About the Author
Robert T DeMarco is CEO of IP Group in Herndon VA. IP Group offers software communication tools for use on the Internet. These include: PowerTools, Watch Right, Always on Time and IM Frame. Mr. DeMarco is the author/editor of several Weblogs and is also a member of the High Tech Crimes Industry Association (HTCIA). Mr. DeMarco spent 20 years on Wall Street during his second career.
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Article comments
1 - Antfreeze
I'm no computer expert, (although I play one on tv) but can't all of these virus/worms/adware etc. be stopped by simply not allowing anything to write to my harddrive or memory without my permission?
2 - Chris Kent
I am still not entirely convinced why IM is necessary at work. Is it REALLY an improvement over e-mail? Hell no it's not! Just another way to get into trouble.
It's like fucking text messaging.....I suppose it saves minutes, but it's a pretty stupid way to communicate.
3 - simon b
Hmm. The company I work for has got Instant Messaging, which can be useful - we're spread over a few locations and so it gives the ability to do the equivalent of leaning across a desk and saying "Hey, do you have the phone number for XXX" - the sort of stuff that create email, address, write message, send, wait for it to arrive, be open, read, replied to doesn't work well for; plus, from a company point of view, it's much, much less information zipping about - compare the size of a standard HTML email and a line of a text. So, yes, it can have improvements over email...
4 - Chris Kent
It's a good point. But most of the people I know with IM at work use it for everything but work. They talk all day with friends outside of the company, and it appears they are actually working.....I don't see how IM is any better than dialing in co-worker's extension on the phone.....IM simply decreases human contact in the workplace. I don't think it's very productive.