One measure of instant messaging's impact as a technology is its swift evolution from a chiefly social medium to one that, like e-mail, is fast emerging as a major channel for business communications.

The blogosphere is abuzz about Google's new foray into the instant-messaging realm. Message boards are teeming with tips and gripes, and scores of screenshots have gone up since Google released a beta ...

Team messaging apps help people get their work done in both remote and in-person settings. They're essential for socializing and connecting with colleagues, too. I'm an expert in software and ...

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With e-mail systems overloaded by spam, always-on Internet connections on PDAs and cell phones becoming the norm, and superfast communication in vogue, your instant-messaging (IM) application may be ...

NEW YORK - Instant-messaging software has evolved into the latest weapon in a fierce battle among major Internet companies to reap revenues off whatever you do, wherever you go online. Many people ...

Ever since Napster lost its bad-boy luster, the other digital music It-wares, Aimster, has been rightfully sucking up the glare. Released last year from a start-up in Troy, New York, Aimster ...

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 ...

Generative artificial intelligence coding startup Zencoder says it’s finally able to help developer teams shift from “vibe coding” to production-ready applications with its latest tool, which ...