REDMOND, Wash.-Internet portal MSN said it has expanded on its Messenger 7.0 offering, enabling users in some markets to send text messages to wireless subscribers who don’t have instant-messaging accounts.
The new feature, which will be available in several markets in the next few months, will allow mobile users without MSN accounts to receive and respond to messages via MSN Messenger. Other new features for the service include free PC-to-PC video conversation and computer-based photo-sharing options.
A beta version of Messenger 7.0 was released in December 2004. The company also unveiled new features for its MSN Spaces blogging service.
“We continue to invest in services that create meaningful, personal and emotional connections for our customers, letting them express themselves in ways that suit them best,” said Blake Irving, corporate vice president for the MSN Communication Services and Member Platform Group.
