AOL Launches in Hong Kong
AOL Continues Global Expansion; New Site Offers Localized Services
and Regional Content
HONG KONG (Business Wire EON) April 15, 2008 --
AOL today announced the beta launch of http://www.aol.hk,
a dedicated Web destination in Hong Kong. The new site combines AOL’s
suite of communications products, including free e-mail and instant
messaging with regional content in Chinese. AOL is partnering with some
of the most compelling creators of content in the region, including
China News, udn.com (United Daily News) and Phoenix New Media. The
company will also draw upon its worldwide distribution partnership with
HP to deliver a co-branded local language portal and search solution for
HP users in Hong Kong. AOL will continue to add new content and features
over the coming months.
“Making AOL’s
leading products and programming initiatives available to a worldwide
audience is a key company strategy, and today’s
launch is an important first step in Hong Kong,”
said Maneesh Dhir, Executive Vice President, AOL International. “We
are committed to providing consumers with a robust offering that meets
their needs and makes it easier to access the power of the Internet.”
“The launch of AOL.hk is just the beginning of
an ongoing effort to provide consumers in Hong Kong with the services
and content they want,” said Norman Koo, VP
and General Manager for Greater China. “Our
industry-leading products and programming combined with our content
partnerships will provide a unique experience for consumers and
advertisers, as well as an international, regional and local mix of
news, finance and entertainment information.”
AOL.hk offers a full suite of free content and services, including:
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-- E-mail: AOL's e-mail service with industry-leading spam
blocking, powerful virus protection and unlimited storage.
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-- AIM: The full integration of AIM (AOL Instant Messenger)
with AOL's e-mail product, which lets users send e-mails, chat,
share pictures, videos and files all from one Web page.
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-- Content: Channels featuring relevant News,
Entertainment, Finance and Technology.
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-- Regional content from partnerships with China News,
udn.com (United Daily News), Phoenix New Media and others.
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-- Technology channel featuring news and commentary from
chinese.engadget.com.
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-- Global news, entertainment and finance feeds, creating
an interactive experience on the AOL Hong Kong portal.
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-- Search: AOL Search includes web and image search powered
by Google, and is enhanced by AOL for the Chinese language.
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-- Video Search: Powered by the world's leading video
search engine, Truveo.com, the video search channel on AOL.hk lets
users quickly search and browse through more than one hundred
million videos from thousands of sources across the Web.
Specifically for Hong Kong, Truveo.com offers hk.truveo.com, which
features popular, high-quality video of regional interest and
allows users to search and discover videos in their native
language.
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-- Toolbar: AOL Toolbar allows easy access to AOL services
from anywhere on the Web so users can preview their e-mail inbox;
share favorite links and pages with buddies, and more.
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In addition to the AOL Hong Kong site, AOL will in the coming weeks
deliver an AOL/HP co-branded language portal for users of HP desktop and
notebook PC’s in Hong Kong.
As part of its international growth plans, AOL has now launched 19
portals and plans to expand to 30 countries by the end of 2008. In
addition, AOL teamed up with HP last September to include localized
versions of the AOL.com portal and other AOL services as the default
setting on HP computers shipped in the United States and around the
world.
Try AOL now at http://www.aol.hk
About AOL
AOL® is a global Web services company that
operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a
comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs one of the
largest Internet access businesses in the U.S., and provides a full set
of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary of Time Warner
Inc., AOL LLC and its subsidiaries have operations in the U.S., Europe,
Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com.
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