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 ...

Instead of starting from scratch, America Online Inc. yesterday unveiled new security and control features designed to give its widely used AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) product the security teeth it ...

Time Warner Inc. – The use of Instant Messaging at work is gaining momentum, according to America Online’s Second Annual Instant Messaging Trends Study, which found that 27 percent of all IM users ...

First popularized by adolescents sharing gossip and homework tips, instant messaging is going mainstream: In the U.S. 13.4 million people are IM-ing (yes, it has become a verb) at work, each averaging ...