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AOL Introduces New AIM Triton Service
November 22, 2005
DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2005-- America Online, Inc.: AOL today announced the official launch of its new AIM Triton service. Available for download on AIM.com ( www.aim.com ), the AIM Triton service is an integrated communications client that offers instant messaging, free email and SMS mobile texting as well as voice and video chat services.
In an industry first, the AIM Triton service also features a Plaxo-enabled AIM Address Book and gives users one-click access to the AOL Explorer, AOL Mail, AIM Mail, AIM Talk, and AOL Radio services. It also offers anywhere access to AOL's new TotalTalk VoIP calling service, making the AIM service the new 'front door' to digital communications.
"We rebuilt the AIM service from the ground up to offer a superior communications experience and universal address book that makes it easier for users of all ages to stay in touch with friends, family and colleagues," said Chamath Palihapitiya, vice president and general manager for AIM and ICQ, America Online, Inc. "We anticipate that the AIM Triton service will accelerate the growing use of voice, video and desktop-to-mobile messaging across all users. And with the inclusion of our free AIM Mail product, we expect AIM to remain the most viral, social and popular communications application among the Internet generation."
The AIM® Triton service also offers a redesigned AIM® Today companion programming screen ( www.aimtoday.com ) with a playful, irreverent voice. The programming is updated throughout the day to surface hot news and entertainment content from the AOL.com® portal and across the Web. It is rendered in the AOL® Explorer browser, which does not affect users' default browser settings and provides them with access to the AOL® Mail and AIM® Mail services.
Streamlined Communications Tools for Everyone
Redesigned from the ground-up, the AIM Triton service includes:
- Tabbed IMs: a new IM interface that corrals all active messages into a single, expandable window, listing Buddy names vertically and communications services horizontally. Tabbed IMs make it easier to carry on multiple conversations simultaneously and let users transition from desktop instant messaging to mobile text messaging, email, voice or video chat with one click.
- A second tab on the Buddy List® feature that offers a new, Plaxo®-enabled AIM® Address Book that stores - and provides a thumbnail view of - contact information on up to 5,000 contacts.
- A new 'Quicknote' feature that replaces the initial IM window to provide a snapshot of contact information for each buddy and lets users initiate voice chat or send instant messages, mobile text messages or emails to anyone in their AIM Address Book.
- A robust file transfer service that quickly transports files of any size. Now, users can just drag and drop files for easy sharing.
- One-click access to the AOL Mail, AIM Mail, and AOL® Radio services, including non-stop listening to over 150 AOL radio stations plus 20 popular XM music stations.
- An improved voice chat service (PC-to-PC VoIP calling) that uses the Pingtel open source-based SIPuxa and Global IP Sound (GIPS) platforms for superior voice quality. AIM voice chat, which lets users talk live with AIM buddies around the world free of charge, now supports live, multi-party voice chat for up to 20 buddies, and enables users to add buddies to ongoing calls.
- Anywhere access to advanced voice calling features for TotalTalk(TM) subscribers using AIM, including a digital dial pad or 'soft phone' that lets subscribers make, receive and manage calls from any computer with Web access.
- A beta version of an updated live video instant messaging experience with a larger screen and moveable "picture-in-picture" interface.
- An IM Catcher(TM) feature that screens IMs from unknown senders and helps stop the spread of SPIM on the AIM service.
- The ability to add up to 500 buddies to the Buddy List feature, and a 'type down' search function that makes it easy to quickly find individual buddies.
- A redesigned 'Away Message' setting that is easier to navigate and doubles the amount of storage for more creative Away Messages, as well as a 'Buddy Info' page and Away Messaging Center ( http://buddyinfo.aim.com ) that lets users view their buddies' Away Messages and AIM Profiles in a single pane where they can also post and read comments.
- A 'Print Contacts' feature that allows users to print all information, key information or mailing labels for buddies in the new AIM Address Book.
- Integrated AOL® Search, including the ability to highlight phrases in the IM window and click "go" to call forth a search results page.
- Session-based logging that preserves IM conversations until users sign off.
Availability: Internet users are invited to download the AIM® Triton service free of charge on AIM.com ( http://www.aim.com ). Over the coming weeks, the new software will roll out across the AIM® network in a system-wide upgrade and will be woven into the AOL.com® portal to provide users with a complete communications service they can access anywhere, anytime.
System Requirements: The AIM Triton service requires Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000.
Editor's Note: Data comes from AOL's Third Annual Instant Messaging Trends Survey, which also found that instant messaging is up 19 percent year over year in 2005. To learn more, go to http://www.aim.com/survey.
About the AIM® Service
The AIM® service (http://www.aim.com) is at the center of one of the largest and most dynamic online communities, and is available for use on computers, cell phones and other handheld devices. The AIM service is an integrated communications client that offers instant messaging, email and SMS mobile texting as well as voice and video chat services. Features include a Plaxo-enabled AIM® Address Book and integrated access to the AOL® Explorer, AOL® Mail, AIM® Mail, AOL® Radio, AIM® Talk and TotalTalk(TM) services.
About America Online, Inc
America Online, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States. Brands include the AOL® service, the AOL.com® website, and the AIM®, MapQuest®, Moviefone®, Netscape®, CompuServe® and ICQ® services. America Online offers a range of digital services including the TotalTalk® voice service. The company also has operations in Canada and Europe. America Online, Inc. is based in Dulles, Virginia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX - News).
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