I know Hush and Cyber have their messenger services and they are decent, but SLOW

I am looking for a program, if one exsists, that is secure (encrypted maybe) that I can talk to people with AIM accounts and such.

Cyb and Hush u have to have an email addy w/ them to use it..

Any suggestions? I was told Trillian. Is this a stand alone program or a plugin for AIM?

Thanks for any help