AOL Introduces New AIM Triton Service.DULLES, Va. -- America Online See AOL. , Inc.:
Integrated Communications Service Features Instant Messaging, Free
Email and SMS Mobile Texting as Well as Voice and Video Chat Services
Delivers Next Generation Tools and the Industry's First IM-Based
Address Book to the 70 Percent* of Online Americans That Now Use
Instant Messaging
AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. 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 Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , free email and SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. 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 Explorer, previously known as AOL Browser is a graphical web browser based on the Microsoft Trident layout engine and was released by AOL. In July 2005, AOL launched AOL Explorer as a free download and as an optional download with AIM version 5.9. , AOL Mail, AIM Mail, AIM Talk, and AOL Radio AOL Radio featuring XM is an online radio service offering original programming and select XM Satellite Radio channels by AOL. AOL Radio is considered to be the largest and most successful internet radio network, and one of the most popular features of AOL. 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 Transmitting text, voice and video in binary form. See 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 ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , 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 Popular Communications is a magazine with content relating to the radio hobby, including scanners, shortwave radio, CB, and amateur radio. The magazine includes articles, schedules of shortwave stations, and logs of pirate radio communications sent in by readers. application among the Internet generation." The AIM(R) Triton service also offers a redesigned AIM(R) Today companion programming screen ( http://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(R) portal and across the Web. It is rendered in the AOL(R) Explorer browser, which does not affect users' default browser settings and provides them with access to the AOL(R) Mail and AIM(R) 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 Active Messages are a communications primitive for exploiting the full performance and flexibility of modern computer interconnects. They are often classified as one of the three main types of distributed memory programming, the other two being data parallel and message passing. 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(R) feature that offers a new, Plaxo(R)-enabled AIM(R) 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 A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. files for easy sharing. --One-click access to the AOL Mail, AIM Mail, and AOL(R) 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 GIPS - /gips/ or /jips/ [Analogy with MIPS] Giga-Instructions per Second (or possibly "Gillions of Instructions per Second"; see gillion). In 1991, this was used of only a handful of highly parallel machines and one sequential processor built with Josephson devices. ) 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 The inclusion of video in an instant messaging (IM) system, turning it into a two-way video conference. For example, in 2003, Apple introduced its iSight video camera for use with its iChat instant messaging. See 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 (SPam Instant Messaging) Unsolicited advertising appearing in instant messages. SPIM is even more annoying than spam. Unlike e-mail ads, which can often be relegated to a junk folder in the user's e-mail program, a SPIM ad pops up on screen whenever it is sent. 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(R) 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(R) 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(R) network in a system-wide upgrade and will be woven into the AOL.com(R) 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(R) Service The AIM(R) 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(R) Address Book and integrated access to the AOL(R) Explorer, AOL(R) Mail, AIM(R) Mail, AOL(R) Radio, AIM(R) 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(R) service, the AOL.com(R) website, and the AIM(R), MapQuest(R), Moviefone(R), Netscape(R), CompuServe(R) and ICQ(R) services. America Online offers a range of digital services including the TotalTalk(R) 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 Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TWX (TeletypeWriter eXchange Service) A U.S. and Canadian dial-up communications service that became part of Telex. In 1971, the Bell System sold TWX to Western Union. TWX transmitted 5-bit Murray code or 7-bit ASCII code at up to 150 bps. See Telex. ). |
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