Microsoft Corp. ha oggi annunciato che Windows Live Hotmail, il successore di MSN Hotmail, è stato lanciato nel mondo in 36 lingue. E' l'aggiornamento più significativo per Hotmail da quando è entrata nell'industria delle web mail nel 1996, il nuovo servizio è stato costruito per essere un grande passo avanti rispetto alla precedente Hotmail, grazie ai consigli di più di 20 milioni di beta tester. Windows Live Hotmail offrirà un'esperienza più sicura, potente e produttiva rispetto alle versioni precedenti con accesso flessibile via Web, su un cellulare o con un client e-mail. Microsoft ha anche annunciato che più avanti, questo mese, gli utenti di Windows Live Hotmail potranno aggiungere alla loro Windows Live Hotmail, e-mail e contatti utilizzando Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 o Office Outlook 2007 tramite il nuovo Microsoft Office Outlook Connector beta.

L'attivazione di Windows Live Hotmail partirà il 7 Maggio e continuerà i giorni successivi, i clienti potranno visitare http://www.hotmail.com per registrare un nuovo account Windows Live Hotmail. Gli utenti attuali di MSN Hotmail potranno aggiornare il loro account esistente a Windows Live Hotmail loggandosi nel loro account e cliccando sul bottone verde "Join Windows Live Hotmail".

“Siamo emozionati di rilasciare Windows Live Hotmail ai più di 280 milioni di account MSN Hotmail attivi in tutto il mondo” ha detto Steve Berkowitz, "senior vice president of the Online Services Group" in Microsoft. “Windows Live Hotmail rappresenta un'esperienza estremamente coinvolgente che rende più facile per gli utenti ottenere il meglio dell'e-mail, sia con un PC,sia con un dispositivo mobile. Windows Live Hotmail è un servizio online cruciale per Microsoft e una parte importante del nostro servizio di online advertising perchè l'e-mail è un punto di influenza importante per le scelte degli utenti. Siamo lieti di annunciare il lancio del servizio a chi vuole pubblicizzare i propri prodotti alla vigilia del Microsoft Strategic Account Summit.”

Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows Live Hotmail, the successor to MSN Hotmail, is launching globally in 36 languages. The most significant upgrade for Hotmail since it pioneered the webmail industry in 1996, the new service has been built to be a vast improvement over the previous Hotmail offering, having incorporated input from more than 20 million beta testers. Windows Live Hotmail will deliver a safer, more powerful and productive e-mail experience than previous versions with flexible access via the Web, on a mobile phone or with an e-mail client. Microsoft also announced that later this month Windows Live Hotmail customers will be able to access their Windows Live Hotmail e-mail and contacts for free* using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Office Outlook 2007 via the new Microsoft Office Outlook Connector beta.

As Windows Live Hotmail begins rolling out on May 7 and continues over the coming days, consumers will be able to visit http://www.hotmail.com to sign up for a new Windows Live Hotmail account. Current MSN Hotmail customers can also update their existing account to Windows Live Hotmail by logging into their account and clicking on the green Join Windows Live Hotmail button.

“We’re thrilled to deliver Windows Live Hotmail to the more than 280 million active MSN Hotmail accounts around the world,” said Steve Berkowitz, senior vice president of the Online Services Group at Microsoft. “Windows Live Hotmail represents an extremely compelling end-to-end e-mail experience that makes it easy for customers to get best-of-breed e-mail access across PCs, mobile devices and the Web. Windows Live Hotmail is a cornerstone online service for Microsoft and a critical part of our online advertising business because e-mail is a key point of influence for consumer purchases. We’re pleased to announce the launch of the service to advertisers in addition to consumers on the eve of the Microsoft Strategic Account Summit.”

Millions of pieces of customer feedback played an instrumental role in the development of the look and feel of the new Windows Live Hotmail. Key customer benefits include the following:

Access: Hotmail, Where You Want It

Today’s Windows Live Hotmail customers don’t necessarily sit behind a computer screen all day; they want flexibility for their busy lives. As a result, Microsoft has developed new technologies to meet their needs:

Productivity: The Power of Desktop Software With Your Personal Web E-Mail

E-mail speed and reliability are critical to consumers. To help maximize productivity in e-mail, Microsoft is offering new features, including the following:

Protection: Safety Made Simple

According to feedback from customers, e-mail safety is one of the most important things to them. Windows Live Hotmail is designed to help protect customers before potentially harmful e-mail messages make it into their inbox, and helps them make better, more informed decisions about the safety level of their e-mail. These are some of the new safety features:

Personalization: Control Your View

As a direct result of customer feedback, Microsoft is providing Windows Live Hotmail customers with more control over the look and feel of their e-mail.

About MSN and Windows Live

MSN attracts more than 465 million unique users worldwide per month. With localized versions available globally in 42 markets and 21 languages, MSN is a world leader in delivering compelling programmed content experiences to consumers and online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide. Windows Live, a new set of personal Internet services and software, is designed to bring together in one place all the relationships, information and interests people care about most, with enhanced safety and security features across their PC, devices and the Web. MSN and Windows Live will be offered alongside each other as complementary services. Some Windows Live services entered an early beta phase on Nov. 1, 2005; these and future beta updates can be found at http://ideas.live.com. Windows Live is available at http://www.live.com. MSN is located on the Web at http://www.msn.com.

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