In a poll of 50 Fortune 500 companies, Forrester Research found that nearly half expect to use instant messaging services for business in the next two years. "Instant messaging is a way to communicate ...

Instant messaging (IM) -- whether companies view it as a worker productivity booster or a security threat -- is a popular communication application that many workers use, with or without permission, ...

The Central Bank of the UAE cited fraud and data security risks, giving banks and licensed financial institutions until April ...

You've typed it, deleted it and typed it again. You need to let your colleague know there's a problem with a project at work.

My former supervisor and I used to rely on instant messaging as a critical application to get our jobs done. As Web site managers, we could run through the site code together in one window and in ...

NHS staff have been issued with new guidance on using instant messaging services such as Whatsapp to co-ordinate patient care during emergencies. Medics have already turned to communication channels ...

While iMessage and Meta's apps dominate modern messaging, there have been many other instant messaging apps that were hugely ...

As an IT manager, you like to think you run a tight ship. Antivirus updates come often, unsanctioned software downloads are forbidden and spam filtering is your No. 1 pastime. Then imagine your ...

It has been several years since instant messaging worked its way from teens' rooms to boardrooms. What started as an easy and hip way for youngsters to communicate with their peers has turned into an ...

A major issue flagged by the central bank was data residency. Under UAE rules, all consumer and transaction data must be ...

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 ...