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AOL's new, free Triton replaces good old-fashioned AIM with a whole new look and feel. Current AIM users are invited to download the new program--but it's optional, so if you'd rather stick with AIM 5.9, you can ignore the Triton upgrade messages. I put a late beta version of Triton through its paces because the final version wasn't available at testing time.
During installation, I discovered that AOL has partnered with Plaxo (a Web-based address book service) and that I had to enter my contact information into the Plaxo template to complete my Triton setup. Though I didn't want anything to do with Plaxo, I couldn't find a way to bow out of the screens without canceling my Triton setup.
The Plaxo software remains tightly integrated with Triton, but AOL reports that the...