Instant messaging (IM) conjures up images of bored teenagers using a software-based gossiping tool. Most IM programs are free, and few competing products can talk to one another, making skeptics ...

Tens of millions of Americans use "instant messenger" programs to communicate at work. It's like e-mail, only faster. Get ready for the next development in the form — video instant messaging. Some ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (AP) -- An instant message exchange might seem as fleeting as a phone call or face-to-face chat. But, like everything else on the Net, it can have much more staying power than ...

Consumer IM products such AOL Time Warner's AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), have made millions of users addicts, who then take their habit to work, where security concerns immediately crop up. Now, ...

Instant messaging is alive and well in the workplace. We tested four enterprise IM products, looking at the business-critical elements you should consider Few things in life are more frustrating than ...

Windows Movie Maker and MSN Messenger were two of Microsoft's most iconic Windows programs. The former was a casual video editing app, while the latter was an instant messaging (IM) chat service.

A serious security flaw in one of America Online's instant messenger programs could allow hackers or Internet "worms" to take over a user's computer. But AOL says it expects to avert such attacks by ...