Enterprising Instant Messages

Many businesses already use instant messaging, but now they are looking to make corporate versions of it. These would be systems which allow tracking of messages, but also would mean the messages you’re sending would be branded with your company’s logo.

A few of these companies include Peer.im, Hey Wire, BigAntInstant Messenger, Bopup Communication Server, DBabble, Openfire, and WinpopupLAN Messenger. Though all of these systems differ slightly, they offer the same general service. Having your own branded messages allows you to look more professional. From a management or owner perspective, it would allow review of situations in which the outcome was unfavourable, giving perspective on what to do differently next time.

Personally I would find it easier to focus on work related tasks having an enterprise instant messaging system. I feel I would be more aware of the messages I was sending, as well as whom I was contacting with them.

References:

Bahny, Wally. (2013, February 13). Five enterprise instant messaging systems. Techrepublic. Retrieved from http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-enterprise-instant-messaging-systems/

Baldwin, Harold. (2014, February 17). Instant messaging is going corporate. Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/howardbaldwin/2014/02/17/instant-messaging-is-going-corporate/