全新Yahoo! Mail整合即時通聊天功能

ALL-NEW YAHOO! MAIL GIVES PEOPLE WORLDWIDE MORE WAYS TO CONNECT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – August 28, 2007 – Yahoo! Inc., (NASDAQ: YHOO) 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) community1, 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.