PRESS RELEASE
17 July 2002
Apple Launches .Mac
Internet Services Suite Extends Users’ Digital Life Beyond the Desktop
MACWORLD EXPO, NEW YORK - July 17th, 2002
Apple today launched .Mac, a new suite of Internet services and software that provides Mac users with powerful tools for their life on the Internet. .Mac features email service with IMAP, POP or Web-based access; 100MB of Internet storage seamlessly integrated with the Mac OS X Finder; and always-on hosting for personalised homepages and digital photo albums that can be shared with anyone on the Internet.
“.Mac does what others have tried and failed to do — make Internet Services a seamless extension of your computer”, said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It has never been easier to store, publish, share or communicate on the Internet”.
.Mac introduces the ability to share calendars from Apple’s innovative iCalsoftware with colleagues, friends and family members. To protect users’personal information, .Mac includes McAfee’s Virex antivirus software withonline updating, and Backup, Apple’s easy-to-use solution for backing upimportant data to CDs, DVDs and even automatically to Apple’s iDisk Internet servers.
Available immediately, .Mac’s powerful set of sharing, protection andcommunication tools include:
- Mac.com email, a robust email service that includes 15MB of IMAP/POPmail storage, secure access to mail, virus protection and a brand newWeb-based interface;
- iDisk, 100MB of Internet storage that is built into the Mac OS X Finderand also accessible from Windows or Linux machines;
- HomePage, Apple’s easy-to-use Web site creation tool that allows usersto publish an elegant Web site in minutes;
- McAfee’s award-winning Virex anti-virus software to help users minimisethe risk of viruses; and
- Backup, a personal back-up solution that allows users to archive datato their iDisk, CD or DVD.
With the availability of Mac OS X version 10.2 , the next major release ofMac OS X, .Mac Members will also be able to take advantage of:
- Apple’s new iCal calendar sharing application, that allows users topublish and automatically update family or group calendars to the Web sogroup members can all keep track of upcoming events and activities; and
- Mac Slides, a new service that lets users turn sets of photos intodynamic screen savers that can be accessed by other Mac OS X v10.2 users;when the owner makes changes to the set of photos, everyone’s screen saveris automatically refreshed with the new images.
Pricing & Availability:
.Mac is available immediately as a subscription-based service for US$99.95 per year. Existing iTools accounts will be transitioned to .Macaccounts during a free trial period ending September 30th, 2002. iToolsmembers as of midnight, July 16th, who sign up for .Mac before September 30th,will receive a special introductory offer of US$49.95 for the first year.New Macintosh customers can sign up for a free, 60-day .Mac trial from102.p.syniva.es/uk/mac.
.Mac requires Mac OS X v10.1.3 or later; 128MB SDRAM; internal CD-RW orDVD-R drive (to create CD or DVD backups); Netscape 4.7 or MicrosoftInternet Explorer 5 or later. iCal requires Mac OS X v10.2. The Virexanti-virus software, Mac.com email, iDisk, HomePage and iCards features of.Mac can also be accessed using Mac OS 9.
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