Message-ID: <7267030.1075851530186.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 06:30:59 -0700 (PDT) From: morning23@alerts.equityalert.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: Your News Alert for YHOO Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Equity Alert Center" @ENRON X-To: Andrew Lewis X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ALEWIS (Non-Privileged)\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: ALEWIS (Non-Privileged).pst =09[IMAGE]=09 =09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Upgrades [IMAGE] DownGrades= [IMAGE] Coverage Initiated [IMAGE] Coverage Reiterated [IMAGE] Stock Sp= lits [IMAGE] Buybacks [IMAGE] Dividends [IMAGE] Pos Pre-Announce [IMAGE= ] Neg Pre-Announce [IMAGE] Pos Surprises [IMAGE] Neg Surprises [IMAGE] E= arnings Revisions [IMAGE] IPO - Lockup Periods [IMAGE] IPO - Latest Prici= ng [IMAGE] IPO - Quite Periods [IMAGE] IPO - Postponements [IMAGE] IPO -= Withdrawals [IMAGE] IPO - Latest Filings [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] = [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Unsubscribe [IMAGE] Update my Membership / Profile [IM= AGE] Forgot Username / Password [IMAGE] Add / Edit Alerts [IMAGE] View = My Alerts [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] = [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =09 As requested, your News Alert for YHOO follows from E= quityAlert.com. Yahoo! Launches Yahoo! Essentials - Giving Users the Po= wer to ``Yahoo!-ize'' Their Desktop Environments=1DYahoo! Essentials provid= es consumers with the best of Yahoo! in one easy to download application; C= ompaq delivers Yahoo! Essentials directly to consumers SUNNYVALE, Calif.,= Oct 23, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading globa= l Internet communications, commerce and media company, today announced the = launch of Yahoo! Essentials (http://essentials.yahoo.com/), an easy-to-down= load application that customizes consumers' desktop environments by install= ing Yahoo!'s most popular products and services on their Windows operating = system. Yahoo! Essentials puts the best of Yahoo! at consumers' fingertips = by giving them the option to integrate popular services such as Yahoo!(R)Me= ssenger, Mail, Briefcase, Photos, Games, My Yahoo!, Search and Companion in= to their desktop environment. Available with one easy download from http:= //essentials.yahoo.com/, Yahoo! Essentials installs multiple Yahoo! service= s in a single registration and installation process. Yahoo! Essentials make= s it easy for consumers to customize their Internet Explorer browsers and d= esktop operating systems, providing convenient access to the powerful Yahoo= ! network that has earned the loyalty of more than 210 million unique users= and 80 million active registered users. "Yahoo! Essentials expands upon = Yahoo!'s tradition of offering products and services that are an integral p= art of consumers' lives," said Henry Sohn, vice president and general manag= er network services, Yahoo! Inc. "In response to user demand, we are offeri= ng consumers the opportunity to download Yahoo! Essentials to make it even = easier for them to access personalized Yahoo! content and services. Our all= iance with Compaq Computer also provides Yahoo! with added distribution pow= er and puts Yahoo! Essentials directly into the hands of thousands of new c= omputer purchasers." Yahoo! Essentials on Compaq Computer Yahoo! has exp= anded its existing alliance with leading computer manufacturer Compaq Compu= ter, and distribution of Yahoo! Essentials is anticipated for early 2002. O= nce distribution begins, new Presario Internet personal computers and noteb= ooks purchased either online or at retail stores will have a preloaded Yaho= o! Essentials desktop icon. "Compaq is committed to providing our custome= rs with the ability to easily enhance their PC and Internet experiences," s= aid Kevin Kyle, Director and General Manager of Internet Services and e-com= merce at Compaq. "Yahoo! Essentials delivers upon this commitment by offeri= ng popular Internet tools at the click of a button." How Yahoo! Essential= s Works Yahoo! Essentials is a complete solution that integrates Yahoo! pr= oducts and services throughout consumers' operating systems, giving new use= rs an easy means to access the best of the Web and existing users a shortcu= t to their personalized Yahoo! content and services. Yahoo! Essentials is= a complementary tool to Microsoft Windows operating systems that takes up = nominal space on the hard drive. It is compatible with Windows