Thomson Reuters Messenger (RM; formerly Reuters Messaging) is an

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tool and real time collaboration service designed for financial professionals. Messenger was first released by

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in November 2002. On April 17, 2008, the Thomson Corporation and Reuters Group PLC combined to form

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. The most recent version of Messenger is Thomson Reuters Messenger 8.4, which was released on March 31, 2011.

About

Thomson Reuters Messenger is intended for the sharing of information among financial professionals. Thomson Reuters Messenger is available as a stand-alone product or as an embedded component in other Thomson Reuters products. The Messenger community provides direct access to over 140,000 professionals from the world's top financial institutions. Thomson Reuters Messenger Compliance is an add-on risk management and regulatory compliance service. Messenger Compliance logs all content shared and received through Messenger including group chat, attachments, forms and screenshots. Archives are accessible (for extended archiving and eDiscovery) for a period of up to 7 years. Thomson Reuters Messenger Compliance is powered by

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technology. Messenger allows users to communicate with individuals on various consumer and enterprise IM networks. Consumer connectivity includes

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Features

Messenger 8.4 offers the following features: * A dynamic directory of financial professionals, with easy to use advanced search capabilities. * Improved efficiency using a “dashboard view” that shows email, instant messages and chat room activity all in one place. * Communication that is more secure than email. All messages are encrypted with 128-bit encryption before transmission. * Topic based chat rooms that make it easy to discuss trade details and strategies with industry experts. * Enhanced productivity with the exchange of files, screenshots and financial data within the flow of your conversations.

Versions

The official versions of Thomson Reuters Messenger are as follows: * RM 3.1, released in November 2002 (for

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NT4/2000/XP) * RM 4.0, released in September 2004 (for

2000/XP) * RM 5.0, released in December 2005 (for

2000/XP) * RM 6.0, released in December 2006 (for

XP) * RM 7.0, released in December 2007 (for

XP/Vista) * RM 7.0 SP1, released in August 2008 (for

XP/Vista) * RM 8.0, released in December 2008 (for

XP/Vista) * RM 8.0 SP1, released in August 2009 (for

XP/Vista) * Messenger 8.3, released in July 2010 (for

XP/Vista/Windows 7) * Thomson Reuters Messenger for Windows, released in January 2011 (for

XP/Vista/Windows 7) * Messenger 8.4, released in March 2011 (for

XP/Vista/Windows 7) The following versions of Thomson Reuters Messenger are no longer available for use: * RM 3.1 * RM 4.0 * RM 5.0 * RM 6.0

External links

Official sites

Thomson Reuters Messenger official siteThomson Reuters official website Thomson Reuters Eikon Messenger Web Login

Third-party Compliance Partners

Global Relay Communications Inc.Smarsh

References

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