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Thursday, April 03, 2003
 
IM @ ACI?

Instant messaging is taking off in the corporate world. According to this article, one of the main reasons is that the, "use of public service IM bypasses most of the enterprise data security measures currently in place." Security features that log all of your in- and outbound emails while editing for obscenities for example.

It's pretty easy to turn off the logging feature available in most of the IM clients so as not to leave a trail. I guess the biggest issue is whether corporate IT monitors or prevents the download and installation of these programs.

I'm a big fan of Trillian for its wide range of features and ability to communicate across different platforms. I'm considering the $25 full version because of all the cool plug-ins. It appears that you can pull in RSS feeds and play WinAmp and all sorts of other neat things. It appears that nearly everything I regularly use my computer for can be handled through the Trillian 1.0 interface. Neat.