Microsoft messaging software will be given a direct interface with Telstra's Public Switched Telephone Network on a trial basis, for the next four months.
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The Internet giant may be about to follow version two of its desktop tool with an instant-messaging and Internet telephony service
Microsoft is set to announce that it has purchased a small Internet calling start-up called Teleo, as part of a move to expand the capabilities of MSN Messenger.
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