Microsoft Launches Windows Live Hotmail Worldwide Built from the ground up, the new Windows Live Hot
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Microsoft Launches Windows Live Hotmail Worldwide
Built from the ground up, the new Windows Live Hotmail is now safer,
more powerful and available virtually anywhere.
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REDMOND, Wash. â=94 May 6, 2007 â=94 Microsoft Corp. today announ=
ced that
Windows Liveâ=A2 Hotmail®, the successor to MSN® Hotmail, is=
launching
globally in 36 languages. The most significant upgrade for Hotmail
since it pioneered the webmail industry in 1996, the new service has
been built to be a vast improvement over the previous Hotmail
offering, having incorporated input from more than 20 million beta
testers. Windows Live Hotmail will deliver a safer, more powerful and
productive e-mail experience than previous versions with flexible
access via the Web, on a mobile phone or with an e-mail client.
Microsoft also announced that later this month Windows Live Hotmail
customers will be able to access their Windows Live Hotmail e-mail and
contacts for free* using Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2003 or Office
Outlook 2007 via the new Microsoft Office Outlook Connector beta.
Inbox full view with reading pane
Inbox full view with reading pane
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See additional screenshots of Windows Live Hotmail
As Windows Live Hotmail begins rolling out on May 7 and continues over
the coming days, consumers will be able to visit http://www.hotmail.com
to sign up for a new Windows Live Hotmail account. Current MSN Hotmail
customers can also update their existing account to Windows Live
Hotmail by logging into their account and clicking on the green Join
Windows Live Hotmail button.
â=9CWeâ=99re thrilled to deliver Windows Live Hotmail to the more=
than 280
million active MSN Hotmail accounts around the world,â=9D said Steve
Berkowitz, senior vice president of the Online Services Group at
Microsoft. â=9CWindows Live Hotmail represents an extremely compelling
end-to-end e-mail experience that makes it easy for customers to get
best-of-breed e-mail access across PCs, mobile devices and the Web.
Windows Live Hotmail is a cornerstone online service for Microsoft and
a critical part of our online advertising business because e-mail is a
key point of influence for consumer purchases. Weâ=99re pleased to
announce the launch of the service to advertisers in addition to
consumers on the eve of the Microsoft Strategic Account Summit.â=9D
Millions of pieces of customer feedback played an instrumental role in
the development of the look and feel of the new Windows Live Hotmail.
Key customer benefits include the following:
Access: Hotmail, Where You Want It
Todayâ=99s Windows Live Hotmail customers donâ=99t necessarily si=
t behind a
computer screen all day; they want flexibility for their busy lives.
As a result, Microsoft has developed new technologies to meet their
needs:
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Outlook Connector. Available later this month in 11 languages
worldwide, the new Microsoft Office Outlook Connector beta will enable
people to view and manage their Windows Live Hotmail account from
Outlook for free, with full contact, e-mail and e-mail folder
synchronization.
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Mobile. Using Windows Live Hotmail for mobile (http://
mobile.live.com), customers can access their e-mail when they are on
the go on a Web-enabled mobile phone or PDA. In the future, Windows
Mobile® customers will receive a richer online and offline Windows
Live Hotmail experience with Windows Live for Windows Mobile, which
will ship with Windows Mobile v6.
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More to come. In the coming weeks, Microsoft will introduce an
additional e-mail client option for Windows Live Hotmail with the
release of Windows Live Mail beta, a free consumer e-mail client
available via download that will be a successor to Outlook Express and
Windows Mail on Windows Vistaâ=A2.
Productivity: The Power of Desktop Software With Your Personal Web E-
Mail
E-mail speed and reliability are critical to consumers. To help
maximize productivity in e-mail, Microsoft is offering new features,
including the following:
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More like Outlook. With right-click and drag-and-drop capabilities,
preview pane customization and auto-complete addressing, all designed
for optimal productivity, Windows Live Hotmail looks and feels more
like the Outlook software millions use at work every day.
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More Windows Live services. Windows Live Messenger presence is built
into Windows Live Hotmail so customers can see from their inbox if
their Messenger contacts are online. If a contact is online, customers
can begin a conversation with the contact directly.
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The space customers need. Microsoft remains committed to providing
Windows Live Hotmail customers with all the storage space they need to
remain productive in e-mail. With an inbox storage size starting at 2
GB, Windows Live Hotmail will continue to grow its storage capacity to
meet customer needs.
Protection: Safety Made Simple
According to feedback from customers, e-mail safety is one of the most
important things to them. Windows Live Hotmail is designed to help
protect customers before potentially harmful e-mail messages make it
into their inbox, and helps them make better, more informed decisions
about the safety level of their e-mail. These are some of the new
safety features:
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Safety bar. When an e-mail message arrives in the Windows Live Hotmail
inbox after multiple safety checks, the safety bar at the top of each
e-mail message will give a visual cue of the status of the e-mail:
white indicates the e-mail is from a known sender, yellow indicates
the e-mail is from an unknown sender and red indicates the e-mail is
potentially fraudulent.
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Improved spam protection. With one click on the â=9Cmark as unsafe=E2=
link,
customers can automatically delete junk e-mail messages, block any
future e-mail messages from that junk e-mail sender, and report the
junk e-mail sender to Microsoftâ=99s spam filters to help protect othe=
rs.
Personalization: Control Your View
As a direct result of customer feedback, Microsoft is providing
Windows Live Hotmail customers with more control over the look and
feel of their e-mail.
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Two views. Customers can choose how they view their Windows Live
Hotmail. The classic version looks similar to MSN Hotmail for those
who prefer the familiar look, while full version works more like
Outlook with more advanced functionality.
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Color choice. Customers can make their Windows Live Hotmail inbox
their own with a choice of color themes.
About MSN and Windows Live
MSN attracts more than 465 million unique users worldwide per month.
With localized versions available globally in 42 markets and 21
languages, MSN is a world leader in delivering compelling programmed
content experiences to consumers and online advertising opportunities
to businesses worldwide. Windows Live, a new set of personal Internet
services and software, is designed to bring together in one place all
the relationships, information and interests people care about most,
with enhanced safety and security features across their PC, devices
and the Web. MSN and Windows Live will be offered alongside each other
as complementary services. Some Windows Live services entered an early
beta phase on Nov. 1, 2005; these and future beta updates can be found
at http://ideas.live.com. Windows Live is available at http://www.live.com.
MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq â=9CMSFTâ=9D) is the worldwide=
leader in
software, services and solutions that help people and businesses
realize their full potential.
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