Microsoft, Verizon team on MSN services
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft's MSN and Verizon Wireless will announce Thursday that they have teamed to deliver MSN services to Verizon Wireless customers. Under their multimillion-dollar deal, the companies said the service, dubbed "VZW with MSN," will offer new and current customers who have Web-enabled Verizon Wireless digital phone access to MSN content, including MSN Hotmail, MSN Calendar and MSN Messenger, an instant-messaging service that will be available for the first time in the United States as a mobile service. Subscribers to the co-branded service will also have access to Microsoft .Net alerts as well as other MSN information, such as news, stocks, sports and weather.