Microsoft announced late last night that its new set of Windows Live service will be coming soon. Windows Live will increasingly be the avenue for adding value to Windows as Microsoft begins to separate out products from the operating system. Meaning it is a space that will require more and more attention. The separations should help them innovate more quickly in this typically consumer oriented space where innovation is key. So here is a quick run down of what is new
· Windows Live Calendar. completely revamped Windows Live Calendar, it’s easier to manage multiple calendars
· Windows Live Events. Create and send out online event invitations and host event-related interactions
· New! Windows Live Groups. This new service allows teams, clubs and friends to more easily collaborate online and engage in discussions, create a shared calendar, share photos and files they create, or simply chat online.
· New! Windows Live FrameIt. Windows Live FrameIt allows you to dynamically deliver photos and other content such as news, traffic and weather directly to digital picture frames that are wirelessly enabled.
· Windows Live Hotmail. new interface that brings the best of what Hotmail offered before with faster performance. Other new features and enhancements that will be made available to Hotmail users over the coming months include the following:
- Integration of “What’s New” feed.
- Better spam protection.
The following new features for Windows Live Hotmail customers will be rolled out over time, starting in early 2009:
- POP access.
- POP aggregation.
- Instant Access.
- Instant messaging in Windows Live Hotmail. .
· New! Windows Live Photos. photos on the Web at http://photos.live.com.
- People tagging.
- Commenting.
- “What’s New” feed.
- Shared albums.
· Windows Live SkyDrive. now offering 25BG of online storage and tighter integration with other Windows Live services.
· New! Windows Live Profile. Quickly and easily broadcast key information about yourself from Windows Live and ultimately more than 50 partner sites to your Windows Live network.
· New! Windows Live People. The People page is for storage and management of your Windows Live contacts.
· Windows Live Spaces. Microsoft has focused on improving the experience by making the fonts easier to read, removing advertisements and generally improving the user interface.
· Windows Live Sync. Formerly known as Windows Live FolderShare. The new features include Windows Live ID integration for a unified sign-on experience and functional enhancements such as Recycle Bin integration for easy file recovery and Unicode support.
The guys at liveside have a lot more detail about many of these.
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Nov 13 2008, 06:40 AM
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