The company, which has been quietly working on an instant messaging component for its iPlanet e-commerce software, will debut the product at an Oct. 22 event. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

If you use the desktop Messenger apps for Windows and Mac, you need to know that they're disappearing soon. Meta is discontinuing the apps starting Dec. 15, when you'll need to head to Facebook to ...

With e-mail systems overloaded by spam, always-on Internet connections on PDAs and cell phones becoming the norm, and superfast communication in vogue, your instant-messaging (IM) application may be ...

Voice over IP (VoIP) is on the verge to be mainstream among the Fortune 1000. Look no further than the largest software company in the world to see evidence of VoIP adoption. If you leave a voice ...

Meta-owned platforms WhatsApp and Messenger are rolling out new in-app warnings designed to protect older users from online ...

NEW YORK — In a new round of jockeying in the competitive instant messaging business, AOL Time Warner and IBM’s Lotus division have agreed to test the compatibility of their messaging software. At the ...

Microsoft is making changes to its MSN instant messaging service that will lock out users of third-party software that uses the service as well as users of older versions of Microsoft’s own Messenger ...

COMMENTARY--Companies are under intense pressure to connect their internal applications to organizations across the "extended enterprise." Unfortunately, most solutions to such challenges have ...

Good Technology is releasing new messaging software and adding partners as it looks to attract more enterprise customers by broadening the device and network compatibility of its software. The ...