On Friday, January 06, 2006: Google has unveiled the Google Pack beta which is a free collection of safe and useful software. The Google Pack includes software from Google and other companies that help in improving the user experience online and on the desktop. The software will enable users to easily discover, install and maintain software to surf the web faster and safer, communicate better, and effectively manage information in just a few clicks.
"We've heard from countless new computer owners that it can take days or weeks to install all the software they need to make their computer useful," said Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google. "We developed Google Pack to give users a way to painlessly install all the essential software they need - pre-configured in a sensible way - in a matter of minutes. Better yet, users don't have to keep track of software updates or new programs – we maintain and update all the software for them."
Google Pack offers programs that inlcude:
* Adobe Reader 7;
* Ad-Aware SE Personal and GalleryPlayer HD Images;
* Google Desktop;
* Google Earth;
* Google Pack Screensaver;
* Google Talk and Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer;
* Mozilla Firefox;
* Norton AntiVirus 2005 Special Edition;
* Picasa, RealPlayer and
* Trillian;
* Google Updater.
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