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To: Robert Rose who wrote (70571)	7/29/1999 1:43:00 PM
From: GST	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Robert -- 'Estimate' a couple of weeks of days like today.

To: Robert Rose who wrote (70571)	7/29/1999 4:30:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Apple, America Online in instant messaging pact DULLES, Va., July 29 (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. <AAPL.O> and America Online Inc. <AOL.N> on Thursday said they agreed to create online messaging products that link Apple Macintoch computers to AOL Instant Messenger service users. In a joint statement, the two companies said their collaboration will allow Macintosh users to exchange messages online in real-time with friends, family and colleagues, as well as with 40 million existing AOL Instant Messenger users. "AOL has built the biggest and best instant messaging service in the world," said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. "We're partnering with AOL to create instant messaging products that will further enhance the Internet experience for Macintosh customers." So-called instant messaging programs are used by tens of millions of Internet users to send and receive quick text messages that pop up immediately on the computer screens of their friends online. AOL boasts more than 40 million registered users of America Online's Buddy List and AIM services, who send more than 430 million messages a day. The pact comes as AOL, the market leader in messaging programs, is facing stepped-up competition from Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> Yahoo! Inc. <YHOO.O> and Prodigy Communications Corp. <PRGY.O>, who each offer their own instant messaging programs. America Online has been seeking to thwart efforts by these and other rivals to allow consumers using their messaging systems to connect with AOL customers and accounts.