March 21, 2006

Yahoo announces the start of beta testing in Canada for a new version of Yahoo Mail.

Yahoo Mail beta (http://mail.yahoo.ca) provides a faster experience with enhanced functionality, such as drag and drop e-mail organization, message preview panes and an integrated RSS reader.

Like the current Yahoo Mail experience, the new version is browser-based, making it universally accessible from any computer connected to the Internet, without the need for a software download.

The beta incorporates Oddpost technology and provides the most significant enhancement to the Yahoo Mail interface and user experience since its launch in 1997.

Rogers Yahoo Hi-Speed Internet customers will also be able to enjoy a beta test of the new service on Rogers Yahoo Mail (http://rogers.yahoo.com/mail).

The beta also recently became available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France and Korea, and will be rolled-out to all Yahoo! Mail users in Canada and those markets in the coming weeks.

Yahoo intends to make the new version available to all users worldwide after the completion of beta testing.

Beta testers will be able to toggle between the different versions of Yahoo! Mail in order to try the new interface.

"This beta gives Canadians a faster and more dynamic way to experience Yahoo! Mail and Rogers Yahoo Mail, yet continues to offer the same features they rely upon today: great anti-spam and virus protection, tons of storage, it's all there," said Naomi Lipowski, Senior Product Manager, Yahoo! Mail.

"We're looking forward to receiving feedback on the beta as we continue the development process."

Highlights of the beta version of Yahoo! Mail and Rogers Yahoo! Mail include increased speed and features such as:

** Easy-to-use interface that functions like a desktop client
** Drag-and-drop message organization
** Reading panes to instantly view messages
** Speedy search of e-mail headers and attachments
** Ability to view multiple e-mails at the same time
** Integrated RSS reader, providing access to breaking news
** Automatic check and delivery of new mail
** Keyboard shortcuts and right click menus
** Ability to scroll through all message headers in a folder
** Address autocomplete
** Industry-leading protection from spam and viruses
** Available on Internet Explorer, Firefox and Mac/Apple
** Remains free on Yahoo Canada, supported by advertisers

The Yahoo Mail beta gives users access to breaking news, blog entries, and other feeds directly in their Web mail experience through an easy-to-use, integrated RSS reader.

This feature brings together online content from a variety of sources, and makes it easy to forward select news clips and blog postings to friends and co-workers, or file for future use.

Yahoo Mail beta users can read RSS feeds by clicking on the 'All RSS Feeds' icon, which appears below the user's e-mail folders.

This automatically provides users with access to full posts - whether from their personalized My Yahoo! page, a selection of the most popular feeds or favourite feeds that they manually enter.

In addition, many popular aspects of Canadian sites such as macleans.ca, globeandmail.com, and moneysense.ca are already included in the RSS reader, enabling Canadian Yahoo! Mail users to read the content that is most relevant to them while checking their e-mail.

Source: Yahoo Mail Canada

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