AOL bolstered its Open AIM initiative by adding new features and functionality to the instant message (IM) technology, and supporting new platforms Mac OS X, Linux, Pocket PC and Java. The Dulles, Va.-based company, which launched the Open AIM initiative last spring to spur development and use, said there are some 45,000 software developers working on its free instant-messaging platform.
AOL Widens AIM Features, Development
Posted by: Jay Lyman June 13, 2006 01:41 PMAOL bolstered its Open AIM initiative by adding new features and functionality to the instant message (IM) technology, and supporting new platforms Mac OS X, Linux, Pocket PC and Java. The Dulles, Va.-based company, which launched the Open AIM initiative last spring to spur development and use, said there are some 45,000 software developers working on its free instant-messaging platform.