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Slideshow: AOL 9.0: Not Ready for Broadband

The new version of America Online's software makes using its service easier and safer than ever. But that still may not attract the high-speed users the company covets. By Suneel Ratan.
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The biggest changes in AOL 9.0 are in the way the updated software lets members handle e-mail and instant messaging. Many of the changes reflect features that have been available with other services: a Microsoft Outlook-like array of windows and folders, new spam filters for both e-mail and instant messaging, and permanent e-mail storage space.Wired News/Courtesy of AOL

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Thursday's planned release of America Online's 9.0 Optimized client is among the most dramatic overhauls of the company's software and related offerings in years -- resembling the jump from Windows 98 to Windows XP.

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