Amman, January 2012 – Umniah launched its Umniahlive.net service for the first time in Jordan, enabling subscribers to consolidate data and efficiently manage their emails and online activities, as well as access other services and free applications.

The free-of-charge services provide Umniah subscribers with value-added- features that enable them to create email accounts that are linked to their personal mobile numbers, allowing them to efficiently exchange email addresses and consolidate contact information. These services can be accessed both online and offline, offering subscribers an unparalleled and highly efficient experience.

With the new Umniahlive.net email, subscribers can organize their inboxes and access their Microsoft Office files via their Internet browser, ensuring productivity during all hours of the day. The service, which is password-protected, offers 25GB of online storage, allowing users to share files, upload and share videos and create, read and edit various documents, simply by dragging them from the desktop and dropping them onto their Internet browsers.

Moreover, Umniahlive.net caters to subscribers’ current lifestyle trends and interests as it allows them to enjoy real-time video chat. The service is also integrated with social networking channels where users can connect with friends and follow up on activity updates via their computers and mobile handsets.

Umniahlive.net services, along with a number of Microsoft applications and Internet services, are provided by virtue of Umniah’s strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft Jordan. These services deliver cutting-edge and comprehensive messaging, collaboration and networking solutions that are accessible from any web browser, PC or browser-enabled mobile device.

Commenting on this service, Umniah’s CEO Ihab Hinnawi said, “We are delighted to pioneer the introduction of this service in light of users’, particularly youth’s, heavy reliance on the Internet for daily professional and social activities. Today, Jordan’s Internet usage rates stand at 40% while social media engagement levels in the Kingdom have reached 20%. We are proud to partner with Microsoft Jordan and we are pleased to provide all Umniah subscribers with top-of-the-line value-added services that facilitate their daily online activities.”

In turn, Maher Al-Khaiyat, Commercial Sector Lead at Microsoft Jordan, stated, "The latest generation of Windows Live is great for handling and storing information. With Umniah’s co-branded Windows Live ID, end-users can receive easy access to all their emails, contacts, calendars, social networks and media content. We are proud to partner with Umniah as it is a telecom operator that fully understands and efficiently caters to the needs of youth.”

To activate the service, dial *100# or visit us at www.umniahlive.net.