AOL, Time Warner’s Web division, will offer up its popular e-mail and AIM instant-messaging programs, as well as various software and Web-based services, free of charge to its high-speed Internet users, BBC News reports.Time Warner is hoping its ailing AOL unit will benefit from the “explosive rise in broadband use and online advertising,” according to BBC News.Time Warner has been under pressure in recent days from shareholders and other critics to improve AOL’s performance and in turn boost user numbers and its share prices.AOL also announced that it will no longer actively promote its dial-up service, according to BBC News, which helped the firm reach its king-of-the-ISPs status in the late 1990s. In 2005, AOL shifted much of its content, including news and music information, from fee-based offerings to free services offered on its website, BBC News reports.The company is currently attempting to move to an entirely Web-based business model for its services—not unlike those of Google and Yahoo—in an effort to bring in more advertising dollars. According to Time Warner, AOL lost some 976,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2006, BBC News reports.Time Warner also announced this week that it took in some $2 billion in net income in the second quarter, much of which came from AOL advertising revenue.Related Link: AOL Unveils Enhanced Video PortalCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP What goes well with Viña Concha y Toro wines? Meat, fish, poultry, and SAP Viña Concha y Toro, a wine producer that distributes to more than 140 countries worldwide, paired its operation with the SAP Business Technology Platform to enhance its operation and product. By Tom Caldecott, SAP Contributor Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by Azul How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization Choosing the right Java provider is a critical decision that can have a significant impact on your organization’s success. By asking the right questions and considering the total cost of ownership, you can ensure that you choose the best Java p By Scott Sellers Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Application Management brandpost Sponsored by DataStax Ask yourself: How can genAI put your content to work? Generative AI applications can readily be built against the documents, emails, meeting transcripts, and other content that knowledge workers produce as a matter of course. By Bryan Kirschner Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO C-Suite Business IT Alignment Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe