By Priya Ganapati
Microsoft and Vodafone team up to offer PC to mobile instant messaging service for customers in Europe
June 30, 2005 Microsoft and Vodafone announced on Thursday they will team-up to allow MSN users and Vodafone subscribers in Europe to exchange instant messages between their PCs and the mobile phones.
The service will initially be launched in the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy in July and will be extended to other European markets later this year, an MSN spokesperson said Subscribers of the service will be able to see which of their contacts are available, start an exchange, and see the text of the entire conversation, the companies said.
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