Yahoo inks deal to help propagate toolbar
Yahoo announced a partnership with Acresso Software, which develops the InstallShield software-installer product, that the companies say will make it easier to spread the Yahoo Toolbar.
The Yahoo Toolbar augments browser possibilities.
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Through the deal, it will be easier for the 71,000 software organizations using InstallShield to bundle the toolbar into the installation process, the companies said Thursday. Of course Yahoo still must sign a partnership with them, but the Acresso deal likely makes such partnerships easier to realize.
The Yahoo toolbar adds abilities such as pop-up ad blocking, Yahoo Mail notification, bookmark centralization, and some spyware protection to Internet Explorer and Firefox, the two most widely used Web browsers.
Perhaps more important in Yahoo’s effort to remain competitive with Google, the free download also features a search box.
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Yahoo inks deal to help propagate toolbar
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