mail.com Launches Ajax Webmail and Gigastore File Cabinet

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Wednesday, November 15, 2006; 04:18 AM

mail.com (www.mail.com), a leading personalized email provider, announced its next-generation AJAX-based webmail service, which replicates the features of desktop email clients but requires only a web browser. The new AJAX-based email is available now to premium users of mail.com, and will become available as an option to all users in the near future.

In addition to a fresh new look, the highly intuitive mail.com AJAX interface offers the latest functionalities, including drag-and-drop, preview pane, auto-complete, message preloading, optimized page refreshes, easy folder manipulation, and visually simple navigation. All that is required to access the AJAX interface is a modern web browser such as Firefox (version 1.5 or better) or Internet Explorer (version 6 Service Pack 2 or better).

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript And XML) is a development technique for building web applications that mimic the interface and features usually found only in installed software. Because they deliver sophisticated user interaction directly from a server rather than via an installed desktop client, AJAX applications can replicate the traditional software experience without installation, upgrades, or cross-platform compatibility issues.

mail.com also launched the Gigastore File Cabinet for premium users, a new service that allows users to upload and store large files to their mail.com accounts for later retrieval. The Gigastore File Cabinet comes with a storage capacity of one gigabyte. A standard version of the File Cabinet will be deployed to all mail.com users soon.

mail.com provides free personalized email addresses that help people express themselves online. Customers can choose from more than 100 domain names to express their unique online personalities through their professions (lawyer.com, doctor.com, scientist.com, techie.com), location (USA.com, London.com, Asia.com), or interests (petlover.com, comic.com, activist.com). For more information visit www.mail.com .