It's faster and easier than sending email or picking up the phone. But instant messaging presents U.S. companies with new security threats and legal challenges -- and could mean trouble for people who send personal "IMs" while at work. We look at the promise and perils of instant messaging.
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Instant Messaging
Listen Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Society, Tech Tuesday, TechnologyGuest host: Corey Flintoff
Guests
Michael Hall
Managing Editor, Instant Messaging Planet
Clifford Fishman
Professor of Law, Catholic University of America
John Mancini
President, AIIM - The Enterprise Content Management Association
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