No Longer a Nicety: EIM
By Jeanette James

March 16, 2005: Instant messaging is everywhere and growing. Without a company-sanctioned, enterprise solution in place, companies may find themselves wide open to security risks and regulatory headaches....

"The security risks with viruses and Spam are really growing" for IM users, said Melanie Turek, a senior vice president at Nemertes Research.