Update: AOL to adapt WebEx services for AIM consumers
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America Online and WebEx Communications are evaluating ways to adapt some of the online meeting services they currently offer to business users of AOL's AIM instant messaging network to make these services appealing to AIM consumers.
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com. America Online Inc. on Wednesday launched new features in its Singingfish search site for audio and video on the Web. AOL, a division of Time Warner Inc.
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AOL will attempt to compete directly with the likes of Yahoo Inc., MSN and Google Inc. when it launches its own free Web-based e-mail service.
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(InfoWorld) - AOL LLC will open up AIM Phoneline to external developers to let them create hardware devices and software applications for this Internet telephony service. AOL will give developers access to the AIM Phoneline platform via APIs (application programming interfaces), the Dulles, Virginia, Web portal said Thursday. AOL, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., will make the APIs generally available in this year's fourth quarter, but it will show devices and applications built with the APIs at next week's Fall 2006 VON Conference in Boston. The move is part of a larger trend at AOL and among Internet companies in general to enrich their online services with add-ins, applications and devices created by external developers. Companies like AOL, Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. realize they benefit from tapping into the creativity of external developers, be they individuals or corporate programmers. The resulting applications, often called mash-ups, extend online services in ways and directions that the Internet companies may not have considered or may lack the resources to explore. For AIM Phoneline, which is the VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service of AOL's AIM instant messaging service, the hope is that device manufacturers and voice application developers will use the APIs to build new hardware peripherals and software features. AOL plans to introduce three APIs in the fourth quarter to let developers create ring tones for AIM Phoneline, let cordless phones function with AIM Phoneline and build call management features for the service. Along with the APIs, AOL is formally launching the Open AIM Phoneline initiative, an outreach program for external developers interested in extending the service. The program includes a competition for developers called the Open AIM Phoneline Developersâ Challenge. AOL will accept AIM Phoneline applications between Sept. 11 and Nov. 30. The winners will be announced in January 2007. The first-place winner will receive US$3,500, while $1,000 will be awarded for second place. More information will beÂ posted online soon.Â Â  The Open AIM Phoneline program will also have an online store featuring applications and devices built by external developers. AIM has about 43 million users in the U.S. AIM Phoneline, launched in May, offers AIM users a free phone number, free online voicemail and unlimited incoming calls. For outbound calling, AOL offers a plan for $9.95 a month for calls to the U.S., Canada and 30 other countries. AIM Phoneline competes in a crowded market for Internet telephony that also includes services from eBay Inc.'s Skype, Vonage Holdings Corp., Yahoo and AT&T Inc.
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WebEx Communications is expanding its Web conferencing service with an offering designed for sales professionals, the company plans to announce this week.
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NEW YORK -- AOL is getting a software makeover, its first since deciding to make more of its services available for free in the chase for online advertising dollars.
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AOL on Tuesday is expected to unveil a revamped version of its Web based music store, in addition to expanding the service's catalog with new audio tracks and thousands of music videos. AOL Music Now features both individual downloads and a subscription offering.
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AOL Making Portal and Search Changes  Some big changes are in the making at AOL which will help to expand their content, channels, and advertising revenue past their paid internet service provider members and to the masses. And no, it's not the Netscape homepage! AOL is currently testing a preview of ...
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In a play to grab the attention of more Internet users, America Online (Quote, Chart) began testing a Web-based e-mail service that the company hopes will compete with similar services by Yahoo (Quote, Chart), MSN (Quote, Chart) and Google (Quote, Chart).
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This Web-savvy update syncs with MSN accounts, but you'll want to be aware of some functionality requirements and service limitations.
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America Online (Quote, Chart) launched a consumer version of its AIM Voice Conferencing (AVC) system today, underscoring the company&#39;s stated belief that instant messaging is the new doorway to communication in the office and at home.
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SAN FRANCISCO - After being written off by industry observers last year, America Online Inc.&#39;s browser unit showed signs of life Tuesday as it released an update to its Netscape Web browser.
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An insistent upgrade alert from AOL is annoying some users of its IM service.
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America Online has had quite a bit of success with its AIM Robot (AIMBot) technology, including one that feeds users news headlines or on-demand news from the Wall Street
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America Online Inc. (AOL) is launching a program Monday to promote and facilitate the creation of what it calls AIM Robots for its AIM instant messaging system.
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SAN FRANCISCO - After being written off by industry observers last year, America Online Inc.'s browser unit showed signs of life Tuesday as it released an update to its Netscape Web browser.
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America Online subscribers will receive a raft of new and enhanced security services as part of their standard package with the launch of AOL 9.0 Security Edition, the latest upgrade of the company&#39;s fee-based, consumer-focused online service.