http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/messaging.html The latest messaging news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/071009-microsofts-bing-comes-to-hotmails.html Hotmail users can now decide and Bing, in a limited way, right from their e-mail inboxes. While not the sort of thing likely to cause people to switch from Gmail, the feature shows Microsoft has some clues about leveraging one online service off another. David Coursey 2009-07-10T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/frame/2009/070609wan2.html Let’s start with Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogger, LiveJournal, and Flickr. These are just a few of the social networks that, depending on your perspective, may be either invading or enhancing your corporate communications. In an effort to begin quantifying the impact and policies surrounding these services, the Webtorials Editorial/Analyst Division is undertaking a major study, and you’re invited to participate. Jim Metzler and Steve Taylor 2009-07-08T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070709-google-removes-beta-label-from.html Google is removing the "beta" label from many of its key services, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Talk, and Google Video for Business. The move is seen as a way to attract large businesses to Google Apps, its suite of messaging and productivity applications. Tom Spring 2009-07-07T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070609-google-apps-schools.html The freebie that Google is offering to educational institutions for its Google Apps service is sending some school systems into the cloud for e-mail and archiving. Ellen Messmer 2009-07-06T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062909-cloud-email-security.html Cloud-based disaster recovery has become a viable option for safeguarding e-mail, but IT shops need to ask tough questions about data security and resiliency before committing to a vendor, analysts say. Jon Brodkin 2009-06-30T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/063009-london-stock-exchange-to-dump.html The London Stock Exchange may dump its £40 million electronic share trading platform TradElect and cull IT staff, as the new chief executive reviews costs. Leo King 2009-06-30T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062509-jackson-news-spikes-chatter-aim.html Having trouble logging onto AIM? You're not alone. At about 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, users of the AOL instant messaging service started experiencing problems with the service. Daniel Ionescu 2009-06-25T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062209-cheating-aussies-busted-by-sms.html A quarter of Australians have busted their cheating partners because of text messages, according to new research. Darren Pauli 2009-06-22T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061109-two-useful-ichat-40.html Here are a couple of basic little iChat features you may not have discovered just yet. I believe both of these features require iChat 4.0, which shipped with OS X 10.5. Rob Griffiths 2009-06-11T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061109-google-outlook-interface.html While Google is in hot pursuit of an enterprise e-mail business, the announced support this week for Outlook as a client interface for Gmail does little to distinguish the vendor from other players chasing top-dog Microsoft. John Fontana 2009-06-11T12:00:00-04:00