After one month in testing, AOL on Wednesday dropped the beta moniker from its corporate instant messaging client, officially launching AIM Pro. The new client was designed by WebEx and is targeting business users with collaboration features powered by the company.
AOL hopes to ride the growing wave of instant messaging in the enterprise with AIM Pro. The company cites a recent survey by The Radicati Group that says IM has become a key collaboration tool for 135 million workers, with usage expected to soar to over 477 million by 2009.
On the outside, AIM Pro sports a more streamlined user interface and removes the advertising found in AOL?s consumer client. AIM Pro ?Modules? reside in the bottom of the application, offering tools such as people search through ZoomInfo, headlines from the Wall Street Journal and even business-oriented podcasts.
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Source: Betanews