Google to Offer Instant Messaging and Voice Communications on Web

By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: August 24, 2005
NY Times

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 - Google, the Internet search innovator, will make its first direct challenge to the broader communications industry on Wednesday when it introduces an instant-messaging and voice communication service for personal computers.

The program, Google Talk, will allow its users to exchange text messages and converse through their computers with others at remote locations. Other instant-messaging services offer similar capabilities, but Google said the appeal of its system would come from its voice quality, based on audio technology it has developed.

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