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Yahoo!
Inc., today announced the global general availability of the new
version of Yahoo! Mail, one of the world's
most popular Web mail services. This latest version provides Yahoo! Mail users with the ability to chat in real
time with members of the world's largest instant messaging (IM) community,
including users of Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, via a seamlessly
integrated IM feature.
The
new version of Yahoo! Mail also
includes speed and performance enhancements as well as productivity
refinements, and will begin rolling out to users worldwide today. Yahoo! will
continue to offer Yahoo! Mail
Classic, its award-winning, traditional Web mail interface, providing users a choice
between experiences.
"We
have always been focused on making it easy for people to connect to those who
matter most to them, and during the "beta" testing period of the new Yahoo! Mail, we were able to incorporate a number of
enhancements based on valuable feedback from our users," said John Kremer, vice
president, Yahoo! Mail. "Now, the new Yahoo!
Mail has become an even more social experience, with
seamlessly integrated instant messaging and interoperability between leading
global IM services. In addition, we also want to make sure that people have the
best possible Web mail experience regardless of their geographic location, preferences
or system, so we're continuing to offer our trusted Yahoo!
Mail Classic interface."
Integrated Instant Messaging
The
new Yahoo! Mail enables people to select
how they want to communicate with any of their online contacts, via e-mail or real-time
instant messaging. Users can connect in
real-time to their contacts within Yahoo! Mail,
Yahoo! Messenger or Windows Live® Messenger. This instant messaging
interoperability connects users of one of the world's largest Web mail services
with the world's largest combined IM community and facilitates quick chat
conversations within the Yahoo! Mail
interface. People can also convert their e-mails seamlessly into IMs when
friends come online, or convert IMs to e-mails when they go offline.
Additional
features of the new Yahoo! Mail
Other new productivity and
personalization features in the new Yahoo! Mail
include:
- Speed and performance
- the new Yahoo! Mail is faster and more responsive than previous beta
versions
- Search refinements
- users can now refine their e-mail search results using advanced search
options, including the ability to narrow results by sender, folder, date,
attachment type and message status to pinpoint specific queries
- Color themes
- users can personalize the look of their e-mail experience with six
customizable color themes
In
general, the new Yahoo! Mail offers
a more dynamic Web 2.0 experience, including a sleek, easy-to-use interface
with the speed and responsiveness of a desktop application. In addition
to integrated instant messaging, it features other enhanced capabilities such
as tabbed navigation, a reading pane, an integrated calendar and an RSS
reader.
Both
the new Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Mail
Classic are free services with unlimited e-mail
storage, accessible from virtually any computer or mobile device connected to
the Internet, without the need for a software download.
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