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Vista-compatible AIM 6 beta released

January 12, 2007 Latest version of AOL's instant messaging application offers Microsoft Windows Vista compatibility among other features. TAGS: AOL Instant Messenger, beta, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, IM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

AOL to launch free AIM phone service

May 5, 2006 Service will let AOL Instant Messenger users receive incoming calls from any phone. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., instant messenger

AIM aims for developers

June 12, 2006 AOL opens AIM up to Linux, Mac and Pocket PC developers and adds support for location-based services and PC-to-PC voice calls. TAGS: AOL Instant Messenger, developer, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Pocket PC, Linux, Apple Macintosh, PC

AOL unveils latest AIM

November 15, 2006 AIM 6.0 features offline messaging, conversation logging and message forwarding to cell phones. TAGS: America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, Time Warner Inc., cell phone

AOL, WebEx team up for new AIM services

February 21, 2006 update Two new versions of the company's instant message service are designed specifically for businesses. TAGS: WebEx Communications Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., IM, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

AIM Phoneline open to developers

September 7, 2006 AOL invites developers to tweak hardware and software for the Internet phone service, launched earlier in year. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., IP telephony, developer, API, telephony, instant messenger, Time Warner Inc., Yahoo IM, Skype, VoIP, IP, call, Yahoo! Inc., eBay Inc.

AOL launches corporate IM beta

June 15, 2006 Test version of AIM Pro service targets working professionals, small work groups and businesses. TAGS: AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., beta, videoconferencing, Time Warner Inc., IM, Microsoft Corp.

AOL IM bot cloaked in encryption

May 1, 2006 Bot has the potential to infect upwards of a few tens of thousands of AIM users, according to the Sans Institute. TAGS: bot, AOL Instant Messenger, encryption, SANS Institute, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., P2P, IM, link

AOL adds to its IP telephony portfolio

May 5, 2006 New AIM Phoneline is part of company's strategy to open its Internet products to non-AOL members. TAGS: AOL AIM Phoneline, AOL TotalTalk, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., telephony, IM client, IP telephony, Skype, call, phone line, VoIP, IP, IM, Yahoo! Inc., cell phone

AOL opens video search engine to developers

September 18, 2006 New APIs are designed to get more people to integrate AOL's video search into Web sites and blogs. TAGS: video search engine, AOL AIM Phoneline, America Online Inc., API, video search, online video, AOL Instant Messenger, search engine, Time Warner Inc., developer, blog, RSS, video

AOL IM worm on the loose

September 19, 2006 Worm first appears as an instant message from a familiar contact, asking users to upload a picture. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, worm, America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, IM, malicious software, JPEG, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Windows

AOL launches corporate IM service

July 19, 2006 AIM Pro, to be released Wednesday, features security and online meeting functions aimed at corporate users. TAGS: online meeting, America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, IM Network, WebEx Communications Inc., videoconferencing, IM, SSL, Time Warner Inc., finance, agreement, Yahoo! Inc., security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

AOL tools up IM for business

September 15, 2006 AOL and WebEx team up to release an instant-messaging service for business users who need tighter security. TAGS: WebEx Communications Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, corporate governance, IM, America Online Inc., archiving, Time Warner Inc., server, security, Microsoft Corp.

Cries to open up IM have quieted

May 13, 2002 The nature of the instant messaging interoperability debate has shifted and the voices have been tempered--largely due to the successes of AOL's biggest challengers. TAGS: America Online Inc., interoperability, instant messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, Time Warner Inc., IM, Yahoo IM, ICQ, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

AOL sponsors online extreme-sports network

June 27, 2006 Joint venture with video production company Fusion Entertainment, called Lat34.com, includes stunts, blogs and AIM. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, entertainment, programming, blog, video

AOL snaps up IM developer Userplane

August 14, 2006 Internet giant hopes the acquisition will expand its community networking capabilities. TAGS: America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., IM, networking, developer, acquisition, AOL Instant Messenger

Chart: A Microsoft-Yahoo combo by the numbers

February 1, 2008 What would Microsoft gain by swallowing Yahoo for a proposed $44.6 billion? CNET News.com contrasts combined stats with Google's. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., ComScore, visitor, Google Inc., leader, AOL Instant Messenger, Microsoft Corp., property, America Online Inc., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Instant messaging latest trend in e-commerce software

April 6, 2000 Instant messaging technology, popular among consumers, is beginning to take hold among businesses as an effective means of communication. TAGS: Lotus, Novell Inc., e-commerce, IM, instant messenger, Netscape Communications Corp., America Online Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., alliance, communication, Time Warner Inc., Los Angeles, vice president, IBM Corp., software company, AOL Instant Messenger

Plaxo gets hip to VoIP

May 23, 2006 Internet contacts company adds a calling feature to its contact service. Can it make itself heard over Google, AOL and others? TAGS: Plaxo Inc., address book, VoIP, contact management, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., e-mail
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