Microsoft expands Windows XP messaging
C|Net | at | by Mike
Consumers are just getting their first look Windows XP, but that hasn't stopped Microsoft from preparing the first major update of the new operating system. Microsoft spokesman Jim Cullinan said that starting Oct. 25, Microsoft plans to make available an upgrade to Windows Messenger, the communications console delivering instant messaging, videoconferencing and Internet phone calling, among other features. Windows XP is already available on PCs, but the boxed version comes out Oct. 25. The enhanced version of Windows Messenger packs new features kept under wraps during XP's development, including the first clear ties to Microsoft's forthcoming .Net software-as-a-service strategy.