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 ...

AOL Chairman Steve Case and crew are stalling the advancements needed for instant messaging to reach its full potential. If AOL doesn't wake up, and fast, by truly opening up interoperability between ...

The Enterprise AIM game plan has been public since last spring when AOL said it was working with Verisign on encrypted instant messaging. The consumer product has been downloaded by tens of millions ...

Despite the update, the service continued falling by the wayside. In May 2024, a message on ICQ’s website informed users it ...

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Some users and experts are looking beyond the interoperability wars between instant messaging (IM) services to companies that can add applications and content to IM clients. One such user is iWon Inc.

People using the popular Trillian software may lose access to part of AOL Time Warner's instant messaging system. Firing another salvo in the battle over instant messaging, America Online is blocking ...

Instant messaging is one of the Internet s most popular activities, a staple for gossipy teenagers and procrastinating office workers. It also has a well-documented problem: The most popular messaging ...

AOL and PresenceWorks, a developer of presence technology for business, have entered into a partnership to expand the reach of IM. <?php virtual(“/includes/boxad ...

One of the internet's oldest instant messaging services, ICQ, is closing down. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images One of the oldest, still-running online platforms is finally closing its doors ...

One of the more sophisticated pieces of malware in circulation has been given an upgrade that lets cybercriminals act even faster after they’ve stolen data from a PC. According to security company RSA ...

This report examines the patchwork of online text‑based instant messaging applications preferred by jihadist and far‑right extremist groups, with a focus on charting their technical affordances and ...