Official Web Site - http://www.aim.com Company - America Online Current Version - AIM Triton
Description of AOL Instant Messenger
You dont have to be an America Online member to experience the immediate cross-Internet communication made possible by AOL Instant Messenger. This program allows Internet users to communicate via private, personalized text messages, and indicates when friends, family members, and business colleagues are online. AOL Instant Messenger combines AOLs popular Buddy List and Instant Message features, enabling users to send and respond to messages immediately. Other features include a user directory and buddy chat capabilities, personalized news, and a Neighborhood Watch feature so that you can disconnect when crank chatters contact you.
AIM 5.2 introduces the ability for AIM members to send and receive end-to-end encrypted messages - IM, Chat and File Transfer - allowing for message privacy and member identification. Messages are encrypted and decrypted using industry-standard encryption methods - messages sent between AIM members can be digitally encrypted and signed. IM Forwarding is another new feature. With AIM 5.2, you can be online, all the time, anywhere. Register your cell phone with IM Forwarding, and youll continue to receive your IMs after you sign out of AIM.
AIM 5.5 adds video conferencing and the ability to sign-on with multiple screen name simultaneously.
