Microsoft’s MSN and Vodafone yesterday announced plans to launch an instant messaging (IM) service between PCs and mobile phones. The new service will bring together MSN Messenger’s 165 million customers with Vodafone’s nearly 155 million customers. The service will allow customers to see the “presence” of their contacts and exchange instant messages between MSN Messenger on a PC and Vodafone Messenger on mobile phones and vice versa.
Vodafone, Microsoft Link Up for PC-to-Cell Phone IM Service
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire June 30, 2005 01:27 PMMicrosoft’s MSN and Vodafone yesterday announced plans to launch an instant messaging (IM) service between PCs and mobile phones. The new service will bring together MSN Messenger’s 165 million customers with Vodafone’s nearly 155 million customers. The service will allow customers to see the “presence” of their contacts and exchange instant messages between MSN Messenger on a PC and Vodafone Messenger on mobile phones and vice versa.