Spam and alternative communication technologies have begun to lower the value of e-mail as a mission-critical application for business, according to a study released Monday by IDC, a technology research firm. The firm said its study showed that “a resurgence of spam and the increased frequency of being replaced by text messaging and voice over IP calling, especially among younger consumers and workers, will make it more difficult for e-mail to maintain its status as the leading mission-critical electronic communications method.”
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Study: E-Mail May Lose the War Against Spam
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. April 11, 2007 04:00 AMSpam and alternative communication technologies have begun to lower the value of e-mail as a mission-critical application for business, according to a study released Monday by IDC, a technology research firm. The firm said its study showed that “a resurgence of spam and the increased frequency of being replaced by text messaging and voice over IP calling, especially among younger consumers and workers, will make it more difficult for e-mail to maintain its status as the leading mission-critical electronic communications method.”