Many of you have probably already read some of the many articles about the latest release of Yahoo messenger which incorporates VoIP..

I attended a pre-launch briefing for the new Yahoo Messenger. I have to hand it to the folks at Yahoo for having people like me …

Interactive Networks Inc., announces the latest release of Instan-t 4.5 freeware, a mayor update to the public instant messaging service it offers. New features include voice and video chat compatible with AOL, MSN, ICQ & Yahoo Messengers.

A day after the SP2 block expired, Microsoft released a number of updates addressing security issues affecting Windows, Office, Messenger, and Exchange. Of the eight updates (five for Windows), five are considered to be critical.

Internet phone service provider Skype has released a new update to version 1.2 of its desktop application for Windows.

MSN has begun rolling out the latest versions of MSN Messenger and MSN Spaces in markets around the world.

With new or improved web communication properties comes new advertising potential. At least, that’s the way Microsoft is approaching yesterday’s launch of MSN Spaces and the release of MSN Messenger 7.0.

Today, Microsoft raised the curtain on two services, the first being an update to the popular MSN Messenger, which has been updated to 7.0.

A Yahoo spokesperson has confirmed that Yahoo Messenger is the target of a phishing attack.

Yahoo and Research In Motion (RIM) announced a new relationship to provide Yahoo Messenger service to BlackBerry users around the world.

UPDATE: AOL PR is listening and they chime in via comments to this post. Click the link below to read their comments.

Microsoft’s MSN Messenger is the latest in a long line of applications to be targeted by virus writers.

A variant of the Bropia worm is targeting MSN Messenger, disguising itself as photo of a roasted chicken with a bikini tan line.

BlowSearch, a leading provider of Internet search tools, has launched the BlowSearch Secured Messenger, a Windows-based messaging program that encrypts information for secure online conversations.

A mischievous worm has been making the rounds, with help, in part, from Microsoft’s instant messenger client. Called the Bropia worm, the virus uses MSN Messenger buddy lists to propagate itself.

Staying in touch with friends and family just got even easier for Leap’s Cricket customers.

Most anyone whose kids have become teenagers over the last few years has almost certainly at least heard of “IM”.

Cingular customers can now stay connected with the Yahoo! Messenger community through their phones.

NASA’s MESSENGER – set to become the first spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury – launched today at 2:15:56 a.m. EDT aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

You are familiar with the software applications that you run on your computer, but you may not be familiar with the dozens of programs running in the background on your computer. These programs, called “services” handle tasks like event logging, spooling files to the printer, and networking. One of these services, the Messenger Service, can be reconnoitered by spammers.

Monday, May 24, 2004 saw the beta testing period end for Yahoo’s newest version of its instant messenger. The new version, 6.0, features a great many bells and whistles in order to improve the quality of IM sessions. The messenger breaks its features down into 4 categories: entertainment, personalization, productivity, and communication.