The rise of web-mail, instant messaging and web-based applications within companies are all examples of the broader trend of “consumerisation” of technology.

web-mail（网迈），即时信息和其他公司间的网络应用的兴起是对科技“消费化”大潮流的印证。

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Thee technology of instant messaging has taken over my 11-year-old daughter's life.

即时通讯技术已经占据我那11岁女儿的生活。

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This project design and implementation the new security instant messaging based on the topic of the existing network communication technology, database technology and information security technology.

本课题在现有的网络通信技术、数据库技术和信息安全技术的基础上设计并实现了新型的安全即时通信系统。

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Instant messaging, that rat-a-tat chat technology that is catching up toe-mail in popularity, still hasn't overcome a critical hurdle that e-mail cleared years ago: utter incompatibility among rival brands.

FORBES: Instant Headache

But a person familiar with the matter said the patents relate to fundamental Internet technologies, including email, instant messaging, Web browsing, Web search, online advertising, mobile technology and e-commerce.

WSJ: Facebook's Growth Slows

Despite the tech-stock meltdown, the proliferation of information technology makes AOL's 35 million customers and instant messaging feature valuable.

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