Pager can notify you of a change in the price of your favorite stock, by either virtual or real-world pager, and the company plans to add news alerts and sports scores. Pager also has a calendaring feature, through which it can remind you of appointments or birthdays. Pager producer Brian Park. But it's push that people really want. Instant Messenger has the prime advantage of giving access to AOL's 16 million members, but the company has also added direct links from the AIM client to a personalized news page.
Users can also click over to several search and directory pages.
Down the road, some experts see instant-messaging standards emerging that would bridge the archipelago, but no one sees that happening any time soon. It would have to be a union of all the major products. But if a standard emerged, we'd be happy to adopt it. After a year of first-class cruising on DSL, I got bumped back to steerage. Custom News ZDNet News brings you a summary of top headlines each business day.