Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. joined forces yesterday on the instant messaging front, allowing users of their systems to communicate with each other and rivaling AOL's messaging system for the top ...

Microsoft Corp. last week detailed plans to offer an enterprise-ready instant messaging service, joining competitors Yahoo Inc. and America Online Inc. in the race to develop more secure versions of ...

Windows Movie Maker and MSN Messenger were two of Microsoft's most iconic Windows programs. The former was a casual video ...

The instant messaging spat between America Online Inc. and Microsoft Corp. moved up a notch this week, as Microsoft and other major companies called on AOL “to join the rest of the industry” and ...

Microsoft has announced it will retire its instant messaging service on March 15 and asked users to switch to Skype. Microsoft mum on whether it can tap Skype calls Messenger will be shut down ...

Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are beginning a limited test of plans to make their instant-messaging systems work together. The much-vaunted pairing comes a bit later than the two companies had ...

Users of Windows Live and MSN Messenger are being forced to upgrade to the latest versions due to a security patch in the new releases Microsoft is forcing Windows Live and MSN Messenger users to ...

Microsoft’s Lync instant messaging service, part of the Microsoft Office 365 package, suffered an outage Monday morning and was still inaccessible for some users as of noon Pacific time. In an update ...

REDMOND, Wash. – Microsoft Corporation’s latest instant messaging program is ready for prime time, the company said yesterday. Windows Live Messenger, which had been available in test form, will ...

The company is forging ahead in moving its Messenger user base to Skype. Here's the updated timeline for its aggressive plan. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for ...

Microsoft has announced that it will pull the plug on Windows Messenger on March 15. The computing giant revealed plans in November to migrate users of the service over to Skype, and today (January 9) ...