Microsoft has
released the first beta version of a client application designed to allow users
to access Hotmail or Windows Live Email accounts directly from their desktops.
The Windows Live Mail Desktop Client has been made available to about 100
testers, the company said in
blog
posting. The group of testers will be further expanded in the coming weeks.
Hotmail accounts are currently accessible only through a browser or by
downloading to the desktops of users who pay a fee.
The new application also offers to download email from third-party services
that support POP/IMAP access.
The application presents users with banner advertisements when they view
their mail folders, but not next to any of the messages.
Charlene Li, a principal analyst with
Forrester Research,
described the product as a "good advance" in Microsoft's Live.com suite of
products.
"It taps into the company's heritage of software but is grounded on the
strong web-based Live.com platform," she wrote on a
company
blog.
Microsoft unveiled its Live software initiative in November, offering a
collection of online applications including email, blogging and instant
messaging.
Existing MSN products will
be added to this group, including
MSN
Messenger and Hotmail. These two will be rebranded as Windows Live Messenger
and Windows Live Mail.
The applications will be available to end users free of charge and will
feature advertisements.
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