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Instant Messaging

As instant messaging becomes increasingly entrenched on Wall Street, technology vendors are bringing down the barriers between IM networks, making it easier for traders to send messages to counterparties on other platforms--but interoperability with public networks adds a number of new security threats. Also in this report: Collaborative tools from Pivot; the monitoring burdens of Web 2.0; and the call to archive BlackBerry text messages.

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Interoperability: A Two-Edged Sword

Bringing down the barriers between instant messaging networks makes it easier for traders to send messages to counterparties on other platforms, but introduces security dangers from public networks.

Pivot at Center of IM Trading Boom

Pivot, developer of the IMTrader platform, is capitalizing on the trading community's increasing demand for efficient and collaborative instant messaging tools.

The Web 2.0 Threat

As the Web 2.0 movement makes collaborative tools and interactive Web sites ubiquitous on employees' computers, financial firms are facing the daunting task of monitoring these unauthorized applications.

An Archiving Call for BlackBerry Texting

Many securities firms have long banned the use of text messaging for business-related purposes, but new regulatory mandates and a continued push from some brokers have vendors turning their attention to texting.

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