Google Inc. continues to expand beyond its core search engine and push further into Web portal territory with the launch today of an instant messaging service with voice communications capabilities.

Nearly 5,000 first responders are taking advantage of an instant messaging service to help bridge communications gaps among federal, state and local emergency relief workers, Federal Emergency ...

These days, we take internet-based chatting for granted. We're spoiled by a massive (and admittedly fragmented) ecosystem of direct messaging (DM) services on our phones and PCs, ranging from WhatsApp ...

Google this week is expected to introduce its own instant messaging system that may be compatible with third party services such as Apple's iChat. Citing sources "familiar with the service," the Los ...

Eight of the nation’s largest financial institutions are deploying a specialized, secure instant-messaging service from start-up Communicator Inc., which also operates the BondHub and SyndicateHub ...

(CNN) -- As Microsoft duels AOL for the instant messaging crown, the pressure is rising on the 20 or so active members of a nine-month-old group working on a common language for what may be the most ...

If you've been using a PC and going online since the days of dial-up modems and first-gen broadband, then you'll probably remember ICQ - one of the very first instant messaging apps for Windows. If ...

America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, on Thursday said it had launched services that let users conduct audio conference calls and share online presentations over its popular ...

A recent report from Burton Group, "Instant Messaging: It's Not Just Idle Chatter," has highlighted the necessity of creating policies to govern the use of instant messaging (IM) within a company.

SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - Sunnyvale, California-based HipChat (www.hipchat.com/), which has developed an instant messaging service designed for small and ...

Google will continue expanding beyond its core search engine and push further into Web portal territory when it launches on Wednesday an instant messaging (IM) service with voice communications ...