Jeff Hester
August 8, 2003
AOL has begun public testing of the latest version of their web-based instant messaging client: AIM Express 4.0. Currently, it only works with Internet Explorer 5.5 and higher on Windows, but support for Netscape 7.1 and Mozilla 1.4 on both Windows and Mac OS X is promised.
Why use a web-based instant messenger? It’s useful in a number of cases, including to access AIM when you’re on a machine that you can’t install software on, like at a public computer in a library or cyber cafe. It can sometimes get around the blocks placed in corporations. And even if you’re at home, you can use it in conjunction with the full AIM client to be logged in simultaneously with two different screen names.
This new version of AIM Express has been designed to more closely look like the buddy list and instant messages of AOL 9.0 Optimized. There is virtually no change in functionality. It’s purely a cosmetic upgrade. It does give non-AOL subscribers a chance to get a glimpse of the AOL 9.0 interface though.
To participate in the beta, visit http://beta.aol.com/beta/aimhome.html
08-08-2003, 01:00 AM
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