‘America Online is developing a version of its instant messaging service for workplace use, an attempt to fortify the consumer-oriented AIM with the security, collaboration, and IT management features that businesses require.
Developed with WebEx Communications, the new AIM Pro on-demand service will be available in the second quarter.’
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‘AOL is to launch a version of its instant messaging service aimed at business workplaces. IM is predicted by many in the computing industry to take up a strong role in business computing, providing a means of collaboration and cooperation that is currently lacking. AOL has recognised the truth of this, and is aiming to […]
‘AIMOnPSP is an AOL Instant Messenger client for the Sony Playstation Portable. The purpose of this project was to make a web-based AIM client that can be used in almost any browser that supports JavaScript (such as the one included in the new PSP firmware); it uses no Java or Flash. AIMOnPSP is a free […]
‘Google and America Online has expanded their search and advertising alliance to include video and instant messaging, shutting out Microsoft, which had fought hard for a deal with Time Warner’s AOL unit.
America Online said Google had agreed to invest US$1 billion to take a 5 per cent stake in AOL, as part of an enhanced […]
‘The top official at the helm of America Online Inc.’s (AOL’s) instant messaging services has resigned, leaving a void in what is one of the company’s most successful and most important units.
Chamath Palihapitiya leaves AOL at the end of this month, about one year after becoming vice president and general manager of AIM and ICQ, […]
‘Time Warner’s America Online, the largest U.S. Internet access provider, is upgrading its instant message service to help win users and boost advertising sales.
The latest version of the software, to be made available over the next three months, improves existing voice and video chat services, and adds Internet calling and access to 20 XM Satellite […]
‘A new version of its hugely popular instant messaging service. The free service, dubbed AIM Triton, which AOL calls an “integrated communications hub,” is more closely integrated with the Internet company’s other ad-supported services. Triton offers AOL users instant messaging, e-mail, SMS mobile text messaging, voice and video chat functions, and an online address book […]
‘The latest variant of SDBot spreads through America Online instant messaging software (AIM) and installs surreptitious remote control software on victims’ computers, focusing the media on security experts’ concerns that instant messaging will become the next popular vector for these programs.
The program - known as W32.Loxbot.B - infects systems after a victim clicks on a […]
BBC picks up the story of the AIM worm that’s going around:
‘Users of America Online’s instant messenger are being warned about a worm spreading via the chat network.
The Windows worm installs spyware programs and turns over control of the machine to the creator of the virus.
Studies show that malicious programs designed to attack instant message […]
‘OL’s instant messaging service has been hit by a virus which downloads spyware onto computers via a special website.
The virus spreads via messages on AOL’s AIM software, either saying HILARIOUS!!! Or see thing!!!, with a URL. Clicking on the link takes the user to a web page that attempts to download a Trojan onto the […]