Tuesday, 7 December 2004

Microsoft Radar: MOOL Consumer Service

Following the launch of MSN Spaces, Microsoft's attempt at making a mark on the blogosphere, MSN is now lining up new subscription services. According to BetaNews, Microsoft's readying a new consumer service that would extend Outlook. The Microsoft Office Outlook Live (MOOL, for short) service is looked upon as an extension to the MSN Outlook Connector. Microsoft officials foreshadowed such an announcement earlier this summer, when outlining some of the new Microsoft mall-business services under development by the MSN, Windows and Office teams. MSN's MOOL will extend Outlook Connector and Hotmail integration even further. Contributing evidence suggests that one possible usage scenario for MOOL would be to enable customers to integrate their Verizon Wireless voicemail into Outlook; ultimately being able to store, annotate, search, and send messages.