client? Last month the popular webmail app shipped an emoji reactions bar in the mobile app, where a single tap would send a new email with your emoji ...

There are untold numbers of instant messaging networks (not even taking SMS into consideration)—with companies like Google having, all by themselves, created a half dozen competing applications and ...

Microsoft Corp. last week detailed plans to offer an enterprise-ready instant messaging service, joining competitors Yahoo Inc. and America Online Inc. in the race to develop more secure versions of ...

A recent report from Burton Group, "Instant Messaging: It's Not Just Idle Chatter," has highlighted the necessity of creating policies to govern the use of instant messaging (IM) within a company.