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Reuters Hooks Up with America Online to Link Messaging Systems

At 01 Sep 2003 16:43:55 in MDI-Messaging Middleware, MDI-News in Brief, Market Data Insight    Print Article  Email Article   Full content requires subscription 

Reuters has signed an accord with America Online to link their respective instant messaging systems. Why, you ask. Well, in part because AOL operates the successful ICQ messaging system, but probably more likely because AOL claims its AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ and eponymous services between them are used by an estimated 54% of enterprise users. How many of this 54% would like to communicate with Reuters messaging clients is anybody’s guess. But given that IM is, as we’ve pointed out, a game of critical mass, it’s better to have the AOL masses with you rather than against you.

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