Microsoft expands IM-over-SMS
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Microsoft's MSN unit is expanding the reach of its MSN Messenger instant messaging client, through an expanded deal with European wireless carrier Orange SA.
The agreement will see Paris-based Orange making MSN Messenger available via a Short Messaging Service interface to its 35 million subscribers across the continent. Users in the U.K., the Netherlands, and Denmark currently have access to the service, with France and Belgium to receive the service by the end of the year. Previously, Orange had been using the service on a trial basis in Switzerland.