Windows Live Desktop Apps Renamed
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In order to lessen some confusion surrounding its Windows Live Web services and desktop applications, Microsoft has opted to rename two of its products. The Windows Live Search application, formerly known as OneView, will now be called Windows Live Search Center. A beta release is coming soon.
Search Center uses the Windows Desktop Search engine and integrates with Office 2007 to provide live previews of documents. Windows Live Mail Desktop, meanwhile, will take on a similar name: Windows Live Mail Center. The ad-supported desktop client will eventually replace Outlook Express -- now dubbed Windows Mail -- and links up with Microsoft's webmail services along with standard POP and IMAP accounts.