Instant Messaging news from FierceCIO
NewsCompany plans to eliminate email
Email has always presented its share of problems, and now one company is planning to do away with it altogether. European IT firm Atos expects to ban employees from using email in 18 months, reports Read more...
Email use declining
The use of email is apparently on a decline, according to figures quoted in a New York Times report. The total number of unique visitors from the United States to major email providers like Yahoo and Read more...
Will you have a 24-hour workday in the year 2020?
The work environment is changing rapidly, driven by advances in technology and evolving business exigencies. The workforce is much more mobile and dispersed than even a few years ago, giving new Read more...
Email no longer rules
Like the pay phone, paying bills by snail mail and getting your newspaper delivered to your door, the days of email are numbered. In its place is a new generation of services to communicate and Read more...
Envious of multitaskers? A new study says you shouldn't be
Have you ever looked at some of your colleagues and felt envious of how they appeared to seamlessly juggle phone calls, attend to multiple flashing instant messaging windows, reply to an endless Read more...
The end of IM as we know it
Instant Messaging is evolving. Microsoft announced that it will integrate its IM service, used by 300 million people, more closely with its Windows Live e-mail and social networking sites. That means Read more...
Cisco planning to buy Jabber
A deal is in the works for Cisco to purchase the instant messaging platform vendor Jabber, a Denver-based company that has developed a "carrier class" platform based on open standards that can work Read more...
How to secure IM
Instant messaging is everywhere, and no doubt, widely used by employees at your workplace. It makes common sense for IT departments to have security systems in place, but recent surveys have found Read more...
Text messaging not just for the young
For most CIOs, IT managers and long time computer specialists, text messaging may seem to be part of the hard-to-fathom under-30 culture and little more than a method of trivial cell-to-cell Read more...
When is too much Internet too much?
This week, we report on an issue that might seem trivial. The idea of Internet addiction has often been joked about, but few have really taken it seriously. Until now. In one of the first reports Read more...
| Press ReleasesSmarsh Seeks Input for Second Annual Survey on Electronic Communications Compliance– Research looks to shed light on concerns around electronic communications in today’s regulatory environment – PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Smarsh, the managed service leader in secure, Read more >> Eyeball Networks Expands North American Presence With US Subsidiary and Two New US OfficesVANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eyeball Networks, a leading provider of infrastructure software and developer tools for VoIP, VVoIP, and instant mobile messaging applications and Read more >> Eyeball Networks Enhances Any-to-Any Guarantee with Support for Any Signaling ProtocolVANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eyeball Networks, a leading provider of infrastructure software and developer tools for VoIP, VVoIP, and instant messaging applications and services, Read more >> Latinia Introduces Tweet BankingBARCELONA, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Latinia, an independent software vendor (ISV), specialized in infrastructure products for asynchronous type corporate notifications (mobile or instant Read more >> Allegro and Pivot Inc. Increase Trader Productivity with Trade ConnectTMNew Product Structures IM Market Data for Real-Time Intraday Valuation in Energy Markets DALLAS & JERSEY CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allegro Development Corporation, a leading provider of Read more >> |




