Martin Cagan, AOL Products

October 4, 2000

Overview............................................................................................................. 2

Proposed Roadmap................................................................................................ 2

RELEASE 1.0 – Q201............................................................................................. 2

RELEASE 2.0 – Q401............................................................................................. 2

RELEASE 2.1 – Q202............................................................................................. 2

RELEASE 3.0 – Q402............................................................................................. 2

RELEASE 3.1 – Q203............................................................................................. 2

 

Overview


This document describes the path to achieve the vision described in the AOL Anywhere Product Strategy document.[1]

This roadmap pertains to the AOL Anywhere platform services, as well as the common, cross-device elements of the AOL Anywhere strategy.  Those device-specific services that are being delivered by other AOL divisions are included in their respective roadmaps.

Proposed Roadmap

These timeframes are all preliminary, and subject to change, but these are the targets.  Note also that the release contents and timing are meant to be reviewed and adjusted after every release.  This reflects the anticipated priorities as of this writing.
RELEASE 1.0 – Q201

Theme: Personalized delivery of your core content and services, across both the Web (my.aol.com) and the proprietary AOL Client.
RELEASE 2.0 – Q401

Theme: Your core services delivered to the devices you care about – phone (WAP), voice, Web and AOL Client.
RELEASE 2.1 – Q202

Theme: The 2.0 product delivered localized for the top 10 major AOL international markets – Canada, Germany, France, UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, Latin America, Italy and the Netherlands.
RELEASE 3.0 – Q402

Theme: In addition to allowing the user to request his data when he wants it, this release introduces the ability for AOL Anywhere to push data out when appropriate via alerts and notifications.
RELEASE 3.1 – Q203

Theme: This release rounds out the offering by expanding the set of content and services, and the support devices, all to an expanded set of countries.