The use of instant messaging in the workplace and from mobile devices continues to grow, according to an America Online survey released Tuesday. Nearly 27 percent of all IM users surveyed said ...

Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. joined forces yesterday on the instant messaging front, allowing users of their systems to communicate with each other and rivaling AOL's messaging system for the ...

The client is not as well-polished as the instant messaging software most people have become used to. ... Today, he is a writer and works as the Social Media Marketing Manager of SUSE.

In addition, Windows Messenger, scheduled for release as part of Windows XP on Oct. 25., will for the first time give users the ability to send audio and video files over instant messaging software.

As IM (instant messaging) becomes deeply entrenched in enterprise communications — with or without the support of the IT department, issues are beginning to emerge about security and control of ...

Google Inc has acquired the Finnish company Jaiku, one of a new class of start-ups that offer instant-messaging tools for Web and mobile phone users to keep track of their friends' daily activities.