Firms are being offered an on-demand secure instant messaging system to help them take advantage of the increasing use of instant messaging in business.
Experts say new bills before Congress and court decisions may further complicate things for U.S. companies already grappling with records retention, compliance and data archiving.
Gloucester ISP Star Technology, which is in the heart of one of the worst flood-hit regions of the UK, is offering free e-mail routing services to local businesses.
Vulnerability researchers say attackers could exploit flaws in AOL Instant Messenger, Trillian and Yahoo Messenger to run malicious code or cause a denial of service.