You Won't Get Fired for Outlawing IM - Business Center - PC World

The younger generation that is moving into the workplace now grew up on Instant Messaging. It's been their favourite way of communicating. Naturally, as they enter the workplace, the use of IM is growing quickly, raising the concerns of some security professionals, because of the perceived lack of control around IM and the lack of a trail of communications. Some companies have even banned it, although that must be difficult to enforce. On the other hand, as this article points out, there are productivity gains to be realized from the use of IM, and the a decision to ban it therefore comes at a cost. Security administrators need to think twice before banning IM. Not only are they bucking a trend that likely can't be bucked, they will lower their company's capacity for productivity.. You Won't Get Fired for Outlawing IM - Business Center - PC World