China Telecom will embark on the commercial launch of Vnet Messenger, its instant-messaging software, for 2004, according to a Chinese-news Web site. An unidentified China Telecom employee told China ...

Messaging vendor Critical Path Inc. introduced new instant messaging (IM) software for wireless carriers that’s designed to enable users to send messages regardless of device type or IM application.

Yahoo is planning an upgrade to its instant messaging software that will block access via third-party IM applications such as Trillian. Yahoo representatives said Wednesday that the company warned ...

Steps taken by Yahoo to safeguard its Yahoo Messenger instant messaging (IM) service from spammers are also disrupting the legitimate use of the popular Trillian application, a problem that had been ...

The adoption of instant messaging (IM) software by financial services firms mostly involves end users communicating via consumer-oriented products, often unbeknownst to IT managers. But vendors of ...

News and Notes tech contributor Mario Armstrong talks about instant-messaging software and what it could be hiding from you on your own computer. This is NEWS & NOTES. I'm Farai Chideya. You may want ...