“Watch what you say, or they’ll be calling you a Radical, a Liberal, a Fanatical, a criminal…” … Those are the words to The Logical Song from Supertramp. It seems if you’re anywhere near a corporate network and you use some form of Instant Messaging application (IQC, AOL IM, MSN Messenger, Trillian, Sametime) you’re up for getting burned unless you “watch what you say”.

Follow this Reality Tour(r) on IM message logging, auditing and archiving:

>RogueAware and L7 from Akonix – one of the most interesting solutions.

>IM Auditor Guardian from FacetTime Communications

>Ikimbo Archive from Ikimbo (used to be called Redmind).

>e/pop from WiredRed

>Sametime+ Chat logger from Principle Software

>IMLog Enterprise from IMLogic

>Magi Enterprise from Endeavors

>ImScribe from Cordant

>Pearl Echo from Pearl Software

>IM-Age from, well… IM-Age

You get the picture. I advocate, to be on the safer side of things, to either stop thinking or just do like I did: Use the ultimate wireless communication medium/protocol: Extra Sensory Perception and you’ll be safe… Until they figure out a way to digitize your mind, that is.