Yahoo! announced the launch of Yahoo! Messenger 11 Beta

Continuing its commitment to be the center of people's online lives, Yahoo! announced the launch of Yahoo! Messenger Beta and Yahoo! Mail Beta, aimed to enhance the communication experience. Both the products exemplify more intuitive ways to navigate, connect and organize the relevant content by offering a much faster and safer experience.

People can opt-in to Yahoo! Mail Beta (to opt-in, go to https://in.features.mail.yahoo.com), and easily navigate and organize their inbox, browse photos and videos, more efficiently search for emails and benefit from improved spam protection. Yahoo! Messenger Beta makes it fun and easy to share, connect, and play with friends and family ' anywhere anytime. The new Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger give consumers an enriched and seamless online communications experience across all devices - desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.

Commenting on the announcement Arun Tadanki, Managing Director, Yahoo! India said "Online communication tools are an important part of people's lives”whether they're connecting with their friends and family, sharing pictures and videos, or keeping up on news across various networks. With an increasing number of new Internet users in India using email or messenger as a primary mode of online communication on both PC and connected devices, a faster, more engaging and safer Yahoo! Mail Beta and Yahoo! Messenger Beta will significantly enhance their experience.

During this Beta period, Yahoo! will continually update and add new features to Yahoo! Mail and Messenger Beta. All users can choose to switch between Yahoo! Mail/Messenger Beta and the current versions of Yahoo! Mail and Messenger.