Rediff.com Introduces toolbar for Firefox 3 & IE

With this release Rediff.com now offers toolbar application for all versions of both Internet Explorer and Firefox

Mumbai, Thursday, 12^th June, 2008: Taking the lead to be among the first to offer a toolbar application for Firefox 3, Rediff.com today introduced its latest toolbar which is compatible with Firefox 3. The new Rediff toolbar for Firefox 3 is designed to complement the enhanced web surfing experience of Firefox 3. The toolbar which comes with several features will allow users to get quick access to many useful functions making online surfing easier and fun. http://server.toolbar.rediff.com/toolbar/3.0/index.html

Rediff toolbar features for IE (upto IE 7)	Rediff toolbar features for Firefox (upto Firefox 3)
Search the web	Search the web
Quick Access to Rediff vertical searches – Fare Search (lowest air fare/train fare), Job Search, Image Search, Product search, Ringtone search etc	Quick Access to Rediff vertical searches – Fare Search (lowest air fare/train fare), Job Search, Image Search, Product search, Ringtone search etc
Pop-up Blocker	Pop-up Blocker - uses FF build-in popup blocker
Integration with Rediff BOL (IM)	Quick snapshot view of News feed from Rediff
Integration with Rediff Mail	Customize the toolbar options through easy settings
Quick snapshot view of News feed from Rediff
Customize the toolbar options through easy settings

The new Rediff Toolbar for Firefox 3 allows users to search the web and enjoy access to popular vertical searches like Fare Search, Job Search, Product Search, Image search, video search, ringtone search and language search helping them to get the most of their searches.

The new toolbar also allows users to use the search bar as an address bar, where the toolbar intelligently identifies the ‘url’ keywords and takes them directly to the website instead of displaying search results. For example: An input such as Rediff.com in the search bar will open up the website rediff.com rather than throw search result.

One of the unique features of Rediff toolbar available on both (for Internet Explorer and Firefox) is the quick access to all the latest updated news on business, sports, movies and cricket which users can get on the toolbar itself as snapshot view without having to actually visit any news site.

The new Rediff Toolbar for Firefox 3, works around the complex hard coded POP UP blocker feature inside a Firefox browser environment, allowing the user to conveniently use the pop up blocker feature from the toolbar itself instead of getting into the settings of Firefox 3.

In addition to this the Rediff Toolbars also offers the users quick access to all Rediff Services like Rediffmail, Rediff Bol the Instant Messenger amongst others. With this release, Rediff.com now provides consumer friendly Toolbar applications for all versions of both Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers compatible with windows operating system.

About Rediff.com

Rediff.com (NASDAQ: REDF) is one of the premier worldwide online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services to Indians worldwide. Rediff.com provides a platform for Indians worldwide to connect with one another online. Founded in 1996, Rediff.com is headquartered in Mumbai, India with offices in New Delhi and New York, USA.