Amteus has designed and developed the next generation communication tool for business. In a single integrated product, Amteus provides a secure and private instant messaging solution which is easy to install, highly scalable and very competitively priced. This offers an attractive communications solution for businesses of all sizes and across all industries.

Communications are constantly developing, and technology serves to force the pace of change. In the late 20th Century the postal letter was replaced initially by the electronic facsimile and then by email; which is now the most common form of both business and personal communication. Instant Messaging (IM) became popular through free at point of use - web based software which was used primarily as a 'chat net' by internet users.

The use of IM has transferred from public use into the business market. In 2003 The Radicati Group Inc estimated that there were 29million corporate IM users globally, at the end of 2007 they believe that this figure will reach nearly 140million. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2011, IM will be the 'de facto' tool for voice and chat with 95% of workers in leading organisations using as their primary interface for real-time communications by 2013.

Business has recognised the advantages that IM can deliver, namely presence control, immediacy in communication, and the ability for users to multi-task whilst communicating. This leads to significant increases in efficiency and productivity. Increased IM use also reduces email traffic and the associated use of peer to peer file transfer significantly reduces infrastructure costs for most businesses.