Joining of Networks

Yahoo! Inc and Microsoft Corp have announced an agreement to connect users of their instant messaging servuces. MSN messanger and Yahoo! messanger users will have the ability to interac. Consumers from both communities will have the ability to exchange instant messages, be able to see thier friends online presence, share select emoticons and add new contacts from either networks. This is planned to be introduced in the second quater of 2006. Another example of the joining of networks is Telecom and Vodafone that have joined together enabling customer to send photo, video and sound messages to each other over their mobile between networks. The joining of networks is allowing more and more people to be connected. Giving more choice and flexiability in how we communicate with family, freinds and colleagues.