WebMessenger Bridges BlackBerry-Microsoft OCS Divide By Michael Hall -
Published May 5, 2008
Sensing opportunity where Microsoft's competitive spirit had closed doors, WebMessenger announces a product to bring BlackBerry users into the Office Communications Server fold. [more Enterprise IM]
AOL to Open VoIP APIs By Kenneth Corbin -
Published April 29, 2008
On the heels of Open AIM, AOL is now planning to open its pay-per-minute Call Out service to developers. [more Enterprise IM]
Review: Jabbering and Tweeting With Emacs By Michael Hall -
Published April 22, 2008
Looking for another reason to crawl inside Emacs and never come out? Two packages offer access to Jabber and Twitter from the venerable text editor. [more Public IM]
Turn Firefox Into an IM Control Center By Michael Hall -
Published April 17, 2008
If you spend most of your online time in a browser anyhow, you might not need a desktop IM client. Especially if you're using Firefox. [more Public IM]
What Instant Messaging Abbreviations Mean By InstantMessagingPlanet.com Staff -
Published April 17, 2008
If you have ever received an instant or text message that seemed to be in its own foreign language, this guide will help you decipher the lingo. [more Public IM]
Review: Pidgin Flies Between Linux and Windows By Michael Hall -
Published April 8, 2008
With cross-platform, open-source Pidgin, users can enjoy multi-network chat from the same interface, whether they're running Windows or Linux. [more Public IM]
Review: Back to the Future With Open-Source Finch By Michael Hall -
Published April 2, 2008
If you think console-based messaging went the way of the dodo, open source Finch is here to show you that IM from a terminal isn't for the birds. [more Public IM]
Review: Chax Adds to iChat What Apple Won't By Michael Hall -
Published March 25, 2008
For voice and video chat users, Apple's iChat remains a favorite, even if it lags in other areas. Chax does a lot to make the iChat experience more livable, adding features and enhancements Apple won't. [more Public IM]
Editor's Note: Open Matters By Michael Hall -
Published March 20, 2008
With Open AIM 2.0, AOL acknowledged something the company's been coming to grips with for a decade. [more Enterprise IM]
AOL Buying Social Networking Site By Kenneth Corbin -
Published March 13, 2008
With acquisition of the popular British social network, AOL takes its vision for the social Web international. [more Public IM]
