‘IDC forecasts the worldwide enterprise instant messaging market — which includes instant messaging server products as well as enterprise instant messaging security, compliance, and management products — to grow from USD 315 million in 2005 to USD 736 million in 2009. Many business people also use consumer instant messaging networks while at work. IDC reports that the growth and perceived value clearly position enterprise instant messaging applications as mainstream business technology.

IDC expects the value, necessity, and use of instant messaging (IM) applications for business use will continue to increase at least through 2009.’

Read more at Enterprise IM Market Spans 28 Million Business Users Worldwide

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