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 ...

The job of a network administrator is a busy and demanding one made only harder when users install unauthorized software, as they’re prone to do. A new company, however, is working to make ...

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 ...

A new vulnerability in Yahoo’s instant-messenger program can potentially cause unwanted code to run on a PC, according to security researchers. Details of the vulnerability were first posted on a ...