America Online (AOL) is a huge company and now they have released AIM Pro aimed at businesses and professionals. Most people are familiar with AIM's buddy lists and text chat functions, but AIM Pro adds business features like Outlook calendar integration along with desktop sharing through WebEx. AIM Pro also has a cleaner look because there are no more advertisements.
The first thing users will notice is that there is no yellow anywhere in the window or menus. In addition, the familiar AOL "running man" icon is missing. AIM Pro integrates with Microsoft Outlook, both in personal and in corporate mode. Meeting reminders are displayed in a small window at the top of AIM Pro, while a Calendar tab lets users view and schedule appointments. Clicking on "Schedule" automatically calls up the Outlook appointment creation window.
AOL says that the VOIP conversations done through this tool would be more secure as they would be heavily encrypted. It also features supports for scanning of files for viruses and worms when the messenger is used for file transfers. AIM Pro users have the ability to communicate with regular AIM users but conversations will not be encrypted in these cases.
The AIM Pro service holds over 85,000,000 users and growing on the global AOL network.
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