When employees started downloading free instant-messaging programs to use at work, Thomas Weisel Partners LLC's initial response was to pull the plug on the popular online communications. Pam Housley, ...

Although many offices prevent employees from accessing programs such as AIM or Yahoo Messenger, sometimes you just need to access your buddy list to chat with friends or family. With meebo, you can ...

Instant messaging is an Internet staple, commonly used by chatty teenagers and far-flung business colleagues. The services, which are generally free, let users set up "buddy lists" that indicate which ...

FaceTime Communications is the latest in a series of companies that are releasing products to make instant messaging programs more secure. Since instant messaging has become a sort of underground form ...