AOL Introduces New AIM Triton Service

AOL today announced the official launch of its new AIM Tritonservice. Available for download on AIM.com ( www.aim.com ), the AIMTriton service is an integrated communications client that offersinstant messaging, free email and SMS mobile texting as well as voiceand video chat services.

In an industry first, the AIM Triton service also features aPlaxo-enabled AIM Address Book and gives users one-click access to theAOL Explorer, AOL Mail, AIM Mail, AIM Talk, and AOL Radio services. Italso offers anywhere access to AOL's new TotalTalk VoIP callingservice, making the AIM service the new 'front door' to digitalcommunications.

"We rebuilt the AIM service from the ground up to offer a superiorcommunications experience and universal address book that makes iteasier for users of all ages to stay in touch with friends, family andcolleagues," said Chamath Palihapitiya, vice president and generalmanager for AIM and ICQ, America Online, Inc. "We anticipate that theAIM Triton service will accelerate the growing use of voice, video anddesktop-to-mobile messaging across all users. And with the inclusionof our free AIM Mail product, we expect AIM to remain the most viral,social and popular communications application among the Internetgeneration."

The AIM(R) Triton service also offers a redesigned AIM(R) Todaycompanion programming screen ( http://www.aimtoday.com/ ) with aplayful, irreverent voice. The programming is updated throughout theday to surface hot news and entertainment content from the AOL.com(R)portal and across the Web. It is rendered in the AOL(R) Explorerbrowser, which does not affect users' default browser settings andprovides 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 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 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) 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(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 ). Overthe 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 theycan access anywhere, anytime.

System Requirements: The AIM Triton service requires MicrosoftWindows XP or Windows 2000.

* Editor's Note: Data comes from AOL's Third Annual InstantMessaging Trends Survey, which also found that instant messaging is up19 percent year over year in 2005. To learn more, go tohttp://www.aim.com/survey .

About the AIM(R) Service

The AIM(R) service (http://www.aim.com) is at the center of one ofthe largest and most dynamic online communities, and is available foruse on computers, cell phones and other handheld devices. The AIMservice is an integrated communications client that offers instantmessaging, email and SMS mobile texting as well as voice and videochat services. Features include a Plaxo-enabled AIM(R) Address Bookand 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 leadingnetwork of Web brands and the largest Internet access subscriptionservice in the United States. Brands include the AOL(R) service, theAOL.com(R) website, and the AIM(R), MapQuest(R), Moviefone(R),Netscape(R), CompuServe(R) and ICQ(R) services. America Online offersa 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 ofTime Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX).