Worldwide membership of AOL service has surpassed the 26 million milestone. Contributing to this membership growth is the popularity of the new AOL 6.0 service, launched in October. AOL 6.0 now
accounts for 35% of all sessions. In addition to its new level of convenience and ease-of-use, AOL 6.0 features enhanced communication features, a built-in multimedia player, My Calendar and a new
Shopping Assistant among other dynamic tools to help members better manage their daily lives. It also extends AOL's benefits across all high-speed platforms and through multiple AOL Anywhere
initiatives including AOL By Phone.
The Company anticipates that AOL 6.0 will continue to drive membership growth, retention, usage and shopping, especially during the current holiday season.
Close to 17 million AOL members, cyberspace's largest single audience of buyers, regularly shop online.
