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AIM Opens Up
CNET
News October 29, 2002
The ability
to communicate with ICQ is a feature in AIM 5.1, a test version of
the software
currently available on AOL.com. People who download AIM 5.1 will
be able to add ICQ users to their buddy lists and send them instant
text messages. AIM users will also be able to convert ICQ
identities, which are typically a sequence of numbers, to nicknames.
Users of the
current version of ICQ cannot add AIM members to their buddy lists,
but future versions of ICQ may let them do so, AOL said.
The decision to let
AIM users add ICQ buddies is significant because it represents the
first step in allowing the two largest instant messaging services,
both owned by AOL, to communicate. AOL has been subject to industry
criticism and federal regulatory scrutiny for its resistance to
opening its IM network to outsiders.
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