NT, 98, 98se= , ME, 2000 and XP operating systems as well as all versions of Internet Exp= lorer 4.0 and above(a). What Yahoo! Essentials Does(b) With Yahoo! Essen= tials, both new and existing Yahoo! users have the ability to customize the= ir desktop environments, including the power to: -- Install multiple Yah= oo! applications in a single installation process, including: -- Y= ahoo! Messenger, one of the most popular instant messaging (IM), in= formation, communications, and notification services on the Interne= t; -- Yahoo! Companion, a customizable toolbar that provides easy = access to consumers' personalized information and favorite feat= ures on Yahoo!, such as stock portfolios and bookmarks; -- Yahoo! Mess= enger Explorer Bar, which integrates Yahoo! Messenger into the Inte= rnet Explorer browser, allowing consumers to navigate the Web and s= end instant messages from the same browser window; and, -- For= new Yahoo! consumers, the registration process for a Yahoo! ID and= password is included in the simple installation process. -- Cust= omize the desktop environment -- Add a Yahoo! Accessories folder to th= e Start Menu, which includes quick link access to My Yahoo!, Yahoo!= Calendar, Yahoo! Briefcase and Yahoo! Address Book; -- Set Ya= hoo! Mail as the default e-mail service in the operating system, an= d for XP, place Yahoo! Mail into the default email placement on the= XP Start Menu; -- Add a Yahoo! Games link to the Start Menu, which in= cludes quick access to the most popular Yahoo! Games; -- Add Y= ahoo! Photos service into the integrated Online Print Ordering Wiza= rd (XP only); and, -- Add Yahoo! Briefcase file storage service to the= integrated Web Publishing Wizard (XP only). -- Customize the Int= ernet Explorer browser -- Set consumers' default start page to a perso= nalized My Yahoo! page; -- Set Yahoo! as the default search en= gine; -- Automatically install Yahoo! favorites to the Links and = Favorites menus on the Internet Explorer browser; -- Add a Yahoo! L= ogin button to the Internet Explorer toolbar, making it easier for = multiple users to login to Yahoo!. For current Yahoo! consumers, the perso= nalization that they have incorporated into their favorite Yahoo! services,= including My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Companion and Yahoo! Messenger, will automatic= ally be integrated into Yahoo! Essentials upon installation. (a) Some com= ponents may require higher versions of Internet Explorer. (b) The features= listed apply to the version of Yahoo! Essentials consumers can downloa= d from http://essentials.yahoo.com. The versions pre-installed on Compa= q computers may differ slightly. About Yahoo! Yahoo! Inc. is a leading= global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a c= omprehensive branded network of services to more than 210 million individua= ls each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web,= www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, house= hold and business user reach. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally a= nd reaches the largest audience worldwide. The company also provides online= business and enterprise services designed to enhance the productivity and = Web presence of Yahoo!'s clients. These services include Corporate Yahoo!, = a popular customized enterprise portal solution; audio and video streaming;= store hosting and management; and Web site tools and services. The company= 's global Web network includes 24 World properties. Headquartered in Sunnyv= ale, Calif., Yahoo! has offices in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, = Canada and the United States. Note to Editors: Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo= are registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks = and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: = Yahoo! Inc. Diana Lee, 408/349-6501 d= ianalee@yahoo-inc.com or Fleishman-Hill= ard Nicole Waddell, 415/356-1037 waddel= ln@fleishman.com URL: http://www.businesswire.com Today's News= On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to = your home page. Copyright (C) 2001 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -= 0- KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: E-COMMERCE = INTERNET PRODUCT [IMAGE] ***IMPORTANT NOTICE = AND DISCLAIMER REGARDING THIS COURTESY EMAIL*** At your request, as a sub= scriber to our service, this email alert is being sent to you as a courtesy= and is for information purposes only. We are a financial news re-distribut= or. 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