Microsoft Launches Office Outlook Live

Microsoft Corp. (www.microsoft.com) today announced the availability of Microsoft® Office Outlook® Live, a new subscription offering that brings together the power of Microsoft Office Outlook with MSN® Hotmail® in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada (English and French).

Outlook Live connects MSN Hotmail, the world's largest free Web-based e-mail service with 187 million accounts worldwide, with the advanced e-mail tools of Microsoft Office Outlook, providing customers with a way to more efficiently manage their lives.

"Outlook Live is the most advanced consumer e-mail service available from Microsoft and is perfect for individuals who really want to get the most out of their e-mail," said Blake Irving, corporate vice president for the MSN Communication Services and Member Platform Group at Microsoft.

"By collaborating with MSN, we've been able to create a great service for our collective customers with a true eye on consumer needs," said Chris Capossela, corporate vice president for the Information Worker Product Management Group at Microsoft.

As the lines between work and home blur and consumers' lives continue to be complex, people are looking for ways to organize their lives and simplify their communications. Outlook Live helps customers accomplish that by locating all important information together in one place.