Toolbar customers now have additional resources for collecting, organizing and
sharing information online.
SAN DIEGO, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the O'Reilly
Emerging Technology Conference, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced the
acquisition of the assets of Onfolio Inc., a privately held, Cambridge,
Mass.-based Internet research and information management provider. Onfolio's
technology has been incorporated into the Windows Live(TM) Toolbar to enhance
the way people discover, save and reuse their personal and professional Web
research. The new Onfolio Add-in for the Windows Live Toolbar beta will give
people convenient ways to collect information online and organize it on their
PCs. People can harness this information by saving it onto their computer so
that it can be easily accessed for use in documents, e-mail messages and blog
postings. In addition, new online information is easily discovered and
accessed through Onfolio's integrated Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
aggregator and reader. The Windows Live Toolbar beta with the Onfolio Add-in
is available now and can be downloaded at http://ideas.live.com .
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"The Windows Live mission is to harness the power of the Web in a way that
lets people easily find the information and pursue the interests that deepen
their relationships and enrich their lives," said Christopher Payne, corporate
vice president of Windows Live Search at Microsoft. "The Onfolio technology is
a strategic investment for Microsoft because it helps deliver on our Windows
Live mission. It does this by furthering our investments in Web and desktop
search and by giving users an easy way to retain, organize and consume
information as they're browsing across the Internet."
Collections of Web content created with the Onfolio Add-in can be
organized and annotated with research notes, flags, keywords, highlighting and
more. As Web search becomes more precise, the ability to save the information
available online in an organized way onto the desktop becomes increasingly
important. It lets people use this data for authoring documents, share data
and find it later using Windows Desktop Search. Support for RSS also helps
people quickly and easily access the information online that matters most to
them.
"Onfolio's core competency is providing users with the tools to enable
them to save, collect and share that information as they conduct research on
the Internet," said J.J. Allaire, founder of Onfolio. "We are thrilled to be
integrated into Microsoft's Windows Live products and to continue to help
people efficiently capture and organize information on the Web."
About MSN and Windows Live
MSN attracts more than 465 million unique users worldwide per month. With
localized versions available globally in 42 markets and 21 languages, MSN is a
world leader in delivering compelling programmed content experiences to
consumers and online advertising opportunities to businesses worldwide.
Windows Live, a new set of personal Internet services and software, is
designed to bring together in one place all the relationships, information and
interests people care about most, with enhanced safety and security features
across their PC, devices and the Web. MSN and Windows Live will be offered
alongside each other as complementary services. Some Windows Live services
entered an early beta phase on Nov. 1, 2005; these and future beta updates can
be found at http://ideas.live.com . MSN is located on the Web at
http://www.msn.com . MSN worldwide sites are located at
http://www.msn.com/worldwide.ashx .
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services
and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
NOTE: Microsoft and Windows Live are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
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