Bangalore 18, 2006 - Yahoo! India "� the largest internet brand in thecountry has launched Yahoo! Indichat plug-in which enables users to chat in Hindi and Tamil without any need for a language keyboard. The user can justload the Side Panel plug-in and start chatting in Hindi and Tamil. Yahoo! India also offers other plug-ins which facilitate chat in otherIndian languages like Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Malayalam. Also, a user with any language keyboard can chat on Yahoo! Messenger 8.0 inthat language. | |
| The plug-in feature will revolutionize user experience on Yahoo! Messenger8.0 by enabling music, finance, games, answers and many more features in their messenger window. This takes Yahoo! Messenger beyond just a devicefor chatting, making it a daily essential service for net users. |
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| "We continuously innovate, make relevant and localize our communicationproducts in our effort to provide the best Web experience possible," saidGeorge Zacharias, MD Yahoo! India. |
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| Users can download Indichat plug-in for Hindi and Tamil fromhttp://in.gallery.yahoo.com into their Yahoo! Messenger 8.0. The service will be rolled out in other Indian languages very soon. |
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| Another unique feature from Yahoo! India is the introduction of Indianlanguage Audibles which are available in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati and Punjabi. Audibles are an extremely popular fun feature ofYahoo! Messenger. |
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| Yahoo! India also announced the launch of Yahoo! Mail beta for India, thenext generation Web 2.0 mail product from Yahoo! |
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| Highlights of Yahoo! Mail beta include a sleek, easy-to-use interface withthe speed and responsiveness of a desktop application. The latest version also features innovative online calendar integration and provides a fast,efficient experience with enhanced functionality, such as drag and drop e-mail organization, message preview and an integrated RSS reader. Like thecurrent Yahoo! Mail experience, the new version is a free, browser-basedservice, accessible from virtually any computer connected to the Internet,without the need for a software download. |
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| The new Yahoo! Mail beta embodies Yahoo!'s proficiency in scalinginnovative technology. Not only is the new version now available to all Yahoo! users, it also provides the most significant enhancement to theYahoo! Mail interface and user experience since its launch in 1997.Innovative features of Yahoo! Indichat |
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| 1. The Plugin works on Version 8 of Yahoo! India Messenger and is a SidePanel Plugin. Currently, it allows the users to chat in Hindi and Tamil using an English keyboard |
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| 2. Messages can be sent across messenger versions |
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| 3. Users can also send Instant Messages to their Windows Live contactsin the Yahoo! messenger buddy list through the Interoperabilityfeature |
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| 4. Indichat allows users to search for content in Hindi/Tamil on Yahoo!India Search |
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| About Yahoo! India |
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| Yahoo! India (www.yahoo.co.in), launched in June 2000, has establisheditself as the pioneering and leading Internet portal providing value added services for Web users in India and users abroad with special interest inIndia. |
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| Yahoo! India seeks to provide online products and services essential tousers' lives, and offers a full range of tools and marketing solutions forbusinesses to connect with Internet users globally. It presents a deep array of communications, commerce and content services that include Yahoo!Mail, Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Chat, Yahoo! Photos, Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Answers, Yahoo! Hot Jobs, Yahoo! News andYahoo! India Search Marketing. |
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