Protection from IM and P2P Threats.

IMlogic Inc. launches the IMlogic Threat Center, which detects analyzes, and alerts, and provides protection against harmful instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or (IM) and peer-to-peer (P2P See peer-to-peer and point-to-point. ) threats including IM-borne viruses, worms, SPIM (SPam Instant Messaging) Unsolicited advertising appearing in instant messages. SPIM is even more annoying than spam. Unlike e-mail ads, which can often be relegated to a junk folder in the user's e-mail program, a SPIM ad pops up on screen whenever it is sent. (spam over IM) and malicious code. Global instant messaging leaders America Online See AOL. , Microsoft, and Yahoo and well as internet security leaders McAfee and Sybari support the IMlogic Threat Center. For more information, visit www. imlogic.com/im threat center/ index.asp.

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